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Virology

Academic Press Inc. · United States

ISSN0042-6822eISSN1089-862X

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.741

H-Index

285

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.603

Total Works

30,328

Total Citations

1,330,330

2yr Mean Citedness

2.40

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Virology publishes original research on virus replication, virus-host biology, viral pathogenesis, immunity to viruses, virus structure, and virus evolution and ecology. It also features articles on vaccines, anti-viral drugs and their development, anti-viral therapies, and computational studies of virus infections. The journal covers all branches of research on viruses and virus-like agents that infect humans and other animals, plants, insects, and bacteria.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 287 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications30,328

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Academic Press Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0042-6822 / 1089-862X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

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2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

VirologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Virology

Scopus Categories

Virology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Virus-based gene therapy researchPlant Virus Research StudiesBacteriophages and microbial interactionsAnimal Virus Infections StudiesHerpesvirus Infections and Treatments

Virology

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

General Information

Submission Info

Ethics & Quality

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Publication & Citation Trend

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Subject Classification

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