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American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · United States · Est. 1922

ISSN1476-1645

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.674

H-Indexi

248

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.717

Total Worksi

23,734

Total Citationsi

787,668

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.39

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Public, Environmental & Occupational Health; Tropical Medicine; Infectious Diseases; Medicine (miscellaneous); Parasitology; Virology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1922

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications23,734

Publisher OrgAmerican Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1476-1645

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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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

Citations received

603

9.9k

2019

830

21k

2020

695

8.8k

2021

535

4.1k

2022

454

2.5k

2023

554

1.6k

2024

505

384

2025

196

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Infectious DiseasesQ2

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

ParasitologyQ2

VirologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Public, Environmental & Occupational HealthTropical Medicine

Scopus Categories

VirologyMedicine (miscellaneous)Infectious DiseasesParasitology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Mosquito-borne diseases and controlMalaria Research and ControlViral Infections and VectorsParasites and Host InteractionsResearch on Leishmaniasis StudiesTrypanosoma species research and implicationsVector-borne infectious diseasesParasite Biology and Host InteractionsParasitic Diseases Research and TreatmentChild Nutrition and Water Access

Frequently asked questions about American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Is American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene?

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.39.

Is American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene?