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

CALL FOR PAPERS: STI is inviting submissions to be part of a themed issue on the 'Advances and challenges of STI point-of-care testing'. Submission deadline is 31st August 2025. Find out more and how to submit.

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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The Centenary Series

STIs Through the Ages: A Medical and Social Journey

2025 marks the 100th anniversary of Sexually Transmitted Infections.

The editorial team have curated a series of specially commissioned articles to publish throughout the year to celebrate this milestone.

Read the collection

Latest Articles

Correspondence:

Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and sexually transmissible enteric infections in men who have sex with men: PPI-stewardship

16 May 2025

Letter:

Antimicrobial resistance and treatment failures in symptomatic and asymptomatic Mycoplasma genitalium infections in Sao Paulo, Brazil: first evidence from a cross-sectional study of sexual health clinic attendees

16 May 2025

Editorial:

Ending nuclear weapons, before they end us

15 May 2025

Correspondence:

Gonococcal infection in a canal along the medial penile raphe

14 May 2025

Correspondence:

Genital lesions of unusual aetiology in a male patient: case report

14 May 2025

IUSTI Europe 2025

The 38th Congress of the International Union against Sexually Transmitted Infections (IUSTI)-Europe, will be held in Athens, Greece, between October 9-11, 2025. The theme of the Congress is “Sexual Health from Hippocrates to AI”.

Look out for the session hosted by the Sexually Transmitted Infections editorial team on 10th October on 'STI POCT in Clinical Care: Overcoming Challenges, Maximising Opportunities'. Read the full programme here.