Sexually Transmitted Infections

(STI) is the world's longest running international journal on sexual health

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Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) keeps clinicians and researchers up to date on the transmission, prevention, diagnosis, natural history and treatment of STIs and HIV. This includes existing and emerging infections where sexual transmission plays a role, as well as related aspects of sexual health.

The journal publishes original research, reviews, editorials and correspondence on the clinical, translational, laboratory, public health and sociological aspects of infections from around the world. STI also publishes a blog and podcasts to promote wider communication and dissemination of new developments in the field.

STI is an official journal of the British Association of Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH).

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Listen to the STI Podcast and subscribe via all podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music.

Editor-in-Chief: Anna Maria Geretti, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy and King's College London, UK
Editorial team

Current Issue

Authors

Sexually Transmitted Infections considers submissions of a wide range of article types, including original research, educational articles and systematic reviews.

The Author Information section provides general guidelines and requirements for specific article types.

Information is also provided on editorial policies and open access.

All manuscripts should be submitted online.

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Topic Collection

Advances and challenges of STI point-of-care testing

Sexually Transmitted Infections is inviting submissions to be part of a themed issue on the use of point of care testing in the diagnosis of STIs.

Submission deadline: 31st August 2025

Find out more and how to submit

ICAR 2025 Conference

Sexually Transmitted Infections is pleased to be the official journal of ICAR 2025 scheduled to take place in Padua from 21-23 May 2025.

The three-day conference – characterized by an abstract-driven approach – will address some of the main infectious disease issues of global relevance, such as HIV infection, SARS-CoV-2 infection, hepatitis and liver disease, sexually transmitted infections, emerging and/or re-emerging viruses, vaccines, infections in the immunocompromised (viruses, bacteria, fungi), and the relationship between infections and ageing.

The abstracts will be published in the journal.