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Antiviral Research

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands

ISSN0166-3542eISSN1872-9096

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.353

H-Indexi

178

SNIPi

0.933

Total Worksi

9,276

Total Citationsi

235,886

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.58

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Pharmacology & Pharmacy; Virology; Pharmacology.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive

Total Publications9,276

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?

0166-3542 / 1872-9096

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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

224

7.4k

2019

224

15k

2020

146

2021

197

3.9k

2022

184

2.2k

2023

209

1.6k

2024

183

563

2025

124

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.

PharmacologyQ1

VirologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Pharmacology & PharmacyVirology

Scopus Categories

PharmacologyVirology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Herpesvirus Infections and TreatmentsHIV/AIDS drug development and treatmentHIV Research and TreatmentCytomegalovirus and herpesvirus researchHepatitis C virus research

Frequently asked questions about Antiviral Research

Is Antiviral Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Antiviral Research: 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 Antiviral Research?

Antiviral Research 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 3.58.

Is Antiviral Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Antiviral Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Antiviral Research?