Journal profile · Tropical Medicine
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics
ISSN 0142-6338 · eISSN 1465-3664 · Oxford University Press · ENGLAND · Bimonthly · Founded 1980
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.01; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,250; review about 23 days (submission to final decision, publisher); community-reported acceptance: easy; 57 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics is published by Oxford University Press 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 Child Nutrition and Water Access, Breastfeeding Practices and Influences and Global Maternal and Child Health, together about 37.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Tropical Pediatrics provides a link between theory and practice in the field. Papers report key results of clinical and community research, and considerations of programme development. More general descriptive pieces are included when they have application to work proceeding elsewhere. The journal also presents review articles, book reviews and, occasionally, short monographs and selections of important papers delivered at relevant conferences. Journal metrics Citation metrics Clarivate 2025 Impact Factor 1.1 2025 5 Year Impact Factor 1.4 Pediatrics (Rank by Impact Factor) 131/190 Tropical Medicine (Rank by Impact Factor) 23/27 2025 Cited Half-Life 10.3 years 2025 Immediacy Index 0.3 2025 Eigenfactor Score 0.00149 2025 Article Influence Score 0.405 Scopus 2025 CiteScore 2.3 Pediatrics, Perinatology And Child Health (Rank by CiteScore) 159/351 Infectious Diseases (Rank by CiteScore) 230/361 2025 Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP) 0.598 Readership 2025 Full Text Usage 145,653 Peer Review and Production 2025 Median days from submission to first decision 23 days 2025 Median days from submission to final decision 23 days 2025 Median days from acceptance to publication 31 days About metrics Abstracting and Indexing Services Journal of Tropical Pediatrics is covered by several major indexing services including: Abstracts on Hygiene and Communicable Diseases CAB Abstracts Current Contents® /Clinical Medicine Excerpta Medica Abstract Journals Global Health Nutrition Abstracts and Reviews PubMed Science Citation Index® Tropical Diseases Bulletin Transparency in funding statement The primary source of revenue for the Journal of Tropical Pediatrics is subscription income. Money from non-subscription streams such as open access and permissions fees also contribute to income, though at a much lower level. Disclaimer Statements of fact and opinion in the articles in Journal Of Tropical Pediatrics are those of the respective authors and contributors and not of the Journal or Oxford University Press. Neither Oxford University Press nor the Journal make any representation, express or implied, in respect of the accuracy of the material in the Journal and cannot accept any legal responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions that may be made. Readers should make their own evaluation as to the appropriateness or otherwise of the information included.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Tropical Medicine
Editor-in-chief Elizabeth MontgomeryPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 4, India 3, Brazil 1, Romania 1 (9 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Child Nutrition and Water AccessNursing24%
- Breastfeeding Practices and InfluencesMedicine6.8%
- Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine6.4%
- Neonatal Respiratory Health ResearchMedicine5.5%
- Child and Adolescent HealthHealth Professions5.2%
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyMedicine4.1%
- Infant Nutrition and HealthNursing3.8%
- Pediatric health and respiratory diseasesHealth Professions3.8%
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 | Pediatrics | 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 | Pediatrics | 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 | Pediatrics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Tropical Medicine | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PubMedCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 1.01LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.42LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- h-index
- 47LetPub ·
- h-index
- 82OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,195OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.07OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 8.33%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 50LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 145,653Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,702 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 64 | 6 | 5 |
| 2025 | 57 | 9 | 46 |
| 2024 | 55 | 21 | 137 |
| 2023 | 41 | 18 | 153 |
| 2022 | 123 | 43 | 701 |
| 2021 | 117 | 54 | 997 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
23 dayssubmission to final decision · community reports 6–12 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 23 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to final decision 2025
- 23 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 31 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single-anonymous peer review, at least 2 reviewersPublisher website · model-extracted
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,250 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Not considered
- Single case reports
Article types accepted13, with length limits
- book reviewBook review - up to 500 wordsmain text ≤ 500 words
- brief reportBrief report - up to 1000 words: shorter-form original research articlesmain text ≤ 1,000 words
- case seriesCase series - up to 1000 words: a case series with a thorough literature reviewmain text ≤ 1,000 words
- clinical reviewClinical Review - up to 3000 words: full-length review articlesmain text ≤ 3,000 words
- correspondenceCorrespondence–up to 500 words: for short responses to one or more recent contributions to the journal or author replies to prior correspondencemain text ≤ 500 words
- editorialEditorial - up to 1000 words: topical opinion pieces, often by invitationmain text ≤ 1,000 words
- literature review00 words: a case series with a thorough literature review Research Letter - up to 500 words: short summaries of original research Clinical Review - up to 3000 w…main text ≤ 3,000 words
- news from the regionsNews from the Regions - up to 1000 words: commentaries on developments in regional research, policies, or practicemain text ≤ 1,000 words
- opinions Editorial - up to 1000 words: topical opinion pieces, often by invitation News from the Regions - up to 1000 words: commentaries on developments in regional r…main text ≤ 1,000 words
- original paperaccepts the following manuscript types: Original paper - up to 3000 words: full-length original research articles Brief report - up tmain text ≤ 3,000 words
- original research articlel paper - up to 3000 words: full-length original research articles Brief report - up to 1000 words: shorter-form original research articles Case series - up tmain text ≤ 1,000 words
- research letterResearch Letter - up to 500 words: short summaries of original researchmain text ≤ 500 words
- review articleReview - up to 3000 words: full-length review articles Book review - up to 500 words Editorial - up to 1000 words: topical opinion pieces, often by invitation N…main text ≤ 1,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Preprints, Self-archiving
- Authorship Authorship criteria
As the submitting author and will be asked to warrant on behalf of yourself and all your co-authors that: The manuscript submitted represents original work, without falsification or fraudulent information; and any information from other individuals is properly cited and referenced. All sources of funding for the research in the submitted manuscript have been disclosed. All authors meet the authors…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Availability of Data and Materials
Where ethically feasible, Journal of Tropical Pediatrics strongly encourages authors to make all data and software code on which the conclusions of the paper rely available to readers. We suggest that data be presented in the main manuscript or additional supporting files, or deposited in a public repository whenever possible. Information on general repositories for all data types, and a list of r…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
It is a condition of publication in the Journal that authors grant an exclusive licence to Oxford University Press. This ensures that requests from third parties to reproduce articles are handled efficiently and consistently and will allow the article to be as widely disseminated as possible. In issuing a licence to publish, authors may use their own material in other publications provided that th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics offers the option of publishing under either a standard licence or an open access licence. Please note that some funders require open access publication as a condition of funding. If you are unsure whether you are required to publish open access, please do clarify any such requirements with your funder or institution. Should you wish to publish your article open acce…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint Policy
Authors retain the right to make an Author’s Original Version (preprint) available through various channels, and this does not prevent submission to the journal. For further information see our Online Licensing, Copyright and Permissions policies. If accepted, the authors are required to update the status of any preprint, including your published paper’s DOI, as described on our Author Self-Archiv…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Author Self-Archiving Policy
For information about this journal's policy, please visit our Author Self-Archiving policy page .
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1980
- ISSN
- 0142-6338
- Electronic ISSN
- 1465-3664
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 72, Issue 5 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Tropical Pediatrics
What CAS zone is Journal of Tropical Pediatrics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Tropical Pediatrics is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Pediatrics / 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 Journal of Tropical Pediatrics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.01; CiteScore 2.3, h-index 82.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Tropical Pediatrics?
The publisher reports about 23 days (submission to final decision); authors report an average review time of 6–12 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Tropical Pediatrics based?
Of the 9 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (4), India (3) and Brazil (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Tropical Pediatrics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Tropical Pediatrics is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists PubMed, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Tropical Pediatrics open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,250.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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: .