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Journal of Tropical Pathology

Brazilian Society of Parasitology · Brazil · Est. 1972

ISSN1980-8178

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR

Removed from DOAJ (2023-10-20). DOAJ's stated reason: Problems with website. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Bottom 25%

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.161

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.09

Total Worksi

1,032

Total Citationsi

3,339

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.18

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous); Infectious Diseases; Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

General Information

Country / RegionBrazil

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1972

Annual Volume~ 24 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications1,032

Publisher OrgUniversidade Federal de Goiás

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Brazilian Society of Parasitology

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1980-8178

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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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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?

N/A

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

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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.

Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous)Q4

Infectious DiseasesQ4

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous)Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthInfectious Diseases

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Parasites and Host InteractionsTrypanosoma species research and implicationsMosquito-borne diseases and controlParasitic Infections and DiagnosticsParasite Biology and Host InteractionsLegal Studies and PoliciesResearch on Leishmaniasis StudiesToxoplasma gondii Research StudiesChild Nutrition and Water AccessInsect Pest Control Strategies

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Tropical Pathology

Is Journal of Tropical Pathology a predatory journal?

Journal of Tropical Pathology was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Problems with website" (2023-10-20). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Tropical Pathology?

Journal of Tropical Pathology is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.161.

Is Journal of Tropical Pathology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Tropical Pathology is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Tropical Pathology?