The Journal of Tropical Diseases and Parasitology (JTDP) (ISSN 1672-2302,CN 34-1263/R) is a medical journal supervised by the Anhui Provincial Health Commission and administered by the Anhui Provincial Institute of Parasitic Disease. First published in 1972 under the titles Reference Materials for Schistosomiasis Research, Work Materials for Schistosomiasis Control, and Parasitic Diseases Control and Research, the journal was renamed to its current title in December 1998 and approved for domestic and international publication in November 2002. Since 2021, JTDP has transitioned from a quarterly to a bimonthly publication and became part of the Chinese Preventive Medicine Association journal series.
JTDP primarily publishes research on infectious diseases caused by various pathogens and tropical diseases endemic to tropical and subtropical regions, with special emphasis on zoonotic diseases, vector-borne diseases, and natural focus diseases, covering their epidemiology, prevention and control, diagnosis, treatment, and related fundamental research.
The journal features multiple sections including Expert Viewpoint, Original Article, Control Study, Investigation Study, Experimental Study, Clinical Study, Control Administration, Review, and Case Report.
Recognized as a Statistical Source Journal for Chinese Scientific and Technical Papers and Citation Database (CSTPCD), JTDP has been selected for the Chinese Preventive Medicine Association's Journal Development Fund support program. It has received honors such as "Anhui Outstanding Sci-Tech Journal" and "Outstanding Journal of East China Region." The journal is indexed by major domestic and international databases including CSTPCD, Chinese Academic Journal Comprehensive Evaluation Database (CAJCED), Chemical Abstracts (CA), and Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST).
The current editorial board, constituted in December 2019, comprises 76 distinguished scholars nationwide. The current Editor-in-Chief is Prof. WANG Tianping, MD - a National Outstanding Professional and Technical Talent, recipient of the State Council Special Government Allowance, National Model Worker, and Chief Public Health Expert of Anhui Province. To ensure academic rigor, JTDP implements a dual peer-review system combining double-blind external review (by two domain experts) with three-tier internal editorial evaluation.
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