Parasite (journal)


Parasite is a peer-reviewed open access scientific journal covering all aspects of human and animal parasitology. The journal publishes reviews, articles, and short notes. It is published by EDP Sciences and is an official journal of the Société Française de Parasitologie. It is published by EDP Sciences and the editor-in-chief is Jean-Lou Justine. The journal was established in 1923 as Annales de Parasitologie Humaine et Comparée and obtained its current title in 1994, with volume numbering restarting at 1.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in:
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2016 impact factor of 2.545, ranking it 13th out of 35 journals in the category "Parasitology".