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Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

Frontiers Media SA · Switzerland · Est. 2021

ISSN2673-7515

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.635

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.691

Total Worksi

499

Total Citationsi

3,105

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.30

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases is a specialty journal of Frontiers in Public Health. It publishes rigorously peer-reviewed research on all aspects of tropical diseases, including their epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and control. The journal aims to provide a platform for researchers and clinicians to share their findings and advance the understanding and management of these diseases. We welcome original research, reviews, and brief communications.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2021

Annual Volume~ 93 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications499

Publisher OrgFrontiers Media

OA Since2020

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Frontiers Media SA

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2673-7515

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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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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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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

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

776

2021

138

1.5k

2022

624

2023

109

538

2024

169

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.

Infectious DiseasesQ2

Microbiology (medical)Q2

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthInfectious DiseasesMicrobiology (medical)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Mosquito-borne diseases and controlParasites and Host InteractionsParasitic Diseases Research and TreatmentMalaria Research and ControlZoonotic diseases and public healthViral Infections and VectorsGlobal Maternal and Child HealthParasite Biology and Host InteractionsResearch on Leishmaniasis StudiesInsect symbiosis and bacterial influences

Frequently asked questions about Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

Is Frontiers in Tropical Diseases a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Frontiers in Tropical Diseases: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Frontiers in Tropical Diseases?

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.635.

Is Frontiers in Tropical Diseases indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.