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Archives of Virology

Springer · Austria

ISSN0304-8608eISSN1432-8798

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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?

124

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 70d

SJR Rank

Top 50% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.642

H-Indexi

169

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.818

Total Worksi

15,040

Total Citationsi

349,362

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.59

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Archives of Virology is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes original contributions reporting research on viruses, virus-like agents, and virus infections of humans, animals, plants, insects, and bacteria. Invites original articles, brief reports, reviews, commentaries, annotated sequence records Covers an extensive range of topics, including newly discovered and emerging viruses, virus structure, evolution, and interactions with hosts Includes applied research such as development of novel diagnostic technologies, monoclonal antibody panels, vaccines, and antiviral drugs

General Information

Country / RegionAustria

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyTwelve No. A Year

StatusActive

Total Publications15,040

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

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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7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

0304-8608 / 1432-8798

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

✅

Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

❌

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

Citations received

381

6.9k

2019

369

6.3k

2020

421

6.2k

2021

320

3.3k

2022

302

2.8k

2023

266

911

2024

263

333

2025

191

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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

VirologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Virology

Scopus Categories

VirologyMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant Virus Research StudiesAnimal Virus Infections StudiesViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyVirus-based gene therapy researchViral Infections and Immunology Research

Frequently asked questions about Archives of Virology

Is Archives of Virology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Archives of Virology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Archives of Virology?

Archives of Virology 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 1.59.

Is Archives of Virology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Archives of Virology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.