The ''Journal of Parasitology'' is a

peer-reviewed Peer review is the evaluation of work by one or more people with similar competencies as the producers of the work (peers). It functions as a form of self-regulation by qualified members of a profession within the relevant field. Peer review ...

medical journal A medical journal is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that communicates medical information to physicians, other health professionals. Journals that cover many medical specialties are sometimes called general medical journals. History The first ...

covering research on parasites published bimonthly by

Allen Press Allen Press is a printer and publisher of scientific, academic and scholarly journals as well as commercial trade publications. Founded by Harold Allen (publisher), Harold Allen in 1935, the company is located in Lawrence, KS, Lawrence, Kansas. ...

on behalf of the

American Society of Parasitologists Founded in 1924, the ''American Society of Parasitologists'' comprises a diverse group of about 700 scientists from academia, industry, and government involved in the study and teaching of the scientific discipline of parasitology.American Society ...

. Content includes research articles, brief research notes, announcements of the society, and book reviews. It was founded and edited by

Henry Baldwin Ward Henry Baldwin Ward (4 March 1865 – 30 November 1945) was an American zoologist and parasitologist. He was the founder and first president of The American Society of Parasitologists, and founder-editor of the ''Journal of Parasitology.'' Biog ...

in 1914.

History

In 1911, Charles C. Stiles and Brayton H. Ransom at the

Bureau of Animal Industry President Chester A. Arthur signed the Animal Industry Act23 STAT 31 on May 29, 1884 creating the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI), an organization that was established under the United States Department of Agriculture. It replaced the Veterinary Di ...

in Washington, D.C., promulgated the need for parasitology journal in America. They asked

, at the time professor of zoology at the

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, to initiate the production. The name of the journal was proposed as ''The American Journal of Parasitology'', which

George H. Simmons George Henry Simmons (January 2, 1852 – September 1, 1937) was an English-born American physician, editor-in-chief of the ''Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)'' and general secretary of the American Medical Association (AMA). He ...

, secretary and editor for the ''

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'' changed as the ''Journal of Parasitology'' as he felt that it would have more international recognition. Ward, as the owner and managing editor, released the first issue of the journal in September 1914. It started as a quarterly journal for "medical zoology... pecially forbriefer papers and research notes on animal parasites." In 1924, Ward and William Walter Cort established the

, with Ward becoming the first president. 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. 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. The society decided to inscribe on the journal cover "Founded by Henry Baldwin Ward" permanently.

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