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Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine

Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · Netherlands · Est. 1986

ISSN2221-1691eISSN2588-9222

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

100

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total100

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?

126

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 102d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 75% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.398

H-Indexi

107

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.574

Total Worksi

2,325

Total Citationsi

77,247

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.47

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Tropical Medicine; Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1986

FrequencyMonthly, 2012

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,325

Publisher OrgMedknow

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2013

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~12 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-SA

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

11/12 · 92%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

2221-1691 / 2588-9222

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

✅

Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

✅

APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, CLOCKSS

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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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

Citations received

1.1k

2019

677

2020

494

2021

429

2022

378

2023

168

2024

2025

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Tropical Medicine

Scopus Categories

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Essential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityNatural Antidiabetic Agents StudiesEthnobotanical and Medicinal Plants StudiesPhytochemistry and Biological ActivitiesPhytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesInsect Pest Control StrategiesNatural product bioactivities and synthesisMosquito-borne diseases and controlDrug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and ProtectionMalaria Research and Control

Frequently asked questions about Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine

Is Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine a predatory journal?

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

What is the impact factor of Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine?

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine 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 1.47.

Is Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine?