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Intervirology

S. Karger AG · Switzerland

ISSN0300-5526eISSN1423-0100

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

100

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total100

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Slow · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

0.538

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.646

Total Worksi

2,956

Total Citationsi

69,374

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.25

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Virology; Infectious Diseases.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencySix No. A Year

StatusActive

Total Publications2,956

Publisher OrgKarger Publishers

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~35 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

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Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

S. Karger AG

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0300-5526 / 1423-0100

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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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, Scholars Portal

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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

Citations received

333

2019

660

2020

376

2021

124

2022

2023

2024

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.

Infectious DiseasesQ3

VirologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Virology

Scopus Categories

VirologyInfectious Diseases

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Hepatitis B Virus StudiesVirus-based gene therapy researchHepatitis C virus researchHerpesvirus Infections and TreatmentsAnimal Virus Infections Studies

Frequently asked questions about Intervirology

Is Intervirology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Intervirology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 100/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Intervirology?

Intervirology 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 1.25.

Is Intervirology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Intervirology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Intervirology?