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Tropical Medicine and Health

BioMed Central Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1973

ISSN1348-8945eISSN1349-4147
SJR Q2WOS SCIEScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
68
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS SCIE/SSCI+25
Scopus Q2+18
DOAJ Verified+15
Total68
Journal Impact Factor
This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗
SJR Score
0.844
H-Index
60
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
1.326
Total Works
1,294
Total Citations
19,813
2yr Mean Citedness
2.43
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Aims & Scope

Tropical Medicine and Health is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that publishes original research and reviews on all aspects of tropical medicine and global health. The journal welcomes clinical, epidemiological, laboratory and policy research. Key topics include: • Viral, bacterial and parasitic infectious diseases • Vectors • Poisonous and venomous organisms • Noncommunicable diseases • Epidemiology and population health • Drug, vaccine and diagnostic tool development • Traveller’s health • Health systems, services and policy • Other health issues related to the tropics The journal accepts original research, reviews, short reports, case reports and letters to the editor.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
11
weeks to review
Average · median is 15 wks
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1973
Annual Volume~ 127 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications1,294
Publisher OrgBioMed Central
OA Since2015
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind
Review Time~11 weeks
Acceptance Rate
OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes
📦 Long-term Preservation
PorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/12 · 83%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
BioMed Central Ltd
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1348-8945 / 1349-4147
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Single-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
Portico, PMC, CLOCKSS
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Times cited
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Infectious DiseasesQ2
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Tropical Medicine

Scopus Categories

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthInfectious Diseases

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Mosquito-borne diseases and controlMalaria Research and ControlParasites and Host InteractionsGlobal Maternal and Child HealthParasitic Diseases Research and TreatmentChild Nutrition and Water AccessViral Infections and Outbreaks ResearchViral Infections and VectorsParasite Biology and Host InteractionsVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref