Journal profile · TROPICAL MEDICINE
REVISTA DO INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA TROPICAL DE SAO PAULO
ISSN 0036-4665 · eISSN 1678-9946 · Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo · BRAZIL · Bimonthly · Founded 1959
REVISTA DO INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA TROPICAL DE SAO PAULO: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.11; fully open access; APC about USD 500; median 98 days to acceptance (104 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 86 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
REVISTA DO INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA TROPICAL DE SAO PAULO is published by Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo 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, Trypanosoma species research and implications and Research on Leishmaniasis Studies, together about 27.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Epidemiology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Published in English, the journal is devoted to research on different aspects of tropical infectious diseases. The journal welcomes original work on all infectious diseases, provided that data and results are directly linked to human health.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): TROPICAL MEDICINE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Parasites and Host InteractionsImmunology and Microbiology9.7%
- Trypanosoma species research and implicationsMedicine9.7%
- Research on Leishmaniasis StudiesMedicine8%
- Fungal Infections and StudiesMedicine7.8%
- Mosquito-borne diseases and controlMedicine7%
- Parasitic Infections and DiagnosticsImmunology and Microbiology5.1%
- Parasite Biology and Host InteractionsEnvironmental Science4.8%
- Antifungal resistance and susceptibilityMedicine4.8%
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 | Infectious Diseases | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Parasitology | 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 | Infectious Diseases | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Parasitology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Tropical Medicine | Zone 3 |
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 | Infectious Diseases | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Parasitology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Tropical Medicine | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePMCPublisher website
Other: Latindex
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
- 1.11LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.43LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.66LetPub ·
- h-index
- 44LetPub ·
- h-index
- 86OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,920OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.43OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.06%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 77LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,193 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 67 | 67 | 23 |
| 2025 | 86 | 86 | 117 |
| 2024 | 77 | 77 | 190 |
| 2023 | 63 | 63 | 299 |
| 2022 | 77 | 77 | 602 |
| 2021 | 90 | 90 | 936 |
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
98 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 75 days – 147 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 63 days (104 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 165 days
- Sample
- 104 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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Peer review
- 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 | USD 400 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 500 / USD 300 | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review, Preprints
- Conflicts of interest Policy on Conflict of Interest
Resolution of conflict of interests will be the responsibility of the editor-in-chief, associate editors and the journal’s administration. Eventually, area editors and other members of the editorial board will be urged to give their opinion, and more rarely, the Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo will need the opinion of an external researcher who does not work in our instituti…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethics and Misconduct, Correction and Retraction Policy
The Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo has strict criteria regarding ethical issues related to published articles, and may take action in cases of violation of these criteria, going from the publication of errata to the withdrawal of articles. Submission of an article implies that the work described has not been previously published (except in the form of an abstract, published…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
The Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo is licensed under the Creative Commons license CC-BY 4.0. Journal's responsibility The Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo reserves the right to make normative, orthographic, and grammatical changes to the manuscripts to maintain language standards and adhere to the journal's guidelines fully explained in the Instruction…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Corresponding authors of articles submitted to the Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo will be initially offered the opportunity to join the open peer review process, although the double-blind mode by two to four reviewers from the Editorial Board or indicated by the board as ad hoc reviewers is possible in case the open peer review is not accepted. The decision to accept a manu…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
The journal accepts the submission of manuscripts published as preprints, as long as this is informed at the time of submission. A preprint is a version of an article that has not yet been submitted or completed the peer review process, meaning that the article has not been formallyapproved for publication. The preprint is deposited by the corresponding author on behalf of all of the authors in a …
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 de Sao Paulo
- Country or region
- BRAZIL
- Language
- English, Portuguese
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1959
- ISSN
- 0036-4665
- Electronic ISSN
- 1678-9946
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about REVISTA DO INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA TROPICAL DE SAO PAULO
What CAS zone is REVISTA DO INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA TROPICAL DE SAO PAULO in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, REVISTA DO INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA TROPICAL DE SAO PAULO is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Infectious Diseases / Parasitology / 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 REVISTA DO INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA TROPICAL DE SAO PAULO?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.11; CiteScore 2.4, h-index 86.
How long does peer review take at REVISTA DO INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA TROPICAL DE SAO PAULO?
Based on the dates recorded on 104 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 98 days (interquartile range 75–147 days); 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.
Which databases index REVISTA DO INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA TROPICAL DE SAO PAULO?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, REVISTA DO INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA TROPICAL DE SAO PAULO is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and PMC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is REVISTA DO INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA TROPICAL DE SAO PAULO open access, and what is the APC?
REVISTA DO INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA TROPICAL DE SAO PAULO is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 500.
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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .