Effects of solar radiation exposure on ischemic heart disease mortality: country-level spatial regression models
Authors: Haruka Kato, Satomi Ikeuchi and Susumu Tanimura
Content type: Brief Report
10 October 2025
Aims and scope
Tropical Medicine and Health is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that publishes original research and reviews on all aspects of tropical medicine and global health. The journal welcomes clinical, epidemiological, laboratory and policy research.
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Intrathoracic rupture of amebic liver abscess: a case report and literature review
Authors: Kota Hasegawa, Akira Kawashima, Ryo Kuwata, Rieko Shimogawara, Mitsuko Sasaki, Yasuaki Yanagawa, Takato Nakamoto, Takahiro Aoki, Kenji Yagita, Koji Watanabe, Katsuji Teruya and Hiroyuki Gatanaga
Content type: Case Report 9 October 2025 -
Prognostic value of low-cost white blood cell indices and procalcitonin for mortality in Rwandan sepsis patients: a prospective intensive care unit study
Authors: Emmanuel Kundukundwe, Theodette Nizeyimana, Ayingeneye Grace Mutoni, Aline Muhimpundu, Enatha Mukantwari, Cedrick Izere, Solomon Ali, Araya Gebreyesus Wasihun, Tiruzer Bekele, Thaddee Nshimiyimana, Augustin Nzitakera, Ella Larissa Ndoricyimpaye, Schifra Uwamungu, Eliah Shema, Elizabeth Gori, Wossenseged Lemma…
Content type: Research 9 October 2025 -
A step-by-step guide for conducting an umbrella review
Authors: Mohammed Abdellatif, Mohammad Najm Dadam, Nguyen Tuan Vu, Nguyen Hai Nam, Nguyen Quoc Hoan, Zahraa Taoube, Phillip Tran and Nguyen Tien Huy
Content type: Review 9 October 2025 -
Diagnostic puzzle of Anopheles species using morphological vs. molecular approach: a case study in Tripura, a hyperendemic malaria state, Northeast India
Authors: Ashwarya Kumari Sihag, Jadab Rajkonwar, Phiroz Gogoi, S. Vezhavendan, Savitha Chellappan, Sneha Suresh Satpute, Prantosh Malakar, Sangit Debnath, Kalpana Baruah, Harpreet Kaur, Sarala K. Subbarao, Dibya Ranjan Bhattacharyya and Ipsita Pal Bhowmick
Content type: Brief Report 9 October 2025
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A step by step guide for conducting a systematic review and meta-analysis with simulation data
Authors: Gehad Mohamed Tawfik, Kadek Agus Surya Dila, Muawia Yousif Fadlelmola Mohamed, Dao Ngoc Hien Tam, Nguyen Dang Kien, Ali Mahmoud Ahmed and Nguyen Tien Huy
Content type: Review 1 August 2019 -
The use of antibiotics in COVID-19 management: a rapid review of national treatment guidelines in 10 African countries
Authors: Yusuff Adebayo Adebisi, Nafisat Dasola Jimoh, Isaac Olushola Ogunkola, Theogene Uwizeyimana, Alaka Hassan Olayemi, Nelson Ashinedu Ukor and Don Eliseo Lucero-Prisno III
Content type: Letter to the Editor 23 June 2021 -
First COVID-19 infections in the Philippines: a case report
Authors: Edna M. Edrada, Edmundo B. Lopez, Jose Benito Villarama, Eumelia P. Salva Villarama, Bren F. Dagoc, Chris Smith, Ana Ria Sayo, Jeffrey A. Verona, Jamie Trifalgar-Arches, Jezreel Lazaro, Ellen Grace M. Balinas, Elizabeth Freda O. Telan, Lynsil Roy, Myvie Galon, Carl Hill N. Florida, Tatsuya Ukawa…
Content type: Case Report 14 April 2020The Correction to this article has been published in Tropical Medicine and Health 2020 48:30
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Coronavirus disease-2019: is fever an adequate screening for the returning travelers?
Authors: George M. Bwire and Linda S. Paulo
Content type: Letter to the Editor 9 March 2020 -
Suicidal ideation, suicidal behaviors, and attitudes towards suicide of adolescents enrolled in the Alternative Learning System in Manila, Philippines—a mixed methods study
Authors: Crystal Amiel M. Estrada, Daisuke Nonaka, Ernesto R. Gregorio Jr., Cynthia R. Leynes, Ronald T. del Castillo, Paul Michael R. Hernandez, Tatsuro Hayakawa and Jun Kobayashi
Content type: Research 29 March 2019
About the Societies
The Japanese Society of Tropical Medicine
The Japanese Society of Tropical Medicine (JSTM) was founded in 1959 with the objective of contributing and improving global health and medical treatments worldwide. JSTM believes that tropical medicine is not defined merely by weather or climate, but is an interdisciplinary field which helps to eliminate the gaps in health, society and economy among countries and regions. JSTM is dedicated to promoting academic studies and development in the field of tropical medicine by disseminating relevant research at annual meetings and in Tropical Medicine and Health, JSTM's official journal.
The Japan Association for Global Health
The Japan Association for Global Health (JAGH) was founded in 1986 with the aims to contribute to the progress and enhancement of international health, as well as the promotion of academic and cultural activities.
Archival content
The electronic archive of articles published between 1973 and 2015 can be found at the JSTM website.
2024 Best Paper Award
Tropical Medicine and Health is delighted to announce the 2024 Best Paper Award presented to:
Mehari Woldemariam Merid, Adugnaw Zeleke Alem, Dagmawi Chilot, Daniel Gashaneh Belay, Anteneh Ayelign Kibret, Melaku Hunie Asratie, Yadelew Yimer Shibabaw & Fantu Mamo Aragaw
For an outstanding contribution in the field of Tropical Medicine and Health entitled:
Impact of access to improved water and sanitation on diarrhea reduction among rural under-five children in low and middle-income countries: a propensity score matched analysis
Published in Tropical Medicine and Health 2022 51:36
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Call for Papers: Exploring the New Frontier in Tropical Medicine with Computational Intelligence, AI, and IoT Integration for Healthcare
Guest Editors:
Ha Huy Cuong Nguyen
Dang Hung Vi
PhayUng Meesad
Thanh Thuy Thi Phan
Rhoderick Malangsa
Submission Status: Open until 25 March 2026
Call for Papers: Tuberculosis in the Western Pacific Region: Epidemiology and programmatic advances on the path to elimination
Guest Editors:
Emily Lai-Ho MacLean, PhD, University of Sydney, Australia
Hongjo Choi, PhD, Korea University, Korea
Submission Status: Open until 3 March 2026
Call for papers: Global school health promotion in post COVID-19 era
We aim to call for an introduction to Japanese-style school health, which is attracting widespread attention, and case report on the current status of school health in low- and middle-income countries and its development in areas where implementation is new. In addition, school health that strengthens adolescent health will be presented, with a spotlight on mental health and comprehensive sex education.
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Citation Impact
Journal Impact Factor: 3.5 (2024)
5-year Journal Impact Factor: 3.7 (2024)
Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP): 1.326 (2024)
SCImago Journal Rank (SJR): 0.844 (2024)Speed
Submission to first editorial decision (median days): 6
Submission to acceptance (median days): 92Usage 2024
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