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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 policy studies, with contributions from an expert international editorial board.
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Subject
Tropical Medicine
Impact Factor
3.5
Quartile
Q1
Open Access Type
Open
ISSN
1348-8945
eISSN
1349-4147
Invitation Only
Yes
Cost Range
£2090.00 GBP / $2990.00 USD / €2490.00 EUR APC
Submission Instructions
Tropical Medicine and Health is an invitation-only journal. Submissions are accepted by invitation from the editorial board only. The following article types are accepted:
Research
Cover Letter
A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published, address any journal policy issues, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved submission, and confirm the content has not been published or submitted elsewhere.
Abstract
An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 350 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include the headings Background, Methods, Results, Conclusions, and Trial registration.
Manuscript
Manuscript must report original primary research and include the sections Background, Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusions, and a Declarations section. Manuscript must include three to ten keywords, a Declarations section with the required subsections and 'Not applicable' where relevant, a list of abbreviations if abbreviations are used, and documentation of any Large Language Model use in the Methods section or suitable alternative part.
References
References must follow Vancouver style. Only published or in-press articles, clinical trial registration records, abstracts, and publicly available preprints may be cited; unpublished abstracts, unpublished data, and personal communications must not appear in the reference list.
Figures & Tables
Tables shorter than one page may be placed within the manuscript, larger tables may be placed at the end of the text file, and figure titles and legends must appear in the main manuscript while figures are uploaded separately. Figures and tables must be numbered in the order cited, multi-panel figures must be submitted as a single composite file, and tables must be created with a word processor table object rather than embedded as figures or spreadsheet files.
Review
Cover Letter
A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved submission, confirm the content has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and name the special issue if applicable.
Abstract
An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 350 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include Background, main body of the abstract, and a short Conclusion.
Manuscript
Review manuscripts should be approximately 3000 words. Manuscript should include a Background section, may use short informative subsection headings in the main text, and must end with a Conclusions section. Review manuscripts must include three to ten keywords and a Declarations section with the subheadings Ethics approval and consent to participate, Consent for publication, Availability of data and materials, Competing interests, Funding, Authors' contributions, and Acknowledgements, with Authors' information optional, and non-applicable subsections marked 'Not applicable'.
References
References must follow Vancouver style. Only published or in-press articles, clinical trial registration records, abstracts, and publicly available preprints may be cited, unpublished abstracts, unpublished data, and personal communications must be excluded from the reference list, journal abbreviations must follow Index Medicus/MEDLINE, web links must be numbered and listed as references, and data citations should include a persistent identifier such as a DOI.
Figures & Tables
Tables less than one page may be placed within the manuscript, tables larger than one page may be placed at the end of the document, and figure titles and legends must appear in the main manuscript while figure files are uploaded separately. Figures and tables must be numbered in text order, multi-panel figures submitted as a single composite file, tables must not be embedded as figures, footnotes must be used instead of endnotes, footnotes to the text must be numbered consecutively and contain neither bibliographic reference details nor figures or tables, and table footnotes must use superscript lower-case letters or asterisks for significance values and other statistical data.
Original Research
Cover Letter
A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published in Tropical Medicine and Health, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved the submission, and confirm the content has not been published or submitted elsewhere.
Abstract
Abstract requirements are not specified.
Manuscript
Manuscript must include a competing interests section and document any use of a Large Language Model in the Methods section or another suitable section if no Methods section is available.
References
References may cite only articles, clinical trial registration records, and abstracts that are published, in press, or publicly available as e-prints or preprints, unpublished abstracts/data/personal communications must be excluded from the reference list, journal abbreviations must follow Index Medicus/MEDLINE, and web links must be cited in the reference list with full site title, URL, and access date.
Figures & Tables
Tables less than one page may be placed within the manuscript, tables larger than one page may be placed at the end of the document, figure titles and legends must be provided in the main manuscript rather than the graphic file, and figures must be uploaded separately. Multi-panel figures must be submitted as a single composite file, tables must be created with the word processor's table function rather than embedded as figures or spreadsheets, and figure keys must be incorporated into the graphic rather than the legend.
Case Report
Cover Letter
A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published in Tropical Medicine and Health, describe how the case is rare or unusual and its educational and/or scientific merits, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved submission, and confirm the manuscript has not been published or submitted elsewhere.
Abstract
An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 350 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include the headings Background, Case presentation, and Conclusions.
Manuscript
Case Reports must follow the CARE guidelines and include a Declarations section with the subsections Ethics approval and consent to participate, Consent for publication, Availability of data and materials, Competing interests, Funding, Authors' contributions, Acknowledgements, and optional Authors' information. Manuscript must include three to ten keywords, define abbreviations at first use with a list of abbreviations if used, include an Availability of data and materials statement, declare funding and competing interests, specify authors' contributions using initials, acknowledge non-author contributors or state 'Not applicable', document any use of a Large Language Model in the Methods section or another suitable section, and state 'Not applicable' in any Declarations subsection that is not relevant.
References
References must use Vancouver style. Only published or in-press articles, clinical trial registration records, abstracts, or publicly available preprints may be cited; unpublished abstracts, unpublished data, and personal communications must not appear in the reference list; journal abbreviations must follow Index Medicus/MEDLINE; and web links must be numbered and included in the reference list in full with access dates.
Figures & Tables
Tables less than one page may be placed within the manuscript, tables larger than one page may be placed at the end of the text file, figure titles and legends must appear in the main manuscript rather than the graphic file, and figures must be uploaded separately in the order cited. Figures and tables must be numbered in sequence, multi-panel figures must be submitted as a single composite file, tables must be created with a word processor table function rather than embedded as figures or spreadsheets, and footnotes must not contain figures or tables.
Correspondence
Cover Letter
A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published, address any journal policy issues, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved the submission, and confirm the content has not been published or submitted elsewhere.
Abstract
An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 100 words. Abstract must not cite references.
Manuscript
Manuscript must include a title page, an abstract, three to ten keywords, and a Declarations section with the subheadings Ethics approval and consent to participate, Consent for publication, Availability of data and materials, Competing interests, Funding, Authors' contributions, Acknowledgements, and optional Authors' information. Manuscript must include an Availability of data and materials statement, declare all financial and non-financial competing interests, provide a list of abbreviations if used, specify author contributions using initials, and document Large Language Model use in the Methods section or another suitable section if no Methods section is available.
References
No more than ten references may be included. References must follow Vancouver style. Only published or in-press articles, clinical trial registration records, abstracts, and publicly available preprints may be cited, unpublished abstracts, unpublished data, and personal communications must not appear in the reference list, journal abbreviations must follow Index Medicus/MEDLINE, web links must be numbered and included in the reference list, and DOIs should be included where possible.
Figures & Tables
Tables shorter than one page may be placed within the manuscript and longer tables may be placed at the end of the text file, while figures are uploaded separately. Footnotes must not contain figures or tables, footnotes to tables must use superscript lower-case letters or asterisks for significance values and other statistical data, and tables must not be embedded as figures.
Brief Report
Cover Letter
A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved the submission, confirm the content has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and name the special issue if applicable.
Abstract
An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 350 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include Background, Main body of the abstract, and short Conclusion.
Manuscript
Brief Reports should be between 1,000 and 1,500 words. Manuscript should include Background, Main text, Conclusions, and a Declarations section, with the Main text optionally divided into short informative subsections. Manuscript must include three to ten keywords, a Declarations section with the subheadings Ethics approval and consent to participate, Consent for publication, Availability of data and materials, Competing interests, Funding, Authors' contributions, and Acknowledgements, using 'Not applicable' where a section is irrelevant, and any use of a Large Language Model must be disclosed in the Methods or another suitable section.
References
Brief Reports must have no more than 25 references. References must use the Vancouver style. Web links and URLs must be assigned a reference number and included in the reference list in full with the site title, URL, and access date, and publicly available datasets relied on by the conclusions must be cited with a persistent identifier expressed as a full URL.
Figures & Tables
Tables shorter than one page may be placed within the manuscript, tables longer than one page may be placed at the end of the text file, and figures must be uploaded separately in the order cited. Footnotes must be used instead of endnotes, footnotes may not contain figures or tables or consist solely of a reference citation, and table footnotes should use superscript lower-case letters or asterisks for significance values and other statistical data.
Short Reports
Cover Letter
A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published, note any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved the submission, and confirm the content has not been published or submitted elsewhere.
Abstract
Abstract requirements are not specified.
Manuscript
Manuscript must include a competing interests section, an Availability of Data and Materials section, and disclosure of any Large Language Model use in the Methods section or another suitable section if no Methods section is available.
References
References may include only articles, clinical trial registration records, and abstracts that are published, in press, or publicly available as preprints, and journal abbreviations must follow Index Medicus/MEDLINE.
Figures & Tables
Tables less than one page may be placed within the manuscript, larger tables may be placed at the end of the document, and figure titles and legends must appear in the main manuscript rather than in the graphic files. Figures must be numbered in the order first mentioned and multi-panel figures submitted as a single composite file, and tables must be created with the word processor table function rather than embedded as figures or spreadsheet files.
Letters To The Editor
Cover Letter
A cover letter is required. The cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published in Tropical Medicine and Health, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, and confirm that all authors approved the submission.
Abstract
Abstract requirements are not specified.
Manuscript
The manuscript must include a competing interests section and document any use of a Large Language Model in the Methods section or another suitable part of the manuscript if no Methods section is available.
References
Only articles, clinical trial registration records, and abstracts that are published, in press, or publicly available as e-prints or preprints may be cited, unpublished abstracts, unpublished data, and personal communications must not appear in the reference list, journal abbreviations must follow Index Medicus/MEDLINE, and URLs must be numbered and included in the reference list in full with access dates.
Figures & Tables
Tables shorter than one page may be placed within the manuscript, tables longer than one page may be placed at the end of the document, and figure titles and legends must appear in the main manuscript rather than in the image files. Figures must be numbered in the order first mentioned and multi-panel figures submitted as a single composite file, while tables must be numbered in sequence and created using the word processor's table function rather than embedded as figures.
Recent Publications
1) Guatemala-Japan Cooperative Project on Onchocerciasis Research and Control: A Review of the Technical Cooperation, Case Study Series No. 6
Kunitoshi Sakurai
10.2149/tmh.2015-s06
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5. List of 105 Original Articles and Reviews Produced in This Project
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10.2149/tmh.2015-s14
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Frequently asked questions
How long does it take to publish?
Submission to first decision (median): 6 days.
Reformat to Tropical Medicine and Health using Livewrite PremiumIs a cover letter required?
A cover letter is required and should explain why the manuscript should be published in Tropical Medicine and Health, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved submission, confirm the work has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and identify any special issue if applicable. Authors may also suggest preferred and non-preferred peer reviewers in the cover letter.
Reformat to Tropical Medicine and Health using Livewrite PremiumWhat are the publication costs?
Article processing charge: £2090.00 GBP / $2990.00 USD / €2490.00 EUR for each accepted article, subject to VAT or local taxes where applicable.
Reformat to Tropical Medicine and Health using Livewrite PremiumResearch Topics
Mosquito-borne diseases and control
Malaria Research and Control
Parasites and Host Interactions
Global Maternal and Child Health
Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment
Child Nutrition and Water Access
Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
Viral Infections and Vectors
Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
COVID-19 epidemiological studies
Zoonotic diseases and public health
Research on Leishmaniasis Studies
Insects and Parasite Interactions
Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
Travel-related health issues
SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies
Trypanosoma species research and implications
Dengue and Mosquito Control Research
COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
Vector-borne infectious diseases
Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health