Editor-in-Chief
Aneta Kostadinova, Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic
Aims and scope
Parasites & Vectors publishes articles on the biology of parasites, parasitic diseases, intermediate hosts, vectors and vector-borne pathogens. Manuscripts published in this journal will be available to all worldwide, with no barriers to access, immediately following acceptance.
Founding Editor
Chris Arme, Keele University, UK
Featured video: How temperature influences the fitness of fish and their tapeworm parasites
Articles
Evaluation of Vector Control against West Nile Fever in Europe
Immunity against Leishmaniasis: host defences, immunotherapy and vaccines
SimparicaTM: Comparative Efficacy of sarolaner, a novel oral ectoparasiticide for dogs
The LCNTDR Collection: Advances in scientific research for NTD control
Annual Symposium on Canine Vector-Borne Diseases (CVBD)
[CVBD5] [CVBD6] [CVBD7] [CVBD8] [CVBD9] [CVBD10] [CVBD11] [CVBD12] [CVBD13]
Vector-borne Diseases and Global Health
A new combination of fipronil and permethrin for the control of ectoparasites of dogs
Surveillance of mosquito vectors in Europe
These collections are open to submissions:
Primers in parasites and vectors
Mathematical models for parasites and vectors
Elimination of parasitic infections
Planarians to Parasitism: Evolution, Development and Stem Cells in Flatworms
From Control to elimination: transmission threshold of schistosomiasis
Protozoan parasites and cell death
Historical aspects of parasitology
Collections published in collaboration with other journals:
From farm to plate - make food safe
Parasites & Vectors painting
When the journal launched in 2008, Founding Editor, Chris Arme, commissioned this abstract painting to represent the journal scope. The artist is Dr Frederic Thomas, Parasitologist at CNRS/IRD, France. You can download a copy of the painting here.
Supplements
VOLUME 10 SUPPLEMENT 2
New Orleans, LA, USA. 11-13 September 2016 (Research)
Proceedings of the 15th American Heartworm Society Triennial Symposium 2016
VOLUME 10 SUPPLEMENT 1
Vienna, Austria. 11-13 July 2016 (Meeting abstracts)
Abstracts of the Fifth European Dirofilaria and Angiostrogylus Days
VOLUME 7 SUPPLEMENT 1
Cluj-Napoca, Romania. 8-11 April 2014 (Meeting abstracts)
Proceedings of the 1st Conference on Neglected Vectors and Vector-Borne Diseases (EurNegVec): with Management Committee and Working Group Meetings of the COST Action TD1303
Kinetoplastid Biology & Disease and Filaria Journal
Parasites & Vectors expands upon the scope of two former BioMed Central publications, Kinetoplastid Biology and Disease and Filaria Journal, both of which ceased publication in December 2007. The full archives of these two journals remain available from the Kinetoplastid Biology and Disease and Filaria Journal websites and PubMed Central.
Journal sections and Editors
Helminths and helminthic diseases
Editor-in-Chief: Aneta Kostadinova, Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic
Parasites of veterinary importance
Subject Editor: Emanuele Brianti, University of Messina, Italy
Vector-borne zoonoses and One Health
Subject Editor: Filipe Dantas-Torres, Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhães, Brazil
Dipteran vectors and associated diseases
Subject Editors: Indra Vythilingam, University of Malaya, Malaysia and David Weetman, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK
Protozoan biology and diseases
Subject Editor: Frank Katzer, Moredun Research Institute, UK
Parasite genetics, genomics and proteomics
Subject Editor: Xing-Quan Zhu, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China
Article collections
Subject Editor: Aneta Kostadinova, Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic
VI Parasitology Summer Course (ParSCo)
Residency Course on Arthropod Vectors and Transmitted Pathogens in the Mediterranean Area
30 June - 7 July 2018
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Primers on parasites and vectors
Submit a Primer article to 'Primers on Parasites and Vectors'. This article collection provides short, authoritative and accessible accounts that explore the basic and applied biology of selected parasites, intermediate hosts, vectors and vector-borne pathogens. Find out more here.
Community news
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East Asia braces for surge in deadly tick-borne virus - 19 April 2018
Obituary: Professor Tsutomu Takeuchi - 16 April 2018
Professor David Molyneux announced as Editor-in-Chief of International Health - 16 April 2018
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2016 Journal Metrics
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Speed
25 days from submission to first decision
12 days from acceptance to publication
Citation Impact
3.035 - 2-year Impact Factor
3.225 - 5-year Impact Factor
1.286 - Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP)
1.458 - SCImago Journal Rank (SJR)
Usage
1,422,354 downloads
798.0 Usage Factor
Social Media Impact
769 mentions