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Reviews in Medical Virology

John Wiley and Sons Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN1052-9276eISSN1099-1654

SJR Q1✓ 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 17 articles · accept 106d

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.769

H-Indexi

130

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.8

Total Worksi

2,089

Total Citationsi

77,719

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.49

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas (NLM/MEDLINE-assigned): Virus Diseases, Viruses.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Frequency6 No. A Year, 2000-

StatusActive

Total Publications2,089

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley and Sons Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1052-9276 / 1099-1654

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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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?

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

3.2k

2019

119

7.7k

2020

121

5.1k

2021

3.1k

2022

1.4k

2023

104

2024

274

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 DiseasesQ1

VirologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Virology

Scopus Categories

VirologyInfectious Diseases

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Herpesvirus Infections and TreatmentsCytomegalovirus and herpesvirus researchSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyDiverse Scientific and Economic Studies

Frequently asked questions about Reviews in Medical Virology

Is Reviews in Medical Virology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Reviews in Medical 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 Reviews in Medical Virology?

Reviews in Medical 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 4.49.

Is Reviews in Medical Virology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Reviews in Medical Virology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Reviews in Medical Virology?