Journal profile · Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
ISSN 0002-9637 · eISSN 1476-1645 · American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1952
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.9; hybrid open access; median 98 days to acceptance (116 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 505 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene is published by American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Mosquito-borne diseases and control, Malaria Research and Control and Viral Infections and Vectors, together about 39.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, established in 1921, is published monthly by the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. It is among the top-ranked tropical medicine journals in the world publishing original scientific articles and the latest science covering new research with an emphasis on population, clinical and laboratory science and the application of technology in the fields of tropical medicine, parasitology, immunology, infectious diseases, epidemiology, basic and molecular biology, virology and international medicine.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Editor-in-chief Philip J. RosenthalPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Australia 2, Brazil 1, Peru 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Mosquito-borne diseases and controlMedicine16.7%
- Malaria Research and ControlMedicine13%
- Viral Infections and VectorsMedicine9.4%
- Parasites and Host InteractionsImmunology and Microbiology8.7%
- Research on Leishmaniasis StudiesMedicine4.7%
- Trypanosoma species research and implicationsMedicine4.5%
- Vector-borne infectious diseasesImmunology and Microbiology4.4%
- Parasite Biology and Host InteractionsEnvironmental Science4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Tropical Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Tropical Medicine | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Tropical Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 1.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.67LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- h-index
- 135LetPub ·
- h-index
- 251OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 14,982OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.75OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 39.1%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 439LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 24,112 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 320 | 314 | 33 |
| 2025 | 505 | 441 | 531 |
| 2024 | 554 | 544 | 1,847 |
| 2023 | 454 | 452 | 2,750 |
| 2022 | 535 | 533 | 4,308 |
| 2021 | 695 | 692 | 9,095 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
98 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 56 days – 142 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 68 days (116 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 168 days
- Sample
- 116 articles with submission and acceptance dates (994 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1952
- ISSN
- 0002-9637
- Electronic ISSN
- 1476-1645
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 115, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
What CAS zone is American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Tropical Medicine / Public, Environmental & Occupational Health. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.9; CiteScore 3, h-index 251.
How long does peer review take at American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene?
Based on the dates recorded on 116 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 98 days (interquartile range 56–142 days); authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Australia (2), Brazil (1) and Peru (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene open access, and what is the APC?
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .