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Antiviral Research

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands

ISSN0166-3542eISSN1872-9096

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

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

1.195

H-Index

178

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.933

Total Works

9,276

Total Citations

235,886

2yr Mean Citedness

3.58

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on research into antiviral therapies, including the identification of drug targets, the evaluation of novel compounds against various viruses such as SARS-CoV-2, influenza, hepatitis B, picornaviruses, and Nipah virus, and the investigation of treatment mechanisms and efficacy in both in vitro and in vivo models.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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—

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?

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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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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

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.

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