Journal profile · Medicine-Infectious Diseases
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
ISSN 1935-2727 · eISSN 1935-2735 · Public Library of Science · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 2007
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.57; fully open access; APC about USD 2,670; median 172 days to acceptance (121 articles, last 24 months); 906 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases is published by Public Library of Science and is in Zone 2 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Parasites and Host Interactions, Mosquito-borne diseases and control and Research on Leishmaniasis Studies, together about 34.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Infectious Diseases. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases publishes research devoted to the pathology, epidemiology, prevention, treatment and control of the neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), as well as relevant public health and policy. We define NTDs as poverty-promoting infectious diseases that primarily occur in rural areas and poor urban areas of low-income and middle-income countries, but can also affect specific communities within high-income countries. Their impact on child health and development, pregnancy, and worker productivity, as well as their stigmatizing features, prevent equity and economic stability. The journal focuses on human disease, human health, translational, clinical, and epidemiological studies, including informative case reports. Case reports will only be considered based on novelty, or an unexpected or uncommon manifestation of a disease. Below is a non-exhaustive list of topics we are currently interested in. We are open to conversations with our communities about scope adjustments that reflect their changing needs. All aspects of these diseases are considered, including: Pathogenesis Clinical features Drug administration and treatment Diagnosis Epidemiology Vector biology Vaccinology and prevention Demographic, ecological and social determinants Public health and policy aspects (including cost-effectiveness analyses) Major NTDs within scope Protozoan Infections (and their vectors) Amebiasis including Naegleria Babesiosis Balantidiasis Blastocystiasis Chagas Disease Cryptosporidiosis and cyclosporiasis Giardiasis Human African Trypanosomiasis Leishmaniasis Plasmodium vivax and other non-P. falciparum malarias Toxoplasmosis Helminth Infections (and their vectors) All human helminth infections including but not restricted to: Dracunculiasis Echinococcosis Food-borne Trematodiases Loiasis Lymphatic Filariasis Onchocerciasis Other food-borne helminthiases (Trichinosis, Anisakiasis, Gnathostomiasis) Schistosomiasis Soil-transmitted helminthiases (Ascariasis, Hookworm Diseases, Trichuriasis, Strongyloidiasis) Taeniasis-Cysticercosis Toxocariasis and other larva migrans (Baylisascaris) Viral Infections (and their vectors) Arboviral infections (Dengue, Chikungunya, Zika, Japanese encephalitis, Jungle yellow fever and others) Coronaviruses including SARS-CoV-2* Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) Enterovirus 71 and related viruses Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (HFMD) Henipavirus species e.g. Nipah virus Hepatitis C and E HTLV-1, HTLV-2 and other non-HIV retrov
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Infectious Diseases
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Parasites and Host InteractionsImmunology and Microbiology14.8%
- Mosquito-borne diseases and controlMedicine11.5%
- Research on Leishmaniasis StudiesMedicine8.5%
- Trypanosoma species research and implicationsMedicine8.1%
- Viral Infections and VectorsMedicine6.1%
- Parasitic Diseases Research and TreatmentMedicine5.9%
- Malaria Research and ControlMedicine5.3%
- Parasite Biology and Host InteractionsEnvironmental Science4.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Tropical Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Parasitology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Parasitology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Tropical Medicine | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Tropical Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Parasitology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceMEDLINEPMCEmbaseCASCAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, Dimensions, CNKI, AGRICOLA, Crossref
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
- 3.57LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.29LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.51LetPub ·
- h-index
- 110LetPub ·
- h-index
- 220OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 9,850OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.99OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 846LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 13,565 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 745 | 745 | 363 |
| 2025 | 906 | 906 | 3,227 |
| 2024 | 753 | 753 | 5,990 |
| 2023 | 708 | 708 | 9,183 |
| 2022 | 813 | 813 | 16,375 |
| 2021 | 1,035 | 1,035 | 26,396 |
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
172 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 128 days – 236 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 18 days (121 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 197 days
- Sample
- 121 articles with submission and acceptance dates (1,843 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)
- 2–3 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 27 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 2,670 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,670 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,670 | Yes | — |
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)
Article types accepted6
- collectionCollectionsLength not stated
- perspectivePerspectivesLength not stated
- research articleIf you are submitting content other than a research article, read the guidelines for other article types.Length not stated
- reviewReviewsLength not stated
- systematic reviewSubmissions with systematic reviews and meta-analyses are considered research articles. Submit these manuscripts with the "Research Article" type in the submiss…Length not stated
- viewpointviewpointLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Preprints
- Authorship Consortia and group authorship
If a manuscript is submitted on behalf of a consortium or group, include its name in the manuscript byline. Do not add it to the author list in the submission system. You may include the full list of members in the Acknowledgments or in a supporting information file. PubMed only indexes individual consortium or group author members listed in the article byline. If included, these individuals must …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Financial Disclosure Statement
Competing Interests Disclosure of Funding Sources Model summary
This information should describe sources of funding that have supported the work. If your manuscript is published, your statement will appear in the Funding section of the article. Include your statement in the Financial Disclosure section of the initial submission form. The statement should include: Specific grant numbers Initials of authors who received each award URLs to sponsors’ websites Also…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Complementary Research Materials, Software and Code Sharing Model summary
Complementary Research Materials, Software and Code Sharing
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Corrections, Expressions of Concern, and Retractions Model summary
Corrections, Expressions of Concern, and Retractions
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
PLOS applies the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license to works we publish. Under this license, authors agree to make articles legally available for reuse, without permission or fees, for virtually any purpose. Anyone may copy, distribute, or reuse these articles, as long as the author and original source are properly cited. Learn more.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
PLOS encourages authors to post preprints to accelerate the dissemination of research. Posting a manuscript on a preprint server does not impact consideration of the manuscript at any PLOS journal. Authors posting preprints on bioRxiv or medRxiv can choose to concurrently submit their manuscripts to relevant PLOS journals through the direct transfer service. Authors submitting manuscripts in the l…
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
- Public Library of Science
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 2007
- ISSN
- 1935-2727
- Electronic ISSN
- 1935-2735
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
What CAS zone is PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Tropical Medicine / Parasitology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.57; CiteScore 6.3, h-index 220.
How long does peer review take at PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases?
Based on the dates recorded on 121 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 172 days (interquartile range 128–236 days); authors report an average review time of 2–3 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.
Which databases index PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MEDLINE, PMC, Embase, CAS and CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases open access, and what is the APC?
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,670.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .