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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases Template

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About the PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases format

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases is a peer-reviewed journal published by PLOS, covering Parasites and Host Interactions, Mosquito-borne diseases and control, Research on Leishmaniasis Studies. Over its lifetime it has published 13,474 papers, which have received 551,549 citations.

PublisherPLOS
Reference styleNumbered (Vancouver)
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
1. Smith A, Jones B, Lee C. A representative article title. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2023;12(3):45–58.

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Publishes research inParasites and Host Interactions Mosquito-borne diseases and control Research on Leishmaniasis Studies Trypanosoma species research and implications Viral Infections and Vectors
ISSN1935-2727
Citation impact (2-yr)3.56
h-index218
i10-index9,716
Article processing charge$2,495
Open accessYes — indexed in DOAJ
Top institutions publishing hereFundação Oswaldo Cruz
Journal websitewww.plosntds.org
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Papers published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases per year

807
2014
894
2015
932
2016
909
2017
820
2018
795
2019
974
2020
1K
2021
813
2022
708
2023
752
2024
909
2025

Citation impact of PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases by publication year

49.3K
2014
51.2K
2015
47.9K
2016
46.5K
2017
34.8K
2018
32.7K
2019
31.4K
2020
25.1K
2021
15.5K
2022
8.4K
2023
5.1K
2024
2.3K
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Refining the Global Spatial Limits of Dengue Virus Transmission by Evidence-Based Consensus

Oliver J. Brady, Peter W. Gething, Samir Bhatt et al. · 7 Aug 2012

BACKGROUND: Dengue is a growing problem both in its geographical spread and in its intensity, and yet current global distribution remains highly uncertain. Challenges in diagnosis and diagnostic methods as well as highly variable national health systems mean no single data source can reliably estimate the distribution of this disease. As such, there is a…

1,912 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Estimating the Global Burden of Endemic Canine Rabies

Katie Hampson, Laurent Coudeville, Tiziana Lembo et al. · 16 Apr 2015

BACKGROUND: Rabies is a notoriously underreported and neglected disease of low-income countries. This study aims to estimate the public health and economic burden of rabies circulating in domestic dog populations, globally and on a country-by-country basis, allowing an objective assessment of how much this preventable disease costs endemic countries. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: We established relationships between…

1,829 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Updated Global Burden of Cholera in Endemic Countries

Mohammad Ali, Allyson R. Nelson, Anna Lena Lopez et al. · 4 Jun 2015

BACKGROUND: The global burden of cholera is largely unknown because the majority of cases are not reported. The low reporting can be attributed to limited capacity of epidemiological surveillance and laboratories, as well as social, political, and economic disincentives for reporting. We previously estimated 2.8 million cases and 91,000 deaths annually due to cholera in…

1,323 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Neglected Tropical Diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa: Review of Their Prevalence, Distribution, and Disease Burden

Peter J. Hotez, Aruna M. Kamath · 24 Aug 2009

The neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are the most common conditions affecting the poorest 500 million people living in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), and together produce a burden of disease that may be equivalent to up to one-half of SSA's malaria disease burden and more than double that caused by tuberculosis. Approximately 85% of the NTD disease…

1,307 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
The Global Burden of Disease Study 2010: Interpretation and Implications for the Neglected Tropical Diseases

Peter J. Hotez, Miriam Alvarado, María‐Gloria Basáñez et al. · 24 Jul 2014

Cutaneous leishmaniasis is a neglected tropical disease, broadly distributed in the planet and with high incidence among socially vulnerable persons. It has been underestimated by healthcare systems and society, with a great burden of disease. Despite an available effective and well established treatment since the 50’s, it has been documented an increasing rate of resistance…

1,121 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official PLOS format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases use?
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases uses Numbered (Vancouver) references, shown as numbered [1], [2] markers in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: 1. Smith A, Jones B, Lee C. A representative article title. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2023;12(3):45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases?
No. DocuGuru generates the article LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a PLOS-ready PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
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What is PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases?
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases covers the epidemiology, pathology, treatment, prevention and control of neglected tropical diseases. It is a life sciences and medicine journal, published by PLOS.
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