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Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine

Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · India · Est. 2023

ISSN2352-4146

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

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q3+12

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total52

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

0.297

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.472

Total Works

242

Total Citations

354

2yr Mean Citedness

1.18

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine publishes research on infectious diseases, including parasitic infections, viral infections like dengue and chikungunya, bacterial infections, and mycobacterial infections. It also covers diagnostic tools, treatment efficacy, and public health challenges related to these diseases in various geographic regions, with a focus on Asia-Pacific countries.

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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 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionIndia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2023

Annual Volume~ 73 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications242

OA Since2017

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~19 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

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2352-4146

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, 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

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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Public, Environmental & Occupational HealthTropical Medicine

Scopus Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Mosquito-borne diseases and controlMalaria Research and ControlViral Infections and VectorsParasites and Host InteractionsVaccine Coverage and HesitancyViral Infections and Outbreaks ResearchSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchTuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyVector-borne infectious diseasesResearch on Leishmaniasis Studies