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Acta Tropica

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 1932

ISSN1873-6254

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

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

0.752

H-Index

153

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.989

Total Works

8,184

Total Citations

222,782

2yr Mean Citedness

2.12

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on the epidemiology, transmission dynamics, and control of vector-borne and zoonotic diseases, including leishmaniasis, leptospirosis, and tick-borne diseases, with a focus on surveillance methods and the role of animal reservoirs.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1932

FrequencyTwelve No. A Year, 2000-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications8,184

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1873-6254

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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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

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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.

Insect ScienceQ1

Veterinary (miscellaneous)Q1

Infectious DiseasesQ2

ParasitologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

ParasitologyTropical Medicine

Scopus Categories

Veterinary (miscellaneous)Insect ScienceInfectious DiseasesParasitology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Parasites and Host InteractionsMosquito-borne diseases and controlResearch on Leishmaniasis StudiesTrypanosoma species research and implicationsMalaria Research and ControlParasite Biology and Host InteractionsViral Infections and VectorsVector-borne infectious diseasesHelminth infection and controlParasitic Infections and Diagnostics