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Intervirology

S. Karger AG · Switzerland

ISSN0300-5526eISSN1423-0100

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

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q3+12

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total62

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

0.562

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.646

Total Works

2,956

Total Citations

69,374

2yr Mean Citedness

1.25

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

Intervirology publishes research on viral diseases, including their epidemiology, molecular characterization, and potential therapeutic or preventative strategies. Studies investigate viral infections in humans and animals, focusing on specific viruses such as herpesviruses, West Nile virus, bluetongue virus, rotavirus, adenoviruses, and coronaviruses. The journal also covers aspects of viral diagnostics, vaccine development, and the impact of public health interventions on viral disease patterns.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 10 articles / 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

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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

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.

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