Parasite

Aims & Scope

Parasite is an international open-access, peer-reviewed, online journal publishing high quality papers on all aspects of human and animal parasitology.

Reviews, articles and short notes may be submitted.

Fields include, but are not limited to: general, medical and veterinary parasitology; morphology, including ultrastructure; parasite systematics, including entomology, acarology, helminthology and protistology, and molecular analyses; molecular biology and biochemistry; immunology of parasitic diseases; host-parasite relationships; ecology and life history of parasites; epidemiology; therapeutics; new diagnostic tools.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.4
2024	2.30

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.650

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	58

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	8847

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	535

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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, Medicine and Veterinary, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

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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.

• <i>Enterocytozoon bieneusi</i>in human and animals, focus on laboratory identification and molecular epidemiology

  Citation: 178

  Authors: M., J.

• Molecular systematics, phylogeny and ecology of anisakid nematodes of the genus<i>Anisakis</i>Dujardin, 1845: an update

  Citation: 169

  Authors: S., G.

• <i>Aedes albopictus</i>, vecteur des virus du chikungunya et de la dengue à la Réunion : biologie et contrôle

  Citation: 166

  Authors: H., C., J.S., J., A.B., D.

• The antimalarial ferroquine: from bench to clinic

  Citation: 150

  Authors: C., F., L., D., J., D.

• <i>Toxoplasma gondii</i>, “new” genotypes and virulence

  Citation: 139

  Authors: M.L.

• Biological and ecological characteristics of soft ticks (Ixodida: Argasidae) and their impact for predicting tick and associated disease distribution

  Citation: 138

  Authors: L.

• International commission on trichinellosis : recommendations on the use of serological tests for the detection of<i>Trichinella</i>infection in animals and man

  Citation: 136

  Authors: H.R., E., F., K., C.M.O., A.A.

• Vectorial role of some dermanyssoid mites (Acari, Mesostigmata, Dermanyssoidea)

  Citation: 125

  Authors: C., C., L.

• Environmental Parasitology. Interactions between parasites and pollutants in the aquatic environment

  Citation: 111

  Authors: B.

• Pathophysiology of enteric infections with<i>Giardia duodenalis</i>

  Citation: 103

  Authors: A.G.

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