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Journal of Viral Hepatitis

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1972

ISSN1352-0504eISSN1365-2893

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.871

H-Indexi

122

SNIPi

0.831

Total Worksi

5,186

Total Citationsi

117,337

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.38

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Gastroenterology & Hepatology; Infectious Diseases; Virology; Hepatology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1972

FrequencySix No. A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,186

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1352-0504 / 1365-2893

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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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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

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

212

4.2k

2019

220

3.1k

2020

191

2021

166

1.3k

2022

124

879

2023

162

494

2024

156

208

2025

106

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.

HepatologyQ2

Infectious DiseasesQ2

VirologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Gastroenterology & HepatologyInfectious DiseasesVirology

Scopus Categories

VirologyHepatologyInfectious Diseases

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Hepatitis C virus researchHepatitis B Virus StudiesLiver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentHepatitis Viruses Studies and EpidemiologyLiver Disease and TransplantationHIV/AIDS drug development and treatmentSystemic Lupus Erythematosus ResearchHIV, Drug Use, Sexual RiskViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyLiver Diseases and Immunity

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Viral Hepatitis

Is Journal of Viral Hepatitis a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Viral Hepatitis: 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 Journal of Viral Hepatitis?

Journal of Viral Hepatitis 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 1.38.

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

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

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Viral Hepatitis?