To analyze the publication time delay of Chinese Journal of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases from 2008 to 2018 using bibliometrics method, based on measuring, the time from acceptance to publishing of all papers in 66 volumes of the journal over the past 11 years. The results showed that 3 044 manuscripts were received during this period, of which 1 470 were published, and 1 574 were rejected, with a rejection rate of 51.7%. Of the 1 479 published papers, 41 (2.8%) had a publication time delay of ≤ 90 d, 36 (2.4%) had a delay of ≥ 380 d, and 685 (46.6%) papers had a publication delay in the range of 181-280 d. The overall average publication delay was 218.0 d. Original articles, reviews and short reports had a delay of 205.9 d, 209.3 d and 238.8 d, respectively. After the initiation of the “Priority Digital Publishing” service in cooperation with China National Knowledge Infrastructure, the online publication delay in 2017 and 2018 was shortened by 28 d and 26.9 d, respectively, as compared to the time of print publications. The original articles had shortest average publication delay among other types article, and the use of the online submission system further shortened the publication time delay.