Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Aims & Scope

The Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo (Journal of the São Paulo Institute of Tropical Medicine) is a journal devoted to research on different aspects of tropical infectious diseases.

The journal welcomes original work on all infectious diseases, provided that data and results are directly linked to human health.

The Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo follows the directives of the Committee on Publications Ethics (COPE), and all the submissions are analised at the arrival by the anti-plagiarism software iThenticate.

The journal publishes, besides original articles, review articles, case reports, brief communications, and letters to the editor.

The journal publishes manuscripts only in English.

From 2016 on, the Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo (Journal of the São Paulo Institute of Tropical Medicine) is published online only, maintaining the free access.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.7
2024	1.50

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.533

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	58

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	10908

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	361

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science
• Embase

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Long term evaluation of etiological treatment of Chagas disease with benznidazole

  Citation: 261

  Authors: J. Romeu

• Medical mycology

  Citation: 215

  Authors: K.J., J.E.

• Malaria vectors in the Brazilian Amazon: Anopheles of the subgenus Nyssorhynchus

  Citation: 176

  Authors: Wanderli Pedro, Bedsy

• ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY OF SILVER NANOPARTICLES OBTAINED BY GREEN SYNTHESIS

  Citation: 165

  Authors: Eduardo José J., Francisco Afrânio, Bruno N.M.F., Auberson Martins, Everardo Albuquerque, Pierre Basílio Almeida

• ANTIMICROBIAL DRUG RESISTANCE IN STRAINS OF Escherichia coli ISOLATED FROM FOOD SOURCES

  Citation: 154

  Authors: Mohammed Uddin, Nooruddin, Parveez, Zelalem, Kaiser

• SUSCEPTIBILITY TEST FOR FUNGI: CLINICAL AND LABORATORIAL CORRELATIONS IN MEDICAL MYCOLOGY

  Citation: 144

  Authors: Ana, Marcia S.C., Lucas X., Juan L.

• EPIDEMIOLOGY OF PARACOCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS

  Citation: 143

  Authors: Roberto

• Posaconazole treatment of refractory eumycetoma and chromoblastomycosis

  Citation: 132

  Authors: Ricardo, Angela, Beatriz, Maria Aparecida, Hernando, Angela

• Visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil: revisiting paradigms of epidemiology and control

  Citation: 132

  Authors: Filipe, Sinval Pinto

• ANIMAL MODELS FOR THE STUDY OF LEISHMANIASIS IMMUNOLOGY

  Citation: 126

  Authors: Elsy Nalleli, Fernando Jose

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