- Published by Open Access Pub
- ISSN 2690-6759
- Open access · CC BY 4.0
About the Journal of Parasite Research
The Journal of Parasite Research (JPAR) is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal of research on parasites and parasitic diseases of humans and animals. It has been published by Open Access Pub since 2019.
Purpose and readership
Evidence on parasites and the diseases they cause
JPAR serves parasitologists, veterinarians, clinicians, public-health and animal-health practitioners, and students who need sound evidence on parasites, their hosts and vectors, and the control of parasitic disease.
JPAR publishes research on parasites and parasitic diseases of humans and animals, basic and applied. The journal considers work from laboratory, clinical, veterinary and field settings, from local, national, regional and multi-country studies, and from every region of the world.
Its aims are to publish methodologically sound research on parasite biology, transmission, diagnosis, treatment and control, to report the field evidence on which control programs depend, and to make the results freely available to everyone who can use them.
The journal welcomes contributions from parasitology, veterinary and medical sciences, entomology, immunology, molecular biology, ecology, epidemiology and One Health research. The Aims and Scope page describes the scope and eligibility in full.
Article types
- Original Research
- Review
- Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
- Methods
- Short Communication
- Case Report
- Commentary
- Letter
Preparation guidance for each type is given in the Instructions for Authors.
Journal register
Reference information on the journal’s identity, ownership, editorial responsibility, rights, review, fees and preservation.
ISSN (online)2690-6759
- Full title
- Journal of Parasite Research
- Short title JPAR. ISSN 2690-6759 (online).
- Publisher and owner
- Open Access Pub
- The journal is owned and published by Open Access Pub. openaccesspub.org
- Publication history
- Publishing since 2019
- Volume 1, Issue 1 was published on January 31, 2019. Issues are published as articles are ready, without a fixed frequency.
- Access
- Open access
- Every article is free to read, download and share from the day of publication, with no subscription or registration.
- License and copyright
- CC BY 4.0
- Articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license. Authors retain copyright.
- Peer review
- Single-blind by default
- Single-blind by default; double-blind review is available on request.
- Article processing charge
- USD 1,800
- All article types, payable only after acceptance; withdrawal after submission is subject to the journal’s withdrawal policy. See Article Processing Charges.
- Persistent identifiers
- DOI prefix 10.14302
- Articles receive DOIs registered with Crossref.
- Research integrity
- Crossref Similarity Check
- Submitted manuscripts are screened with Crossref Similarity Check, powered by iThenticate.
- Preservation
- Portico
- JPAR articles are deposited in Portico for long-term preservation. Read our preservation policy.
Editorial responsibility
The Editor-in-Chief leads the journal’s editorial direction and oversees its decisions, supported by an international editorial board of researchers in human, veterinary and molecular parasitology who handle manuscripts within their expertise and advise on the journal’s scope and policies.
Editorial decisions are based on scope, scientific quality, methodological rigor, ethical compliance, reporting quality, and relevance to the journal. They are independent of the article processing charge and of any fee-relief inquiry. Editors with a conflict of interest are recused from handling the manuscript.
Peer review
All submissions undergo initial editorial screening. Manuscripts that meet the journal's scope and minimum requirements proceed to independent peer review. Single-blind by default; double-blind review is available on request. Manuscripts that proceed to external peer review are normally evaluated by at least two independent subject-matter experts. The full process is set out in the Editorial Policies.
For authors
Publish with JPAR
Read the Instructions for Authors and the Editorial Policies before submitting.