Journal profile · PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-TROPICAL MEDICINE
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine
ISSN 1995-7645 · eISSN 2352-4146 · Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · PEOPLES R CHINA · Founded 2008
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.76; JCR Q3 (journal website); fully open access; no APC; median 149 days to acceptance (106 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 85 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine 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 Mosquito-borne diseases and control, Malaria Research and Control and Viral Infections and Vectors, together about 31% of its articles. Its main subfields are Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-TROPICAL MEDICINE
Editor-in-chief Wei-guo ZouPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Mosquito-borne diseases and controlMedicine13.7%
- Malaria Research and ControlMedicine9.8%
- Viral Infections and VectorsMedicine7.6%
- Parasites and Host InteractionsImmunology and Microbiology7.4%
- Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.4%
- Research on Leishmaniasis StudiesMedicine4.4%
- Natural Antidiabetic Agents StudiesMedicine4.4%
- Insect Pest Control StrategiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4%
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 | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | 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 | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Tropical Medicine | Zone 4 |
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 | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Tropical Medicine | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q3 · PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH · rank 273/443
- JCR Q3 · TROPICAL MEDICINE · rank 18/27
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
- 1.76LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- h-index
- 39LetPub ·
- h-index
- 91OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,340OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.31OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 22.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 48LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,745 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 64 | 64 | 6 |
| 2025 | 85 | 85 | 101 |
| 2024 | 85 | 85 | 199 |
| 2023 | 90 | 90 | 296 |
| 2022 | 95 | 95 | 425 |
| 2021 | 85 | 85 | 664 |
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
149 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 100 days – 237 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 9 days (106 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 167 days
- Sample
- 106 articles with submission and acceptance dates (168 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)
- 3–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- PEOPLES R CHINA
- Language
- English
- Founded
- 2008
- ISSN
- 1995-7645
- Electronic ISSN
- 2352-4146
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 19, Issue 10 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine
What CAS zone is Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Public, Environmental & Occupational Health / 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 Medicine?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.76; CiteScore 2.1, h-index 91.
How long does peer review take at Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine?
Based on the dates recorded on 106 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 149 days (interquartile range 100–237 days); authors report an average review time of 3–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “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.
What JCR quartile is Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q3; by category, PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH Q3 (273/443), TROPICAL MEDICINE Q3 (18/27). 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 Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
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: .