Aims & Scope
Advances in Tropical Medicine (ATM, ISSN 3068-4048) is a peer-reviewed, open access tropical medicine journal published by Directive Publications. The journal advances research, education and clinical practice on the diseases and health challenges of tropical and subtropical regions, with a strong focus on neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), malaria and vector-borne illness, tropical infectious diseases, antimicrobial resistance, and public health and nutrition in low- and middle-income settings.
We publish original research, systematic and narrative reviews, case reports and case series, short communications and editorials spanning clinical tropical medicine, parasitology and entomology, bacteriology, mycology and virology, infectious-disease epidemiology, One Health approaches to antimicrobial resistance, and outbreak and elimination science. Topics range from malaria burden and schistosomiasis to HIV-associated opportunistic infections, COVID-19 endemic transition, antibiotic residues in hospital wastewater, and child malnutrition across Africa.
Every submission undergoes rigorous double-blind peer review. Accepted articles are published open access under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY 4.0) licence, with authors retaining copyright, and receive a permanent Crossref DOI. Content is discoverable through OpenAlex and Google Scholar and is openly harvestable via our OAI-PMH endpoint.
ATM follows COPE ethical principles and especially welcomes evidence-based work from researchers and clinicians in endemic regions, offering article-processing-charge waivers and discounts to support global, equitable participation in the scholarly record.
Subject Coverage
Advances in Tropical Medicine welcomes original research, reviews, and case reports across the following core areas:
Research Topics
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Articles
Two Case Reports Of Isolated Epiglottic Signs Of Hiv Infection
Late Discovery Of Whipples Disease Complex By Herxheimer Jarisch Reaction To Ceftriaxone Therapy
Covid 19 Vaccines Function And Limitations In The Tough Transition From Pandemic Mitigation To Endemic Control
Child Malnutrition In Africa Prevalence Clinical Forms Aetiology And Epidemiology
An Issue Particular To Biomedicines Parasitic Infection And Immunity
Frequently Asked Questions
What topics does Advances in Tropical Medicine cover?
Advances in Tropical Medicine (ATM) covers the diseases and health challenges of tropical and subtropical regions: neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), malaria and vector-borne disease, tropical infectious diseases, parasitology and entomology, antimicrobial resistance and One Health, outbreak and elimination science, and public health and nutrition in low- and middle-income settings.
Who should read and publish in Advances in Tropical Medicine?
ATM is intended for researchers, clinicians, epidemiologists, parasitologists, public-health practitioners and graduate students working on tropical and global health. It is especially relevant to investigators in endemic regions of Africa, Asia and Latin America who want their work to be openly accessible and globally citable.
What article types does Advances in Tropical Medicine accept?
The journal accepts original research articles, systematic and narrative reviews, case reports and case series, short communications, and editorials addressing the clinical, methodological, translational and applied dimensions of tropical medicine.
How do I submit a manuscript to Advances in Tropical Medicine?
Authors can submit through the journal's submission page. Follow the author guidelines for formatting and ethics requirements, then upload your manuscript for editorial screening. Every submission that passes initial checks enters double-blind peer review.
Is Advances in Tropical Medicine open access, and who owns the copyright?
Yes. ATM is fully open access. Accepted articles are published under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY 4.0) licence and authors retain copyright, so anyone can read, share and reuse the work with attribution at no cost to readers.
Does Advances in Tropical Medicine assign DOIs and is it discoverable?
Every published article receives a permanent Crossref DOI for stable citation. Articles are indexed by OpenAlex and Google Scholar and are openly harvestable through the journal's OAI-PMH endpoint, supporting long-term discoverability and reuse.
Is there an article-processing charge, and are waivers available?
As an open access journal, ATM applies an article-processing charge on acceptance to cover publishing costs. Waivers and discounts are available, particularly for authors from low- and middle-income countries; contact the editorial office for current rates and eligibility.
How does peer review work at Advances in Tropical Medicine?
ATM uses double-blind peer review, so author and reviewer identities are concealed from each other. Submissions are assessed for scientific rigour, originality and ethical compliance in line with COPE principles before an editorial decision is made.