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Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines

BioMed Central Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2015

ISSN2055-0936eISSN2055-0936

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total53

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

0.746

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.886

Total Works

291

Total Citations

4,441

2yr Mean Citedness

2.95

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on infectious diseases, travel medicine, and vaccine development, with a particular emphasis on global health challenges in resource-limited settings and among international travelers. Recent articles cover viral hepatitis, HIV, arboviruses like Toscana and Oropouche viruses, mpox, bacterial infections such as MRSA and diarrheal pathogens, neglected tropical diseases, malaria, filoviruses, and zoonotic diseases like Lassa fever. The scope also includes vaccine efficacy, administration, and the impact of travel on human microbiota and food safety.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2015

Annual Volume~ 33 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications291

Publisher OrgBioMed Central

OA Since2014

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~17 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

LOCKSSPorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BioMed Central Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2055-0936 / 2055-0936

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

LOCKSS, Portico, PMC, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

Times cited

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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

Infectious DiseasesPublic, Environmental & Occupational HealthTropical Medicine

Scopus Categories

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthInfectious Diseases

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Travel-related health issuesParasites and Host InteractionsMalaria Research and ControlMosquito-borne diseases and controlViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyViral Infections and Outbreaks ResearchViral Infections and VectorsVaccine Coverage and HesitancyParasitic Diseases Research and TreatmentZoonotic diseases and public health