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Parasites & Vectors

Parasites & Vectors focusses on all aspects of the biology of parasites, parasitic diseases, intermediate hosts, vectors and vector-borne pathogens. Broader issues, for example economics, social sciences and global climate change in relation to parasites, are also covered. The journal hosts the BugBitten blog and awards the Odile Bain Memorial Prize annually for outstanding contributions by early-career scientists to medical and veterinary parasitology. Parasites & Vectors also publishes a wide range of collections of related articles, from the pharmaceutical industry, academia and others.

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Subject Tropical Medicine
Impact Factor 3.5
Quartile Q1
Open Access Type Open
ISSN 1756-3305
eISSN 1756-3305
Invitation Only Yes
Cost Range £2590.00 GBP / $3290.00 USD / €2890.00 EUR APC for each accepted article, plus VAT or local taxes where applicable.

Submission Instructions

Parasites & Vectors is an invitation-only journal. Submissions are accepted by invitation from the editorial board only. The following article types are accepted:

Research

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published in Parasites & Vectors, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved submission, confirm the content has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and name the special issue if applicable.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract should not exceed 350 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include the headings Background, Methods, Results, and Conclusions, and references must not be cited in the abstract.
Manuscript Main body of the text should not normally exceed 5,000 words. Main text should use subheadings including Background, Methods, Results and Discussion, and the manuscript must include a Declarations section. Manuscript must include three to ten keywords and a Declarations section with the subheadings Ethics approval and consent to participate, Consent for publication, Availability of data and materials, Competing interests, Funding, Authors' contributions, Acknowledgements, and Authors' information (optional), using 'Not applicable' where a section is not relevant, and any use of a Large Language Model should be documented in the Methods section or another suitable section if no Methods section is available.
References References should not include more than 100 entries. References must follow Vancouver style. Journal abbreviations must follow Index Medicus/MEDLINE, web links and URLs must be numbered and included in the reference list in full with access dates, unpublished abstracts, unpublished data, and personal communications must not appear in the reference list, and only articles, clinical trial registration records, and published or publicly available abstracts may be cited.
Figures & Tables A graphical abstract image must be uploaded during submission, figure titles and legends must be provided in the main manuscript rather than the graphic file, tables shorter than one page can be placed in the manuscript and larger tables can be placed at the end of the document. Graphical abstract image must be landscape and uploaded as a JPEG, PNG or SVG file, multi-panel figures must be submitted as a single composite file, and tables must be created using the table object function rather than embedded as figures or spreadsheet files.
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Review

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published, address any journal policy issues, declare potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved submission, confirm the content has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and name the special issue if applicable.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 350 words. Abstract structure is not specified. References must not be cited in the abstract.
Manuscript Review articles have no word limit. Review articles should include an initial Background section and a final Conclusion section, and the main text may be divided into subsections with short informative headings. Manuscript must include a graphical abstract, three to ten keywords, and a Declarations section with the subheadings Ethics approval and consent to participate, Consent for publication, Availability of data and material, Competing interests, Funding, Authors' contributions, and Acknowledgements, with 'Not applicable' used where a section is irrelevant.
References Review articles have no reference limit. BioMed Central reference style must be followed precisely. References, including URLs, must be numbered consecutively in square brackets in citation order, web links must appear in the reference list in full, and journal abbreviations must follow Index Medicus/MEDLINE.
Figures & Tables Figure titles and legends must be provided in the main manuscript, tables shorter than one page may be placed in the manuscript while longer tables may be placed at the end, and figures must be uploaded separately. A graphical abstract image must be uploaded as a landscape JPEG, PNG, or SVG file, and multi-panel figures must be submitted as a single composite file.
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Correspondence

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved submission, confirm the content has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and name the special issue if applicable.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract should be unstructured and briefly summarize the aim, findings, or purpose of the article. References must not be cited in the abstract.
Manuscript Main text should contain the body of the article, may be broken into short informative subsections, and must include a Declarations section with all required subheadings even if a section states 'Not applicable'. Correspondence manuscripts must include three to ten keywords, define abbreviations at first use with a list of abbreviations if used, include an Availability of data and materials statement, and document any use of a Large Language Model in the Methods section or another suitable section if no Methods section is available.
References References must follow Vancouver style. Journal abbreviations must follow Index Medicus/MEDLINE, web links and URLs must be included in the numbered reference list in full, and unpublished abstracts, unpublished data, and personal communications must not appear in the reference list.
Figures & Tables Figure titles and legends must be provided in the main manuscript rather than in the graphic file, tables shorter than one page can be placed within the manuscript, and longer tables can be placed at the end of the document. Figures must be numbered in order and multi-panel figures submitted as a single composite file, while tables must be numbered in sequence, created using the table function rather than embedded as figures or spreadsheet files, and table footnotes should use superscript lower-case letters or asterisks for significance values.
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Brief Report

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published, address any journal policy issues, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved submission, and confirm the manuscript has not been published or submitted elsewhere.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 350 words. Abstract structure is not specified, and it should minimize abbreviations and contain no references.
Manuscript Main text should be limited to 3,500 words. Brief reports need not divide the main text into sections but must include a 'Declarations' section with the required subheadings. Manuscript must include a graphical abstract, three to ten keywords, an Availability of data and materials statement, and a Declarations section containing Ethics approval and consent to participate, Consent for publication, Availability of data and materials, Competing interests, Funding, Authors' contributions, Acknowledgements, and optional Authors' information, with 'Not applicable' used where relevant.
References Brief reports should include no more than 30 references. References must follow Vancouver style. Publicly available data supporting the conclusions should be cited in the manuscript, and web links or URLs must be assigned a reference number and included in the reference list.
Figures & Tables Brief reports should include no more than 4 display items in total and should not exceed 2 figures and 2 tables. Figure titles and legends must appear in the main manuscript rather than the graphic file, tables under one page may be embedded in the manuscript, and larger tables may be placed at the end of the document. A graphical abstract image is required and must be uploaded as a landscape JPEG, PNG, or SVG file, while multi-panel figures must be submitted as a single composite file.
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Recent Publications

Copper overload drives hepatic stellate cell activation via cuproptosis to exacerbate acute liver injury in murine malaria

Xiumei Mo, Qian Chen, Rui Zhong, Yannan Lin, Zhiqi Liu, Xiaoran Zhang, Xinpeng Hou, Haofeng Lin, Min Zhang, Wenbin Liu, Jiajing He, Zhiyu Chen, Minqiu Ye, Zujun Deng, Xiaobao Jin, Zhenlong Liu, Jianping Song, Hui Yin, Bo Huang

10.1186/s13071-026-07476-0
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Gene-edited live-attenuated vaccines against Toxoplasma gondii: recent advances and future frontiers

Xiaoyu Sang, Hua Zhang, Yutong Zhang, Yanting Jin, Fangqi Sun, Ying Feng, Ebtesam Al-Olayan, Na Yang, Saeed El-Ashram

10.1186/s13071-026-07454-6
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Zoonotic malaria in Southeast Asia’s changing landscapes: vector complexity, challenges, and future strategies

Nantha Kumar Jeyaprakasam, Abdul Hafiz Zulhaimi, Koon Weng Lau, Sandthya Pramasivan, Wei Kit Phang, Alongkot Ponlawat, Yudthana Samung, Daibin Zhong, Zulkarnain Md Idris, Jetsumon Sattabongkot

10.1186/s13071-026-07485-z
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Long-term monitoring of sand fly populations: temporal responses to land-use change and climatic variability

Yoni Waitz, Shlomit Paz, Shirly Elbaz, Debora Diaz, Ira Ben-Avi, Liora Studentsky, Eran Hacklai, Shai Reicher, Ron Drori, Maia Davidovich-Cohen, Laor Orshan, Oscar David Kirstein

10.1186/s13071-026-07475-1
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A comparative assessment of mosquito trapping methods for vector surveillance in Scotland

Meshach Lee, Georgia Kirby, Rebecca E. Brown, Alanna McCallum, Jean-Philippe Parvy, Susanne Krabbendam, Emilie Pondeville, Jolyon M. Medlock, Alexander G. C. Vaux, Luca Nelli, Francesco Baldini, Heather M. Ferguson

10.1186/s13071-026-07478-y
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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

Submission to first decision (median): 5 days.

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Is a cover letter required?

A cover letter is required and should explain why the manuscript should be published in Parasites & Vectors, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare potential competing interests, confirm that all authors approved the submission, confirm that the content has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and name the special issue if applicable. Authors may also suggest preferred and non-preferred peer reviewers in the cover letter.

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What are the publication costs?

The current article processing charge is £2590.00 GBP / $3290.00 USD / €2890.00 EUR for each accepted article, plus VAT or local taxes where applicable.

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Research Topics

Parasites and Host Interactions Malaria Research and Control Vector-borne infectious diseases Mosquito-borne diseases and control Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment Trypanosoma species research and implications Research on Leishmaniasis Studies Parasite Biology and Host Interactions Helminth infection and control Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms Vector-Borne Animal Diseases Bartonella species infections research Viral Infections and Vectors Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences Parasitic infections in humans and animals Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies Amoebic Infections and Treatments Insect Pest Control Strategies Zoonotic diseases and public health Insects and Parasite Interactions Mollusks and Parasites Studies Bird parasitology and diseases Dermatological diseases and infestations Coccidia and coccidiosis research

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