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Journal of General Virology

Microbiology Society · United Kingdom

ISSN0022-1317eISSN1465-2099

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

1.169

H-Indexi

249

SNIPi

1.252

Total Worksi

17,476

Total Citationsi

783,452

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.83

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology; Virology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive

Total Publications17,476

Publisher OrgMicrobiology Society

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Microbiology Society

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0022-1317 / 1465-2099

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

178

5.8k

2019

142

4.3k

2020

161

3.5k

2021

113

2.3k

2022

117

1.6k

2023

122

853

2024

137

352

2025

115

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

VirologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biotechnology & Applied MicrobiologyVirology

Scopus Categories

Virology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant Virus Research StudiesVirus-based gene therapy researchHerpesvirus Infections and TreatmentsAnimal Virus Infections StudiesViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology

Frequently asked questions about Journal of General Virology

Is Journal of General Virology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of General Virology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of General Virology?

Journal of General Virology is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 2.83.

Is Journal of General Virology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of General Virology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of General Virology?