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Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
ISSN 2221-1691 · eISSN 2588-9222 · Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · INDIA
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.93; JCR Q3 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 109 days to acceptance (103 articles, last 24 months); 52 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine is published by Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 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 Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity, Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies and Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies, together about 32.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal will cover technical and clinical studies related to health, ethical and social issues in field of biology, bacteriology, biochemistry, biotechnology, cell biology, environmental biology, microbiology, medical microbiology, pharmacology, physiology, pathology, immunology, virology, toxicology, epidemiology, vaccinology, hematology, histopathology, cytology, genetics and tropical agriculture. Articles with clinical interest and implications will be given preference.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology-Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)
Editor-in-chief Jeffrey M. BethonyPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityAgricultural and Biological Sciences12.7%
- Natural Antidiabetic Agents StudiesMedicine10.3%
- Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.6%
- Phytochemistry and Biological ActivitiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.1%
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesMedicine7.9%
- Insect Pest Control StrategiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.7%
- Natural product bioactivities and synthesisBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.1%
- Mosquito-borne diseases and controlMedicine4%
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 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | 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 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q3 · TROPICAL MEDICINE · rank 15/27
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 1.93LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- h-index
- 109OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,564OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.91OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 50LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,351 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 38 | 38 | 3 |
| 2025 | 52 | 52 | 88 |
| 2024 | 59 | 59 | 194 |
| 2023 | 59 | 59 | 410 |
| 2022 | 57 | 57 | 459 |
| 2021 | 55 | 55 | 513 |
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 Crossref · to
109 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 82 days – 134 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 24 days (103 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 131 days
- Sample
- 103 articles with submission and acceptance dates (101 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 4 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
- Country or region
- INDIA
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2221-1691
- Electronic ISSN
- 2588-9222
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 16, Issue 10 (October 2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
What CAS zone is Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Tropical Medicine. 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 Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.93; CiteScore 3.5, h-index 109.
How long does peer review take at Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine?
Based on the dates recorded on 103 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 109 days (interquartile range 82–134 days); authors report an average review time of about 4 weeks. 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.
What JCR quartile is Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q3; by category, TROPICAL MEDICINE Q3 (15/27). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Medicine.
Which databases index Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine open access, and what is the APC?
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .