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Viral Hepatitis Journal

Galenos Publishing House · Turkey · Est. 2012

ISSN1307-9441eISSN2147-2939

SJR Q4✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

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📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Bottom 25%

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.141

H-Indexi

CiteScorei

0.3

SNIPi

0.083

Total Worksi

408

Total Citationsi

772

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.29

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Viral Hepatitis Journal (Formerly Viral Hepatit Dergisi) is the regular publishing organ of the Viral Hepatitis Society. This periodical journal covers diagnosis, treatment, epidemiology, prevention and information of hepatitis. Viral Hepatitis Journal is a free open-access journal published 3 times per year (April, August and December). In addition, the special issues are published in some periods. It is a periodic national/international journal, published in English language with abstract and title published also in Turkish language and its editorial policies are based on independent peer-review principles. The aim of Viral Hepatitis Journal is to continuously publish original research papers of the highest scientific and clinical values specifically on hepatitis, on an international level. Additionally, reviews on basic developments in education, editorial short notes, case reports, original views, letters from a wide range of medical personal containing experiences and comments as well as social subjects are published. For general practitioners giving first line medical service who are interested in hepatitis, specialists in internal medicine, gastroenterology, microbiology, family physician, public health and hepatology, ‘things that must be known’ subjects will ensure to involve in Viral Hepatitis Journal. The journal’s editorial policies are based on "ICMJE Recommendations” rules. Efforts are being made to be recognized of Viral Hepatitis Journal by indexes. Online article submission system and all published volumes as full text can be reached without fee through the web site http://viralhepatitisjournal.org .

General Information

Country / RegionTurkey

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2012

Frequency3 times per year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications408

Publisher OrgGalenos Yayinevi

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2016

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Galenos Publishing House

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1307-9441 / 2147-2939

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

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?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

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Citations received

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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.

HepatologyQ4

Infectious DiseasesQ4

VirologyQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medicine, General & Internal

Scopus Categories

VirologyHepatologyInfectious Diseases

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Hepatitis B Virus StudiesHepatitis C virus researchLiver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentHepatitis Viruses Studies and EpidemiologyHIV, Drug Use, Sexual RiskLiver Disease and TransplantationViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologySystemic Lupus Erythematosus ResearchAnimal Virus Infections StudiesHIV/AIDS drug development and treatment

Frequently asked questions about Viral Hepatitis Journal

Is Viral Hepatitis Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Viral Hepatitis Journal: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Viral Hepatitis Journal?

Viral Hepatitis Journal 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. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 0.3.

Is Viral Hepatitis Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Viral Hepatitis Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.