We are delighted to announce that Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine has just been awarded an impact factor of 1.903, with an increase of 19.9% compared to the previous impact factor 1.587 [2019 Journal Citation Reports (Clarivate Analytics, 2018)].

We would like to thank our authors and reviewers and will continue improving the quality of our journal to establish a high-level platform for academic communication.