Journal profile · Parasitology
Tropical biomedicine
ISSN 0127-5720 · eISSN 2521-9855 · Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine · MALAYSIA · Semiannual · Founded 1984
Tropical biomedicine: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.96; fully open access; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 62 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Tropical biomedicine is published by Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine 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 Mosquito-borne diseases and control, Malaria Research and Control and Parasites and Host Interactions, together about 26.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Parasitology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Society publishes the Journal – Tropical Biomedicine, 4 issues yearly. It was first started in 1984. The journal is now abstracted / indexed by Medline, ISI Thompson, CAB International, Zoological Abstracts, SCOPUS. It is available free on the MSPTM website. Members may submit articles on Parasitology, Tropical Medicine and other related subjects for publication in the journal subject to scrutiny by referees. There is a charge of US$200 per manuscript. However, charges will be waived if the first author or corresponding author are members of MSPTM of at least three (3) years' standing.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Parasitology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Mosquito-borne diseases and controlMedicine12%
- Malaria Research and ControlMedicine7.2%
- Parasites and Host InteractionsImmunology and Microbiology6.9%
- Vector-borne infectious diseasesImmunology and Microbiology6.6%
- Insect Pest Control StrategiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.4%
- Parasitic Infections and DiagnosticsImmunology and Microbiology5.1%
- Viral Infections and VectorsMedicine4.8%
- Helminth infection and controlVeterinary4.7%
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 | 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 | Parasitology | 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 | Parasitology | 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
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
- 0.96LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.43LetPub ·
- h-index
- 30LetPub ·
- h-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 56OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.05OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.72%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 56LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 579 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30 | 24 | 1 |
| 2025 | 62 | 52 | 56 |
| 2024 | 77 | 71 | 120 |
| 2023 | 69 | 65 | 190 |
| 2022 | 80 | 74 | 346 |
| 2021 | 109 | 72 | 675 |
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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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 accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine
- Country or region
- MALAYSIA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Semiannual
- Founded
- 1984
- ISSN
- 0127-5720
- Electronic ISSN
- 2521-9855
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Tropical biomedicine
What CAS zone is Tropical biomedicine in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Tropical biomedicine is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category 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 Tropical biomedicine?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.96; CiteScore 1.7, h-index 17.
How long does peer review take at Tropical biomedicine?
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 Tropical biomedicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Tropical biomedicine is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Tropical biomedicine open access, and what is the APC?
Tropical biomedicine is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .