The Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine (MSPTM) publishes Tropical Biomedicine (TB) since 1984. The journal issues are published quarterly in March, June, September and December every year. The publication is fully electronic and open-access on the MSPTM website. The e-ISSN of TB is 2521-9855.

The journal is abstracted / indexed by PubMed MEDLINE, Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics), Scopus, CAB International, Biological Abstracts, BIOSIS Previews, Essential Science Indicators and Zoological Record.

Tropical Biomedicine welcomes original scientific manuscripts which contribute to the advancement of knowledge of parasitology, entomology, tropical medicine, zoonosis and other aspects of biomedical research.

There is a publication fee of MYR1,250 (approx. US$300) per manuscript as of January 2021. However, the publication fee will be waived if the first author or corresponding author is a member of MSPTM of at least three (3) years’ standing. For enquiry, please contact Editorial Team via email to editor.msptm@gmail.com

All the articles published in Tropical Biomedicine are Open Access and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0). This license permits the use, sharing, adaptation, remix, distribution and reproduction of the articles in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made in the derivative work. The images and other third-party materials in these articles are included in the articles’ Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. In the event the third-party material is not included in the article’s Creative Commons license and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you must get permission directly from the copyright holder for the use of the material.

To view a copy of the CC BY-NC 4.0 license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERS 2024 – 2025 TERM

Name of Members

Affiliation

Country

Editor

Siti Nursheena Mohd Zain, PhD


Professor, Universiti Malaya

Malaysia

Associate Editor

Low Van Lun, PhD

Senior Lecturer, Universiti Malaya

Malaysia

Editorial Members

Chen Chee Dhang, PhD

Senior Research Officer, Universiti Malaya

Malaysia

Tan Tiong Kai, PhD

Senior Lecturer, Universiti Malaya

Malaysia

Chang Kum Wah, MSc

Livestock Industry Facilitator

Malaysia

Lau Koon Weng, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow, Universiti Malaya

Malaysia

Norhidayu Sahamin, PhD

Senior Lecturer, Universiti Malaya

Malaysia

Editorial Board

Agnes Kurniawan, PhD, Sp.Par.K.(K).

Professor, Universitas Indonesia

Indonesia

Azdayanti Muslim, PhD

Senior Lecturer, Universiti Teknologi MARA

Malaysia

Cheong Fei Wen, PhD

Senior Lecturer, Universiti Malaya

Malaysia

Choosak Nithikathkul, PhD

Senior Lecturer, Mahasarakham University

Thailand

Farah Shafawati Mohd Taib, PhD

Associate Professor, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Malaysia

Heo Chong Chin, PhD

Associate Professor, Universiti Teknologi MARA

Malaysia

Indra Vythilingam, PhD

Professor, Universiti Malaya

Malaysia

Lee Chow Yang, PhD

Professor, University of California, Riverside

USA

Lee Han Lim, PhD

Research Officer, Institute for Medical Research (IMR)

Malaysia

Loong Shih Keng, PhD

Senior Lecturer, Universiti Malaya

Malaysia

Nik Ahmad Irwan Izzauddin Nik Him, PhD

Senior Lecturer, Universiti Sains Malaysia

Malaysia

Norhafizah Zainal, PhD

Senior Lecturer, Universiti Malaya

Malaysia

Ooi Hong Kean, DVM, PhD

Professor, Azabu University

Japan

Pairot Pramual, PhD

Professor, Mahasarakham University

Thailand

Rahmah Noordin, PhD

Professor, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Malaysia

Rajeev K. Tyagi, PhD

CSIR-Institute of Microbial Technology (IMTECH)

India

Reuben Sharma, DVM, PhD

Senior Lecturer, Universiti Putra Malaysia

Malaysia

Russell Stothard, PhD

Professor, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

United Kingdom

Sam Mohan, DVM, MSc

Cyberlynx Sdn Bhd.

Malaysia

Soh Yih Harng, MD, MPH

Public Health Doctor, Ministry of Health

Malaysia

Suhaila Ab Hamid, PhD

Associate Professor, Universiti Sains Malaysia

Malaysia

Tan Kim Kee, PhD

Senior Lecturer, Universiti Malaya

Malaysia

Tan Li Peng, PhD

Senior Lecturer, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan

Malaysia

Vachel Gay Paller, PhD

Associate Professor, Walailak University

Thailand

Yeap Leng Siew, PhD

Professor, Shanghai Jiaotong University

China

Tropical Biomedicine operates on the basis of and adheres to the following publication policies:

ANNOUNCEMENT TO MSPTM MEMBERS ON

TROPICAL BIOMEDICINE

Dear all MSPTM members,

We are pleased to announce that the Web of Science Journal Impact Factor for Tropical Biomedicine is 0.717 (2021) [0.691 (5 year)]. (Source: Journal Citations Report, Clarivate Analytics, 2022.)

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all authors who have published papers with us. Members please help to improve our Impact Factor by making references to papers published in Tropical Biomedicine​. Please continue to support our Journal and submit your manuscript to Tropical Biomedicine!

Tropical Biomedicine welcomes previously unpublished papers which contribute to the advancement of knowledge of parasitology, entomology, tropical medicine, zoonosis and other aspects of biomedical research.

All submitted manuscripts will be assessed based on their novelty, problem identification, contribution to the new body of knowledge, scope of work and plagiarism.  Manuscripts having a similarity score below 25% will be accepted for review.

The length of the submitted manuscript are as follows:

  1. Original article (less than 10,000 words)
  2. Short communication (less than 3,000 words)
  3. Review article (by invitation) has no word count limit.

The advantages of publishing with Tropical Biomedicine include:

  • Four issues per year (March, June, September, December)
  • Publication fee will be waived for members (first author or corresponding author) with membership of three years and above.
  • Free online access to published papers (2004 and onward).
  • Abstracted / Indexed by PubMed MEDLINE, Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics), Scopus, CAB International, Biological Abstracts, BIOSIS Previews, Essential Science Indicators and Zoological Record.
  • Respected Editorial Board members will get recognition with a letter of appreciation.
  • Free global dissemination of research.

Thank you so much.

Aims & Scope

Tropical Biomedicine welcomes original scientific manuscripts which contribute to the advancement of knowledge of:

  • Parasitology
  • Entomology
  • Tropical medicine
  • Zoonosis
  • Other aspects of biomedical research
Abstracting and Indexing

The journal is abstracted by and indexed in:

  • PubMed MEDLINE
  • Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics)
  • Scopus
  • CAB International
  • Biological Abstracts
  • BIOSIS Previews
  • Essential Science Indicators
  • Zoological Record
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