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Archives of Virology

Springer · Austria

ISSN0304-8608eISSN1432-8798
SJR Q2WOS SCIEScopus / SJR
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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q2
SJR · Scopus
Top 50% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.642
H-Indexi
169
SNIPi
0.818
Total Worksi
15,040
Total Citationsi
349,362
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.59
Open Impact Factor alternative
Retractions
12
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
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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid
Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed
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

7/11 · 64%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Springer
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
0304-8608 / 1432-8798
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
peer-reviewed
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
Primary language documented?
English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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
7k
2019
369
6.4k
2020
423
6.3k
2021
318
3.4k
2022
302
2.9k
2023
266
994
2024
261
404
2025
231
58
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. 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.

What is the aims and scope of Archives of Virology?

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

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref