《寄生蟲學雜志》發表關于純寄生蟲學和應用寄生蟲學各方面的原始論文和評論文章，特別是那些對環境健康、醫學或獸醫有重要意義的寄生蟲。關于包括植物和昆蟲寄生蟲在內的野生動物寄主寄生蟲的研究論文，以及對一個類群的分類學貢獻的分類學論文也一并發表。該雜志將對人類和獸醫寄生蟲學、公共衛生、微生物學、生態學和生物化學領域的學者和研究人員感興趣。

Journal of Helminthology publishes original papers and review articles on all aspects of pure and applied helminthology, particularly those helminth parasites of environmental health, medical or veterinary importance. Research papers on helminths in wildlife hosts, including plant and insect parasites, are also published along with taxonomic papers contributing to the systematics of a group. The journal will be of interest to academics and researchers involved in the fields of human and veterinary parasitology, public health, microbiology, ecology and biochemistry.