Parasitology (journal)
Parasitology is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering the area of parasitology, including the biochemistry, molecular biology, genetics, ecology and epidemiology of eukaryotic parasites, and the relationship between the host and the parasite. It was established in 1908 and is published fourteen times a year by Cambridge University Press.[1] The editor-in-chief is John Russell Stothard (Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine; from 2015).[2]
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Discipline | Parasitology |
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Language | English |
Edited by | John Russell Stothard |
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History | 1908–present |
Publisher | |
Frequency | 14/year |
Hybrid | |
2.783 (2019) | |
Standard abbreviations | |
ISO 4 | Parasitology |
Indexing | |
CODEN | PARAAE |
ISSN | 0031-1820 (print) 1469-8161 (web) |
LCCN | 09023419 |
OCLC no. | 1714177 |
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According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2017 impact factor of 2.511, ranking it 15th out of 37 journals in the category "Parasitology".[3]
Cambridge University Press announced that as of 3 October 2022, publishing would be switching to gold open access.[4]
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed by:[5]
- Abstracts on Hygiene and Communicable Diseases
- BIOSIS Previews[6]
- Chemical Abstracts Service[7]
- Current Advances in Ecological Sciences
- Current Contents/Life Sciences[6]
- Dairy Science Abstracts
- Elsevier BIOBASE/Current Awareness in Biological Sciences
- Embase/Excerpta Medica[8]
- Helminthology Abstracts
- Index Medicus/MEDLINE/PubMed[1]
- Protozoological Abstracts
- Review of Applied Entomology
- Science Citation Index[6]
- Veterinary Bulletin
- Tropical Diseases Bulletin
References
- "Parasitology". NLM Catalog. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- "Meet the Editors: Q&A with J. Russell Stothard, Editor for Parasitology". Cambridge University Press. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- "Journals Ranked by Impact: Parasitology". 2016 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science ed.). Thomson Reuters. 2017.
- "Parasitology: Latest News". Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- "Abstracting & Indexing Services". Parasitology. Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- "Master Journal List". Intellectual Property & Science. Thomson Reuters. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- "CAS Source Index". Chemical Abstracts Service. American Chemical Society. Archived from the original on 11 February 2010. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- "Journal titles covered in Embase". Embase. Elsevier. Retrieved 17 March 2015.