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Journal of Virological Methods

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands

ISSN0166-0934eISSN1879-0984

SJR Q3✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.459

H-Indexi

142

SNIPi

0.573

Total Worksi

9,625

Total Citationsi

235,057

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.40

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Biochemical Research Methods; Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology; Virology.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 158 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications9,625

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0166-0934 / 1879-0984

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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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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

193

2019

171

3.2k

2020

306

3.9k

2021

150

1.2k

2022

126

661

2023

174

551

2024

175

232

2025

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.

VirologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biochemical Research MethodsBiotechnology & Applied MicrobiologyVirology

Scopus Categories

Virology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyAnimal Virus Infections StudiesVirus-based gene therapy researchPlant Virus Research StudiesViral Infections and Immunology Research

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Virological Methods

Is Journal of Virological Methods a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Virological Methods: 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 Virological Methods?

Journal of Virological Methods 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 1.40.

Is Journal of Virological Methods indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Virological Methods is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Virological Methods?