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Explore open access research in parasitology, advancing understanding of parasite biology, disease transmission and control strategies.

Frontiers in Parasitology is a multidisciplinary journal indexed in PubMed Central and DOAJ, which investigates the most important challenges in parasitology and parasitism, and particularly how parasites impact human...

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Alex Loukas

Centre for Molecular Therapeutics, Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine, Division of Tropical Health and Medicine, James Cook University

Australia

Editor-in-Chief

Adrian Streit

Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen

Germany

Specialty Chief Editor

Parasite Genetics

Alyssa E Barry

Deakin University

Australia

Specialty Chief Editor

Epidemiology and Ecology

Danielle Stanisic

Institute for Biomedicine and Glycomics

Australia

Specialty Chief Editor

Parasite Vaccines

Lisette Van Lieshout

Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC)

Netherlands

Specialty Chief Editor

Parasite Diagnostics

Makedonka Mitreva

School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis

United States

Specialty Chief Editor

Parasitology Omics

Mark C Field

University of Dundee

United Kingdom

Specialty Chief Editor

Molecular Cellular Parasitology

Richard John Martin

Iowa State University

United States

Specialty Chief Editor

Antiparasitic Drugs and Drug Resistance

134 editors · 0 reviewers

About the journal

Scope

Frontiers in Parasitology is a multidisciplinary journal indexed in PubMed Central and DOAJ, which investigates the most important challenges in parasitology and parasitism, and particularly how parasites impact humans, animals, and plants. Led by Field Chief Editor Prof Alex Loukas (Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine, James Cook University, Australia), the journal welcomes research on socially and economically relevant parasites and host-parasite relationships that impact the planet. Topics include, but are not limited to: antiparasitic drugs and drug resistance epidemiology and ecology immunity and immune evasion molecular cellular parasitology parasite diagnostics parasite genetics parasite vaccines parasitology omics. Frontiers in Parasitology encourages the involvement of early and mid-career researchers at both editorial and authorship levels. The journal also welcomes submissions which support and advance the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), notably SDG 3: good health and well-being; SDG 6: clean water and sanitation; SDG 14: life below water; and SDG 15: life on land. Manuscripts relating to pathogenic viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasitoid insects are not suitable for publication in this journal. Frontiers’ journals require that manuscripts primarily comprising computational studies of public data, must include appropriate validation. Please refer to the Frontiers Standards for research methodology policy, for more information. Manuscripts not adhering to these standards will not be considered. Frontiers in Parasitology is committed to advancing developments in the field by allowing unrestricted access to articles and communicating scientific knowledge to researchers and the public alike, to enable the scientific breakthroughs of the future.

Aims

Frontiers in Parasitology is a multidisciplinary journal indexed in PubMed Central and DOAJ, which investigates the most important challenges in parasitology and parasitism, and particularly how parasites impact humans, animals, and plants.

Led by Field Chief Editor Prof Alex Loukas (Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine, James Cook University, Australia), the journal welcomes research on socially and economically relevant parasites and host-parasite relationships that impact the planet.

Topics include, but are not limited to:

antiparasitic drugs and drug resistance

epidemiology and ecology

immunity and immune evasion

molecular cellular parasitology

parasite diagnostics

parasite genetics

parasite vaccines

parasitology omics.

Frontiers in Parasitology encourages the involvement of early and mid-career researchers at both editorial and authorship levels.

The journal also welcomes submissions which support and advance the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), notably SDG 3: good health and well-being; SDG 6: clean water and sanitation; SDG 14: life below water; and SDG 15: life on land.

Manuscripts relating to pathogenic viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasitoid insects are not suitable for publication in this journal.

Frontiers’ journals require that manuscripts primarily comprising computational studies of public data, must include appropriate validation. Please refer to the Frontiers Standards for research methodology policy, for more information. Manuscripts not adhering to these standards will not be considered.

Frontiers in Parasitology is committed to advancing developments in the field by allowing unrestricted access to articles and communicating scientific knowledge to researchers and the public alike, to enable the scientific breakthroughs of the future.

Source: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/parasitology/about

ISSN
2813-2424
Editor-in-Chief
Alex Loukas (Centre for Molecular Therapeutics, Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine, Division of Tropical Health and Medicine, James Cook University, Cairns, Australia) — Field Chief Editor
Established
2026

Sections

  • Antiparasitic Drugs and Drug Resistance

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/parasitology/sections/antiparasitic-drugs-and-drug-resistance

  • Epidemiology and Ecology

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/parasitology/sections/epidemiology-and-ecology

  • Immunity and Immune Evasion

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/parasitology/sections/immunity-and-immune-evasion

  • Molecular Cellular Parasitology

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/parasitology/sections/molecular-cellular-parasitology

  • Parasite Diagnostics

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/parasitology/sections/parasite-diagnostics

  • Parasite Genetics

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/parasitology/sections/parasite-genetics

  • Parasite Vaccines

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/parasitology/sections/parasite-vaccines

  • Parasitology Omics

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/parasitology/sections/parasitology-omics

Article types accepted

  • Original Research
  • Systematic Review
  • Methods
  • Review
  • Mini Review
  • Hypothesis and Theory
  • Perspective
  • Clinical Trial
  • Case Report
  • Classification
  • Brief Research Report
  • General Commentary
  • Opinion
  • Correction
  • Editorial
  • Technology and Code
  • FAIR² Data

Fees and currencies

  • Article processing charges (official)
  • - Category A: CHF 2,195 — Original Research, Systematic Review, Methods, Review, Hypothesis and Theory, Clinical Trial, Classification, Technology and Code
  • - Category B: CHF 1,750 — Mini Review, Perspective, Case Report, Brief Research Report, General Commentary, Opinion
  • - Category C: CHF 0 — Correction, Editorial
  • Currency: CHF

Fees are charged only after acceptance. Waivers and discounts are available for authors with limited funding.

Fees and waivers policy

Editorial policies

Peer review

  • Official peer-review process: https://www.frontiersin.org/about/peer-review

Publication ethics

  • Policies and publication ethics: https://www.frontiersin.org/guidelines/policies-and-publication-ethics

Indexing

  • Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (BASE)
  • CNKI Scholar
  • CLOCKSS
  • Crossref
  • Dimensions
  • EBSCO
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences GoOA
  • OpenAIRE
  • PubMed
  • PubMed Central (PMC)
  • Scopus
  • Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)
  • Biological Abstracts
  • BIOSIS Previews
  • Web of Science Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
  • ZBMED
  • ProQuest

Source: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/parasitology/about

Instructions for authors

Accepted article types

  • Original Research (fee category A)
  • Systematic Review (fee category A)
  • Methods (fee category A)
  • Review (fee category A)
  • Mini Review (fee category B)
  • Hypothesis and Theory (fee category A)
  • Perspective (fee category B)
  • Clinical Trial (fee category A)
  • Case Report (fee category B)
  • Classification (fee category A)
  • Brief Research Report (fee category B)
  • General Commentary (fee category B)
  • Opinion (fee category B)
  • Correction (fee category C)
  • Editorial (fee category C)
  • Technology and Code (fee category A)
  • FAIR² Data

Author guidelines

  • https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/parasitology/for-authors/author-guidelines

Peer review

  • https://www.frontiersin.org/about/peer-review

Journal metrics

Citation score
2.9
Articles
50
Total views
0
Downloads
0
Citations
575

Internal metrics, calculated on this platform and maintained by the editorial office.

Official bibliometric indicators

Impact factor
2.1
CiteScore
2.9
Citations
575
Acceptance rate
33
Time to decision
35
Time to publication
98

Source: official publisher page · retrieved 2026-10-16

Some values were updated by the editorial office on 2026-10-23.