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Virus Research

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands

ISSN0168-1702eISSN1872-7492

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total68

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

0.709

H-Index

183

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.7

Total Works

8,912

Total Citations

266,768

2yr Mean Citedness

3.24

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Virus Research covers viroids and all types of viruses infecting bacteria, fungi, plants, animals, or humans. It publishes on all aspects of virology, including molecular virology, structural biology, pathogenesis, virus evolution, drug development and resistance, host restriction factors, immune system interactions, and clinical and epidemiological virology. The journal also features review articles, special issues, book reviews, editorials, and meeting reports.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 194 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications8,912

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~14 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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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?

0168-1702 / 1872-7492

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

Portico, PMC, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

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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.

Infectious DiseasesQ2

VirologyQ2

Cancer ResearchQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Virology

Scopus Categories

VirologyCancer ResearchInfectious Diseases

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant Virus Research StudiesAnimal Virus Infections StudiesVirus-based gene therapy researchViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyViral Infections and Immunology Research