Journal profile · MEDICINE, RESEARCH & EXPERIMENTAL
Research and Reports in Tropical Medicine
ISSN 1179-7282 · Dove Medical Press · United Kingdom
Research and Reports in Tropical Medicine: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.7 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 3,565; median 101 days to acceptance (23 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 20% (journal website); 11 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Research and Reports in Tropical Medicine is published by Dove Medical 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 Parasites and Host Interactions, Malaria Research and Control and Mosquito-borne diseases and control, together about 32.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Editor-in-Chief: Dr Rodriguez-Perez Research and Reports in Tropical Medicine is an international, peer-reviewed, open access, online journal. The journal publishes original research, case reports, editorials, reviews and commentaries on all areas of medicine and disease in tropical regions. Research and Reports in Tropical Medicine will no longer consider meta-analyses for publication. The journal is not only focussed upon diseases endemic to tropical regions, but also the management of conditions found globally in a tropical setting. Topics covered include: Diseases and medicine in tropical regions Entomology Epidemiology Health economics issues Infectious disease Laboratory science and new technology in tropical medicine Parasitology Public health medicine/health care policy in tropical regions Microbiology This journal is a member of and subscribes to the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Indexed online: PubMed and PubMed Central (Res Rep Trop Med) Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) CABI Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) OAIster: The Open Access initiative Updated 6 August 2025
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MEDICINE, RESEARCH & EXPERIMENTAL
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 10%); most named India 6, Mexico 3, Mainland China 2, United Kingdom 2, South Korea 2 (21 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Parasites and Host InteractionsImmunology and Microbiology16.2%
- Malaria Research and ControlMedicine8.4%
- Mosquito-borne diseases and controlMedicine8.1%
- Parasitic Diseases Research and TreatmentMedicine8.1%
- Parasite Biology and Host InteractionsEnvironmental Science6.1%
- Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine5.5%
- Research on Leishmaniasis StudiesMedicine4.9%
- Child Nutrition and Water AccessNursing4.6%
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 | Medicine, Research & Experimental | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Medicine, Research & Experimental | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
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 (publisher) 2025
- 2.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.5Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 108OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.47OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 11LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 38,148Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 200 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 11 | 4 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | 39 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | 119 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | 190 |
| 2021 | 24 | 24 | 588 |
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
101 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 82 days – 129 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 12 days (23 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 122 days
- Sample
- 23 articles with submission and acceptance dates (23 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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 20%Publisher website ·
- Desk decision
- 38 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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 3,565 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,320 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,990 | 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)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
Article types accepted2
- case reportAuthors may use these detailed descriptions of different paper types accepted by Dove Medical Press (case reports, reviews, etc) to decide how to label their pa…Length not stated
- reviewAuthors may use these detailed descriptions of different paper types accepted by Dove Medical Press (case reports, reviews, etc) to decide how to label their pa…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics
- Publication ethics
Member of and subscribes to the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) since 2007. Model summary
This journal is a member of and subscribes to the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
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
- Dove Medical Press
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1179-7282
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- 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 Research and Reports in Tropical Medicine
What CAS zone is Research and Reports in Tropical Medicine in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Research and Reports in Tropical Medicine is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Medicine, Research & Experimental. 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 Research and Reports in Tropical Medicine?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.7 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 35.
How long does peer review take at Research and Reports in Tropical Medicine?
Based on the dates recorded on 23 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 101 days (interquartile range 82–129 days); authors report an average review time of about 16 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 20%. 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 are the manuscript requirements of Research and Reports in Tropical Medicine?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Author–date; Graphical abstract: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Research and Reports in Tropical Medicine based?
Of the 21 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 10%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are India (6), Mexico (3) and Mainland China (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Research and Reports in Tropical Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Research and Reports in Tropical Medicine is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Research and Reports in Tropical Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
Research and Reports in Tropical Medicine is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,565.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .