Why Publish with Journal of Medical Entomology?

Journal of Medical Entomology publishes reports on all phases of medical entomology and medical acarology, including the systematics and biology of insects, acarines, and other arthropods of public health and veterinary significance.

Read on to learn more about what makes Journal of Medical Entomology the perfect home for your research.

A Journal of the ESA

Journal of Medical Entomology is a journal from the Entomological Society of America (ESA) and is published in partnership with Oxford University Press. ESA, a nonprofit, has been publishing high quality entomology research since 1908. It’s owned and operated by entomologists, and ESA’s revenue from the journal goes directly to supporting ESA initiatives, entomologists, and the entomological community.

Key Metrics

*Source: Journal Impact Factor™, from Clarivate, 2024

Support for New Figure Types

Today's medical entomologist community integrates a vast array of new technologies into their research, from genome sequencing and micro-CT scanning to morphological ontologies and GPS mapping of distributions. To help support these evolving techniques, Journal of Medical Entomology accepts new figure and data types, including 3D figures through an integration with Sketchfab. Have a new figure or data type that you want to include in your paper? Let us know and we’ll do our best to make it work.

Special Collections

Journal of Medical Entomology has published a variety of special collections bringing together newly published and retrospective articles on topics important to the field of medical entomology. View the special collections published by the journal.

A Member of COPE

The journal is a member of and subscribes to the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), meaning we abide by the highest ethical standards.

Open Access Option

This journal offers you the choice to publish your paper open access. If you prefer to make your work available under an open access license, or your funder requires open access publication, that option is always available to you with the journal. Learn more.

Distinguished Editorial Board

The editorial board and subject editors of Journal of Medical Entomology are recruited and appointed based on their expertise in their respective fields. They ensure the journal publishes high quality content, operates ethically, and is a welcoming publishing outlet for authors.

Author Resources

The journal is published by Oxford University Press which has a resource center to answer all of your questions before, during, and after publication—including advice on how best to promote your work once published.

Plan S Compliant

If you are part of a UK institution whose research is publicly funded, you can still publish in Journal of Medical Entomology while being compliant with Plan S. OUP has Transitional Agreements with a number of UK institutions which means you can publish your work with us open access using UKRI funds. Please check if your Institution has such an agreement with OUP here.

Ready to Submit? 

Please refer to our instructions to authors and submission site for more information.