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Exploring the pathophysiology and control of tropical diseases with a focus on integrative prevention, control, and treatment methods, and the associated challenges in vulnerable populations.

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases is a collaborative and multidisciplinary journal publishing highquality research on tropical diseases and other communicable and noncommunicable health conditions that disproportionately...

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Emanuele Nicastri

National Institute for Infectious Diseases Lazzaro Spallanzani (IRCCS)

Italy

Editor-in-Chief

Adam P Roberts

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

United Kingdom

Specialty Chief Editor

Antimicrobial Resistance

Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales

Facultad de Medicina, Fundacion Universitaria Autónoma de las Américas

Colombia

Specialty Chief Editor

Emerging Tropical Diseases

Baldwyn Torto

International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE)

Kenya

Specialty Chief Editor

Vector Biology

Edwin Michael

University of South Florida

United States

Specialty Chief Editor

Tropical Disease Epidemiology and Ecology

Eugenia Lo

Drexel University

United States

Specialty Chief Editor

Major Tropical Diseases

Faith HA Osier

KEMRI Wellcome Trust Research Programme

Kenya

Specialty Chief Editor

Vaccines for Tropical Diseases

Flavia Riccardo

National Institute of Health (ISS)

Italy

Specialty Chief Editor

Disease Prevention and Control Policy

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Articles

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About the journal

Scope

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases is a collaborative and multidisciplinary journal publishing high-quality research on tropical diseases and other communicable and non-communicable health conditions that disproportionately affect populations in tropical regions and low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The journal focuses on disease pathophysiology, prevention, control, and treatment, as well as the health system, social, economic, and environmental determinants of health in these settings. By bringing together international scholarship across disciplines central to tropical medicine and global health—including infectious diseases, parasitology, entomology, epidemiology, clinical medicine, public health, health policy, health economics, implementation science, and medical anthropology—the journal provides a coherent open-access platform addressing both classical tropical diseases and broader health priorities in vulnerable populations. Non-communicable diseases are considered within the specific epidemiological, environmental, and health system contexts of tropical and LMIC settings.

Aims

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases is a collaborative and multidisciplinary journal publishing high-quality research on tropical diseases and other communicable and non-communicable health conditions that disproportionately affect populations in tropical regions and low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The journal focuses on disease pathophysiology, prevention, control, and treatment, as well as the health system, social, economic, and environmental determinants of health in these settings.

By bringing together international scholarship across disciplines central to tropical medicine and global health—including infectious diseases, parasitology, entomology, epidemiology, clinical medicine, public health, health policy, health economics, implementation science, and medical anthropology—the journal provides a coherent open-access platform addressing both classical tropical diseases and broader health priorities in vulnerable populations. Non-communicable diseases are considered within the specific epidemiological, environmental, and health system contexts of tropical and LMIC settings.

Source: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/tropical-diseases/about

ISSN
2673-7515
Editor-in-Chief
Emanuele Nicastri (National Institute for Infectious Diseases Lazzaro Spallanzani (IRCCS), Rome, Italy) — Field Chief Editor
Established
2026

Sections

  • Antimicrobial Resistance

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/tropical-diseases/sections/antimicrobial-resistance

  • Disease Prevention and Control Policy

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/tropical-diseases/sections/disease-prevention-and-control-policy

  • Emerging Tropical Diseases

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/tropical-diseases/sections/emerging-tropical-diseases

  • Major Tropical Diseases

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/tropical-diseases/sections/major-tropical-diseases

  • Neglected Tropical Diseases

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/tropical-diseases/sections/neglected-tropical-diseases

  • Tropical Disease Epidemiology and Ecology

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/tropical-diseases/sections/tropical-disease-epidemiology-and-ecology

  • Vaccines for Tropical Diseases

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/tropical-diseases/sections/vaccines-for-tropical-diseases

  • Vector Biology

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/tropical-diseases/sections/vector-biology

Article types accepted

  • Original Research
  • Systematic Review
  • Methods
  • Review
  • Mini Review
  • Policy and Practice Reviews
  • Hypothesis and Theory
  • Perspective
  • Clinical Trial
  • Case Report
  • Community Case Study
  • Classification
  • Curriculum
  • Instruction
  • and Pedagogy
  • Data Report
  • Policy Brief
  • Brief Research Report
  • General Commentary
  • Opinion
  • Correction
  • Editorial
  • Technology and Code
  • Study Protocol
  • FAIR² Data

Fees and currencies

  • Article processing charges (official)
  • - Category A: CHF 2,195 — Original Research, Systematic Review, Methods, Review, Policy and Practice Reviews, Hypothesis and Theory, Clinical Trial, Classification, Technology and Code, Study Protocol
  • - Category B: CHF 1,750 — Mini Review, Perspective, Case Report, Community Case Study, Curriculum, Instruction, and Pedagogy, Data Report, Policy Brief, Brief Research Report, General Commentary, Opinion
  • - Category C: CHF 0 — Correction, Editorial
  • Currency: CHF

Fees are charged only after acceptance. Waivers and discounts are available for authors with limited funding.

Fees and waivers policy

Editorial policies

Peer review

  • Official peer-review process: https://www.frontiersin.org/about/peer-review

Publication ethics

  • Policies and publication ethics: https://www.frontiersin.org/guidelines/policies-and-publication-ethics

Indexing

  • Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (BASE)
  • CNKI Scholar
  • Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)
  • CLOCKSS
  • Crossref
  • Dimensions
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences GoOA
  • OpenAIRE
  • EBSCO
  • DOAJ
  • Scopus
  • ProQuest

Affiliated societies

  • Committee on Publication Ethics

Source: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/tropical-diseases/about

Instructions for authors

Accepted article types

  • Original Research (fee category A)
  • Systematic Review (fee category A)
  • Methods (fee category A)
  • Review (fee category A)
  • Mini Review (fee category B)
  • Policy and Practice Reviews (fee category A)
  • Hypothesis and Theory (fee category A)
  • Perspective (fee category B)
  • Clinical Trial (fee category A)
  • Case Report (fee category B)
  • Community Case Study (fee category B)
  • Classification (fee category A)
  • Curriculum, Instruction, and Pedagogy (fee category B)
  • Data Report (fee category B)
  • Policy Brief (fee category B)
  • Brief Research Report (fee category B)
  • General Commentary (fee category B)
  • Opinion (fee category B)
  • Correction (fee category C)
  • Editorial (fee category C)
  • Technology and Code (fee category A)
  • Study Protocol (fee category A)
  • FAIR² Data

Author guidelines

  • https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/tropical-diseases/for-authors/author-guidelines

Peer review

  • https://www.frontiersin.org/about/peer-review

Journal metrics

Citation score
3.8
Articles
50
Total views
2,500,000
Downloads
0
Citations
3,253

Internal metrics, calculated on this platform and maintained by the editorial office.

Official bibliometric indicators

CiteScore
3.8
Citations
3253
Acceptance rate
33
Time to publication
98

Source: official publisher page · retrieved 2026-10-16

Some values were updated by the editorial office on 2026-10-22.