ISSN 0037-8682 printed version
ISSN 1678-9849 online version

ABOUT THE JOURNAL

• Basic information
• Indexing sources
• Sponsors

The Society was founded in 1962 aiming to bring together  physicians and researchers working on tropical deseases. Since then, SBMT has organized annual congresses and meetings, which provide forums for the discussion of different aspects of tropical diseases, specially the endemic diseases in Brazil and Latin America, and mainly the Chagas disease and leishmaniasis.

One of the characteristics of the SBMT's and its congresses is to put together specialists and researchers from distinct study areas related to Tropical Medicine, including ecologists, sanitary engineers, sociologists, entomologists, physicians, pathologists, immunologists and the ones working with molecular biology. Such multidisciplinary aspects of the SBMT and of its congresses have make possible a deep discussion of themes related to the control and new therapeutical approaches of the main Brazilian endemic diseases. In recent years, these forums have promoted an effective impact on the quality of life and on medical assistance which is provided to the exposed populations and risk groups.

In 1968, SBMT published the first issue of the Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, planned to be bimonthly. In 1983, the journal became quarterly. But since 1996, it has been published bimonthly.

The journal publishes scientific papers related to infectious and parasitic diseases, preventive medicine, public health and related subjects.

The journal publishes as supplements papers and reports on the Chagas desease and leishmaniasis presented at the SBMT annual congresses. The Society also publishes reports from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and from Fundação Nacional de Saúde (National Foundation for Health - FNS) of the Ministério de Saúde (Ministry of Health - MS).

The abbreviated title of the journal is Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop., which should be used in bibliographies, footnotes, bibliographical references and legends.

The journal is indexed by:

• Bibliografia Brasileira de Medicina

• Biosis

• Excerpta Medica

• Helmintological Abstract

• Index Medicus

• Lilacs

• Medline

• Protozoological Abstracts

• Review of Medical and Veterinary Mycology

• Tropical Diseases Bulletin

• Zoological Record

• Sociedade Iberoamericana de Información Cientifica (SIIC) Data Bases

• Programa de Apoio a Publicações Científicas of the Ministério da Ciência e Tecnologia (MCT), Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

• Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro (UFTM)

• Fundação de Ensino e Pesquisa de Uberaba (FUNEPU)