Journal profile · Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Tropical Medicine & International Health
ISSN 1360-2276 · eISSN 1365-3156 · Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · ENGLAND · Monthly · Founded 1996
Tropical Medicine & International Health: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.61; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,400; median 99 days to acceptance (76 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 50%; 159 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Tropical Medicine & International Health is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd 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 Malaria Research and Control, Global Maternal and Child Health and Parasites and Host Interactions, together about 31.9% 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)
Tropical Medicine & International Health publishes on malaria, HIV, tuberculosis and neglected infectious diseases, water and sanitation, non-communicable diseases and public health. Generally our papers relate to low and middle-income settings. We are five editors based in different institutions across Europe and are able to handle a broad range of papers from genetics to clinical medicine to public health. We publish original papers, reviews and opinions. We particularly welcome critical and systematic reviews, short editorials and papers reporting the results from randomised trials; all of these are made freely accessible online for 90 days on acceptance. We welcome papers led by authors from low to middle-income countries. Keywords tropical medicine & international health, drug resistance, entomology, epidemiology, geographical medicine, health care, health care policies, infectious disease, parasites, parasitology, public health, tropical medicine Abstracting and Indexing Information Abstracts in Anthropology (Sage) Abstracts on Hygiene & Communicable Diseases (CABI) Academic Search (EBSCO Publishing) Academic Search Alumni Edition (EBSCO Publishing) Academic Search Elite (EBSCO Publishing) Academic Search Premier (EBSCO Publishing) AgBiotech News & Information (CABI) AgBiotechNet (CABI) AGRICOLA Database (National Agricultural Library) Agricultural & Environmental Science Database (ProQuest) Animal Breeding Abstracts (CABI) Biocontrol News & Information (CABI) Biofuels Abstracts (CABI) Biological Abstracts (Clarivate Analytics) Biological Science Database (ProQuest) BIOSIS Previews (Clarivate Analytics) Botanical Pesticides (CABI) CAB Abstracts® (CABI) Current Contents: Clinical Medicine (Clarivate Analytics) Dairy Science Abstracts (CABI) Earth, Atmospheric & Aquatic Science Database (ProQuest) Embase (Elsevier) Global Health (CABI) Health & Medical Collection (ProQuest) Health Research Premium Collection (ProQuest) Health Source Nursing/Academic (EBSCO Publishing) HEED: Health Economic Evaluations Database (Wiley-Blackwell) Helminthological Abstracts (CABI) Horticultural Science Abstracts (CABI) Hospital Premium Collection (ProQuest) IDIS: Iowa Drug Information Service (University of Iowa) Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition (Clarivate Analytics) Leisure Tourism Database (CABI) Leisure, Recreation & Tourism Abstracts (CABI) Maize Abstracts (CABI) MEDLINE/PubMed (NLM) Natural Science Collection (ProQuest) Pig News & Information (CABI) Poultry A
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 2%); most named Germany 11, United Kingdom 7, Switzerland 6, Belgium 5, United States 3 (49 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Malaria Research and ControlMedicine11.4%
- Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine11.2%
- Parasites and Host InteractionsImmunology and Microbiology9.2%
- Mosquito-borne diseases and controlMedicine8.9%
- HIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsMedicine6.5%
- Child Nutrition and Water AccessNursing5.1%
- Tuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyMedicine4.8%
- Research on Leishmaniasis StudiesMedicine4%
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 | Tropical Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 3 |
| 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 | Tropical Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPubMedEmbaseCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, AGRICOLA
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
- 2.61LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.91LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.05LetPub ·
- h-index
- 101LetPub ·
- h-index
- 168OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,991OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.96OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 46.81%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 129LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 135Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 1,094,721Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6,181 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 165 | 93 | 31 |
| 2025 | 159 | 107 | 309 |
| 2024 | 127 | 89 | 545 |
| 2023 | 137 | 87 | 971 |
| 2022 | 145 | 79 | 2,286 |
| 2021 | 192 | 124 | 3,629 |
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 Crossref · to
99 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 69 days – 165 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 11 days (76 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 122 days
- Sample
- 76 articles with submission and acceptance dates (331 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 6 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 50%LetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 15%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 15%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 10 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 10 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 134 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 17 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single-anonymous peer review, at least 5 reviewersPublisher website · model-extracted
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,400 / EUR 2,870 / GBP 2,270 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- No page charges
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 prepare8 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 3,500 words
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Required, 5
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted7, with length limits
- letters to the editorsLetters to the editors Only comments on papers recently published in TMIH.Length not stated
- opinionand have a length limit of 2,500 words. Opinions Opinion papers typically have a length limit of 1,500 words. Letters to the editors Only comments on papers rec…main text ≤ 1,500 words
- opinionsOpinion papers typically have a length limit of 1,500 words.Length not stated
- research articlesWhich types of journal articles do we publish? Research articlesLength not stated
- reviewsReviews We prefer systematic reviews written according to Cochrane Guidelines but will also consider scoping or narrative reviews in novel or understudied areas…Length not stated
- short communicationsShort Communications are early, brief research reports about interesting discoveries, novel techniques or materials. They feature few, if any, graphs and tables…Length not stated
- special issues and supplementsProposals for special issues and supplements should be directed to the Managing Editor (Chalisa.Iamsrithong@lshtm.ac.uk) in the first instance.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship
Authorship per ICMJE criteria; corresponding author signs form on behalf of all authors. Model summary
The Journal adheres to the criteria of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors. Please consult the ICMJE website for more information.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest
Vancouver reference style; submissions may use Harvard or Vancouver. Model summary
We publish papers using the Vancouver reference style. Papers can be submitted with either Harvard or Vancouver
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing
Encourages data sharing in public repository with data accessibility statement. Model summary
Tropical Medicine & International Health encourages authors to share the data and other artefacts supporting the results in the paper by archiving these in an appropriate public repository. Authors should include a data accessibility statement, including a link to the repository they have used, so that this statement can be published alongside their paper.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Requires cooperation with and authorship of scientists from countries where research data/samples/participants are used. Model summary
We do not publish studies that make use of data, samples, participants, infrastructure or personnel in a country without appropriate cooperation with and authorship of scientists from that country.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright For authors signing the copyright transfer agreement
If the OnlineOpen option is not selected, the corresponding author will be presented with the copyright transfer agreement (CTA) to sign. The terms and conditions of the CTA can be previewed in the samples associated with the Copyright FAQs below:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint Servers
Preprints allowed; submitted version may be posted at any time; update pre-publication versions with link to final published article. Model summary
Tropical Medicine & International Health will consider for review articles previously available as preprints. Authors may also post the submitted version of a manuscript to a preprint server at any time. Authors are requested to update any pre-publication versions with a link to the final published article.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1996
- ISSN
- 1360-2276
- Electronic ISSN
- 1365-3156
- Society / sponsor
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 31, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Tropical Medicine & International Health
What CAS zone is Tropical Medicine & International Health in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Tropical Medicine & International Health is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Tropical Medicine / Public, Environmental & Occupational Health. 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 Tropical Medicine & International Health?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.61; CiteScore 4.3, h-index 168.
How long does peer review take at Tropical Medicine & International Health?
Based on the dates recorded on 76 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 99 days (interquartile range 69–165 days); authors report an average review time of about 6 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 50%”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 15% (2025). 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 Tropical Medicine & International Health?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 3,500 words; Reference style: Vancouver; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Required, 5; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Required. 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 Tropical Medicine & International Health based?
Of the 49 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Germany (11), United Kingdom (7) and Switzerland (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Tropical Medicine & International Health?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Tropical Medicine & International Health is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Tropical Medicine & International Health open access, and what is the APC?
Tropical Medicine & International Health is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,400.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .