Persian Journal of Acarology

Persian Journal of Acarology (PJA) is a peer-reviewed international journal of the Acarological Society of Iran for publication of high-quality papers on any aspect of Acarology including mite and tick behavior, biochemistry, biology, control, ecology, evolution, morphology, physiology, systematics and taxonomy as well as tick-borne diseases. All manuscripts will be subjected to peer review before acceptance.

Publication Frequency

PJA is a quarterly journal and will be published on 15 January, 15 April, 15 July and 15 October of each year. When needed, supplements will be published.

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. The journal does not charge any fees at submission, revieweing, processing and publication stages (NO APC).

Indexing and Archiving

Persian Journal of Acarology is included in WOS and ESCI (Q3), IF (2025) = 0.9 and indexed by Scopus, Zoological Record, Biological Abstracts, BIOSIS Previews, Emerging Sources Citation Index, DOAJ, CAB ABSTRACTS, FATCAT, ZDB, WIKIDATA. Also, It has a Scientific-Research grade from the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology of Iran and is indexed by Islamic World Science Citation Center (ISC). Also, it is archived by Biotaxa,  ISC, EBSCOhost, and Magiran. Scopus CiteScore 2025: 1.6.

Articles from the Persian Journal of Acarology will be discoverable through EBSCOhost research databases. 

Persian Journal of Acarology is a member of DOAJ and is supported spiritually by the Association of Iranian Plant Protection Scientific Societies (http://aippss.areeo.ac.ir/).