Journal profile
Revista del Instituto de Medicina Tropical
ISSN 1996-3696 · eISSN 2707-7918 · Instituto de Medicina Tropical · Paraguay
Revista del Instituto de Medicina Tropical: fully open access; no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 15 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista del Instituto de Medicina Tropical is published by Instituto de Medicina Tropical. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Mosquito-borne diseases and control, Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections and Viral Infections and Vectors, together about 21% of its articles. Its main subfields are Infectious Diseases. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Revista del Instituto de Medicina Tropical, of Asunción - Paraguay, accepts for its publication works related to medicine and related sciences. The journal publishes original articles, clinical cases, review articles and letters to the editor, both in Spanish and English.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Argentina 5, Chile 1, Colombia 1 (7 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Mosquito-borne diseases and controlMedicine8.2%
- Pneumonia and Respiratory InfectionsMedicine6.4%
- Viral Infections and VectorsMedicine6.4%
- Dengue and Mosquito Control ResearchSocial Sciences6.4%
- HIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsMedicine6.1%
- Fungal Infections and StudiesMedicine5.3%
- Bacterial Infections and VaccinesImmunology and Microbiology5.1%
- Antibiotic Resistance in BacteriaBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
Indexed in: no record yet.
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
- h-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.13OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 290 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| 2025 | 15 | 15 | 27 |
| 2024 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
| 2023 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
| 2022 | 17 | 17 | 22 |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 | 24 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 10 weeksLetPub ·
- 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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted6
- book reviewsIf the revision of a book is sent, a bibliographic review should be included on the cover, using the format to quote the journal's books (see above).Length not stated
- clinical casesThe journal publishes original articles, clinical cases, review articles and letters to the editor, both in Spanish and English.Length not stated
- letters to the editorThe journal publishes original articles, clinical cases, review articles and letters to the editor, both in Spanish and English.Length not stated
- opinion articlesThe journal accepts articles of opinion on any subject related to medical and related sciences.Length not stated
- original articlesThe journal publishes original articles, clinical cases, review articles and letters to the editor, both in Spanish and English.Length not stated
- review articlesThe journal publishes original articles, clinical cases, review articles and letters to the editor, both in Spanish and English.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- Publication ethics
Right to accept or reject articles. Model summary
The journal reserves the right to accept or reject the articles and to make suggestions to improve its presentation.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution License. Model summary
The authors give the Journal the ownership of their copyright, so that the articles are published and disseminated in any form or medium, under a Creative Commons Attribution License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review by two evaluators or scientific peers. Model summary
All material proposed for publication and presented to Rev. Inst. Med. Trop will be reviewed by the Editor and / or Editorial Board and subsequently sent to "external evaluation by peers", to two evaluators or scientific peers.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism detection using the program plagious. Model summary
For plagiarism detecction the journal uses the program plagious
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Unpublished works only. Model summary
The submitted works must be unpublished.
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
- Instituto de Medicina Tropical
- Country or region
- Paraguay
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 1996-3696
- Electronic ISSN
- 2707-7918
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revista del Instituto de Medicina Tropical
How long does peer review take at Revista del Instituto de Medicina Tropical?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Revista del Instituto de Medicina Tropical based?
Of the 7 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Argentina (5), Chile (1) and Colombia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Is Revista del Instituto de Medicina Tropical open access, and what is the APC?
Revista del Instituto de Medicina Tropical 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .