Journal of Parasitology

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Parasitology is the official peer-reviewed journal of the American Society of Parasitologists (ASP).

The journal publishes original research covering helminths, protozoa, and other parasitic organisms and serves scientific professionals in microbiology, immunology, veterinary science, pathology, and public health.

Journal content includes original research articles, brief research notes, announcements of the Society, and book reviews.

Articles are subdivided by topic for ease of reference and range from behavior and pathogenesis to systematics and epidemiology.

The journal is published continuously online with one full volume printed at the end of each year.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.1
2024	1.00

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.397

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	105

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	13872

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	258

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Immunology and Microbiology and Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Parasitology Meets Ecology on Its Own Terms: Margolis et al. Revisited

  Citation: 5633

  Authors: Albert O., Kevin D., Jeffrey M., Allen W.

• Synchronization of Plasmodium falciparum Erythrocytic Stages in Culture

  Citation: 3021

  Authors: Chris, Jerome P.

• The Use of Ecological Terms in Parasitology (Report of an Ad Hoc Committee of the American Society of Parasitologists)

  Citation: 1144

  Authors: L., G. W., J. C., A. M., G. A.

• QUANTIFYING PARASITES IN SAMPLES OF HOSTS

  Citation: 924

  Authors: Lajos, Jenö, Gábor

• Continuous Cultivation of Trypanosoma brucei Blood Stream Forms in a Medium Containing a Low Concentration of Serum Protein without Feeder Cell Layers

  Citation: 899

  Authors: Hiroyuki, Kazuko

• A NEW PCR ASSAY FOR SIMULTANEOUS STUDIES OF LEUCOCYTOZOON, PLASMODIUM, AND HAEMOPROTEUS FROM AVIAN BLOOD

  Citation: 862

  Authors: Olof, Jonas, Staffan

• The Establishment of Various Trichomonads of Animals and Man in Axenic Cultures

  Citation: 766

  Authors: Louis S.

• Phylogenetic Relationships among Eight Eimeria Species Infecting Domestic Fowl Inferred Using Complete Small Subunit Ribosomal DNA Sequences

  Citation: 441

  Authors: John R., Donald S., Paul A., Michael, Jennifer W., Scott D., Alex, Ann, Mark C., Harry D., Michael D., Helen

• A New Nested Polymerase Chain Reaction Method Very Efficient in Detecting Plasmodium and Haemoproteus Infections From Avian Blood

  Citation: 408

  Authors: J., S., D., Ö

• The Genus Hepatozoon (Apicomplexa: Adeleina)

  Citation: 390

  Authors: Todd G.

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