International Journal for Parasitology

The International Journal for Parasitology is the journal of the Australian Society for Parasitology, published by Elsevier, founded in 1971, with a 2025 impact factor of 3.3（International Journal for Parasitology）是（Australian Society for Parasitology）的会刊，由 Elsevier 出版，1971 年创刊，2025 年影响因子为 3.3。

Scope

• It publishes the results of original research in all aspects of basic and applied parasitology该刊发表基础与应用寄生虫学各领域的原创研究成果。
• It covers the fields handled by its specialist editors, ranging from parasites and host-parasite relationships of intrinsic biological interest to those of social and economic importance该刊覆盖其专科编辑负责的各领域，从具内在生物学意义的寄生虫与宿主-寄生虫关系，到具社会与经济意义的课题。
• Applied topics span human and veterinary medicine as well as agriculture应用性主题涵盖人医学、兽医学以及农业。
• It also welcomes the development of novel and innovative concepts and ideas alongside experimental work该刊在实验研究之外，同样欢迎新颖创新的概念与思想的提出。
• Companion journals published on behalf of the society include IJP: Parasites and Wildlife and IJP: Drugs and Drug Resistance代表学会出版的姊妹刊包括（IJP: Parasites and Wildlife）与（IJP: Drugs and Drug Resistance）。

History

• It was founded in 1971 by the Australian Society for Parasitology under a profit-sharing arrangement with Pergamon Press, now part of Elsevier该刊 1971 年由（Australian Society for Parasitology）在（Pergamon Press，今属 Elsevier）的利润分成安排下创办。
• Its first editor was J. D. Smyth, and John Sprent served as editor from 1974 to 1993首任主编为 J. D. Smyth，John Sprent 于 1974 年至 1993 年任主编。
• Under the arrangement, the society supplies an editor who reviews submitted papers and is responsible for the standard of published work依此安排，学会提供一名编辑，负责审阅来稿并把握发表质量。
• It appears in fourteen issues a year and had a 2025 impact factor of 3.3该刊每年出版十四期，2025 年影响因子为 3.3。

Editors

• The editor-in-chief is B. M. Cooke of James Cook University in Queensland, Australia, whose work centres on tropical health and parasitology现任主编为（James Cook University）的 B. M. Cooke（位于澳大利亚昆士兰），研究聚焦热带健康与寄生虫学。
• The deputy editor is J. Šlapeta of the University of Sydney副编辑为（University of Sydney 的 J. Šlapeta）。
• The journal is supported by specialist editors covering areas such as molecular parasitology, protozoology, helminthology, veterinary parasitology and vector biology该刊由专科编辑支持，领域包括分子寄生虫学、原生动物学、蠕虫学、兽医寄生虫学与媒介生物学。
• The editorial board has about thirty-nine members from nine countries, led by Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States, and submissions are peer reviewed编委会约三十九人，来自九个国家，以澳大利亚、英国与美国人数最多，稿件经同行评审。