Malaria Journal is aimed at the scientific community interested in malaria in its broadest sense. It is the only journal that publishes exclusively articles on malaria and, as such, it aims to bring together knowledge from the different specialities involved in this very broad discipline, from the bench to the bedside and to the field.

《Malaria Journal》是一本由BMC出版商出版的专业医学期刊，该刊创刊于2002年，刊期Irregular，该刊已被国际权威数据库SCI、SCIE收录。在中科院最新升级版分区表中，该刊分区信息为大类学科：医学 3区，小类学科：热带医学 2区；传染病学 3区；寄生虫学 3区；在JCR（Journal Citation Reports）分区等级为Q2。该刊发文范围涵盖传染病学等领域，旨在及时、准确、全面地报道国内外传染病学工作者在该领域取得的最新研究成果、工作进展及学术动态、技术革新等，促进学术交流，鼓励学术创新。2021年影响因子为3.469，平均审稿速度较快,2-4周。