The Chinese Journal of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases (CJPPD) (ISSN: 1000-7423) is the academic journal for parasitology and parasitic diseases in China published by National Institute of Parasitic Diseases (NIPD), Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC) and sponsored by National Health Commission,P. R. China. It was originally named as Parasitology & Parasitic Diseases in 1983 and renamed as Chinese Journal of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases in 1987. It has been selected as one of the serial journals of the Chinese Preventive Medicine Association since 1992. It has changed from quarterly to bimonthly since 1997. The Chinese Preventive Medicine Association has become the first organizer of the journal since 1999.
The goal of journal is to report the original research and control experience in parasitology and tropical medicine, introduce new theories, new technologies and new progress, improve the professional level of professionals and promote the scientific research of parasitic disease prevention and academic exchanges at home and abroad.
The journal currently has 4 fixed columns include monographs, reviews, research briefs and case reports, and multiple non-fixed columns such as academic contention, expert forums, new horizons, information exchange, teaching and research. The readers are mostly those scholars involved in the scientific research, disease prevention and control, clinical workers and medical teaching for parasitology and parasitic diseases.