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Top 10 Open Access Tropical Medicine Journals by Impact Factor

Compare leading open access Tropical Medicine journals ranked by Journal Impact Factor. Each journal summary highlights details authors often need when choosing where to submit.

Rankings are based on the latest Journal Impact Factor data currently available in our journal database.

This category currently has 8 open access journals with Journal Impact Factor data.
#1
ID
JIF 5.5
Q1
Open

Infectious Diseases of Poverty is an open access, peer-reviewed journal publishing topic areas and methods that address essential public health questions relating to infectious diseases of poverty. It covers biology of pathogens and vectors, diagnosis and dete...

Identifiers

ISSN 2095-5162
eISSN 2049-9957

Publication Cost

Beginning from January 1, 2026, authors of articles accepted for publication in Acta Epileptologica need to pay an article-processing charge (APC).

Publishing Timeline

Submission to first decision (median): 4 days
#2
P&

BioMed Central

JIF 3.5
Q1
Open

Parasites & Vectors focusses on all aspects of the biology of parasites, parasitic diseases, intermediate hosts, vectors and vector-borne pathogens. Broader issues, for example economics, social sciences and global climate change in relation to parasites, are...

Identifiers

ISSN 1756-3305
eISSN 1756-3305

Publication Cost

£2590.00 GBP / $3290.00 USD / €2890.00 EUR APC for each accepted article, plus VAT or local taxes where applicable.

Publishing Timeline

Submission to first decision (median): 5 days
#3
TM
JIF 3.5
Q1
Open

Tropical Medicine and Health is an open-access journal of the Japanese Society of Tropical Medicine and the Japan Association for Global Health. It publishes innovative research in tropical medicine and global health, covering clinical, epidemiological, and po...

Identifiers

ISSN 1348-8945
eISSN 1349-4147

Publication Cost

£2090.00 GBP / $2990.00 USD / €2490.00 EUR APC

Publishing Timeline

Submission to first decision (median): 6 days
#4
PN

Public Library of Science

JIF 3.4
Q1
Open

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases is an online journal focused on neglected tropical diseases and publishes content including research articles, viewpoints, and front matter articles. The journal has ISSN 1935-2735 (online) and provides submission instructions...

Identifiers

ISSN 1935-2735
eISSN 1935-2735

Publication Cost

Research Article: $2,670; Research4Life Group B fee for eligible authors: $940; free for eligible Research4Life Group A authors without external funding.

Publishing Timeline

Formatting requirements are waived until the manuscript has received a provisional Editorial Accept decision.
#5
MJ

BioMed Central

JIF 3
Q2
Open

Malaria Journal is an international open access journal focused on malaria research across the full spectrum of the field, from molecular studies to global-scale and elimination-oriented work, serving as a forum for debate and discussion from bench to bedside...

Identifiers

eISSN 1475-2875

Publication Cost

APC: £2290.00 GBP / $2990.00 USD / €2590.00 EUR, plus VAT or local taxes where applicable.

Publishing Timeline

Submission to first decision (median): 9 days
#6
TM
Tropical Medicine And Infectious Disease

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

JIF 2.6
Q2
Open

Identifiers

eISSN 2414-6366
Profile coming soon
#7
TD

Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines is an open access journal focused on the impact of global mobility on infectious diseases, with strong emphasis on epidemiology, developing countries, and traveler health. It publishes basic, translational, and a...

Identifiers

ISSN 2055-0936
eISSN 2055-0936

Publication Cost

APC: £1990.00 GBP / $2790.00 USD / €2290.00 EUR.

Publishing Timeline

Submission to first decision (median): 10 days
#8
JO
JIF 1.2
Q4
Open

Journal of Vector Borne Diseases is a quarterly journal published by Wolters Kluwer - Medknow. It publishes content on vector-borne diseases and lists review articles, research articles, and case reports.

Identifiers

ISSN 0972-9062
eISSN 0972-9062

Publication Cost

There are no page fees or article processing charges (APCs) for processing and publishing articles in the journal.

Publishing Timeline

Accepted manuscripts are copy edited and galley proof/page proof are sent to the corresponding author, who must return corrections within the stipulated time period mentioned.
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