Journal of Parasitology
DisciplineParasitology
LanguageEnglish
Edited byRichard Clopton
Publication details
History1914–present
Publisher
Allen Press on behalf of the American Society of Parasitologists (United States)
FrequencyBimonthly
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4J. Parasitol.
Indexing
CODENJOPAA2
ISSN0022-3395 (print)
1937-2345 (web)
LCCN64036489
JSTOR00223395
OCLC no.1606759
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The Journal of Parasitology is a peer-reviewed medical journal covering research on parasites published bimonthly by Allen Press on behalf of the American Society of Parasitologists. Content includes research articles, brief research notes, announcements of the society, and book reviews. It was founded and edited by Henry Baldwin Ward in 1914.[1]

History

In 1911, Charles C. Stiles and Brayton H. Ransom at the Bureau of Animal Industry in Washington, D.C., promulgated the need for parasitology journal in America. They asked Henry Baldwin Ward, at the time professor of zoology at the University of Illinois, to initiate the production.[2] The name of the journal was proposed as The American Journal of Parasitology, which George H. Simmons, secretary and editor for the Journal of the American Medical Association changed as the Journal of Parasitology as he felt that it would have more international recognition.[3] Ward, as the owner and managing editor, released the first issue of the journal in September 1914.[2] It started as a quarterly journal for "medical zoology...[specially for] briefer papers and research notes on animal parasites."[4]

In 1924, Ward and William Walter Cort established the American Society of Parasitologists, with Ward becoming the first president.[1] From 1925, the society's proceedings were published in the journal. After several rounds of discussions, the society decided in December 1931 to adopt the journal as its official publication. From September 1932 the journal became the official publication of the society.[2] Ward withdrew as the owner and editor, though continued to serve in the editorial board for the next year. Cort became Chairman of the Editorial Committee that included Robert Hegner and Francis Root.[3] The society decided to inscribe on the journal cover "Founded by Henry Baldwin Ward" permanently.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Christie, Jesse R. (1946). "Henry Baldwin Ward (1865-1945)". The Journal of Parasitology. 32 (3): 323–324. ISSN 0022-3395. JSTOR 3272683.
  2. 1 2 3 Cort, W. W. (1932). "Professor Henry Baldwin Ward and the Journal of Parasitology". The Journal of Parasitology. 19 (2): 99–105. ISSN 0022-3395. JSTOR 3271609.
  3. 1 2 Esch, Gerald; Desser, Sherwin; Nickol, Brent (2014). "A History of The Journal of Parasitology". Journal of Parasitology. 100 (1): 1–10. doi:10.1645/13-326.1. PMID 23947661. S2CID 23469149.
  4. 1 2 Kiger, Joseph C. (1962). "The American Society of Parasitologists: A Short History". The Journal of Parasitology. 48 (5): 641–650. ISSN 0022-3395. JSTOR 3275251.


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