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Journal of NeuroVirology

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH · Germany · Est. 1964

ISSN1538-2443

SJR Q3✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.6

H-Indexi

109

SNIPi

0.516

Total Worksi

2,641

Total Citationsi

76,178

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.83

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Journal of NeuroVirology focuses on the molecular biology and pathogenesis of viral infections of the nervous system and the development of novel therapeutic strategies using neurotropic viral vectors. Publishes high-quality basic science and clinical studies. Covers a wide range of research areas including Aging & Neurodegeneration, CNS Signal Transduction, and Viral Neuroimmunology. Accepts submissions of original work, reviews, and case reports. Provides coverage of various scientific meetings, along with supplements and special issues. Also emphasizes publication of non-viral infections that affect the central nervous system.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1964

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,641

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1538-2443

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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

118

2.2k

2019

2.3k

2020

115

1.8k

2021

592

2022

527

2023

224

2024

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.

NeurologyQ3

Neurology (clinical)Q3

VirologyQ3

Cellular and Molecular NeuroscienceQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

NeurosciencesVirology

Scopus Categories

Neurology (clinical)VirologyCellular and Molecular NeuroscienceNeurology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

HIV Research and TreatmentHerpesvirus Infections and TreatmentsHIV-related health complications and treatmentsHIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsPolyomavirus and related diseasesCytomegalovirus and herpesvirus researchNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration MechanismsMosquito-borne diseases and controlInfectious Encephalopathies and EncephalitisFull-Duplex Wireless Communications

Frequently asked questions about Journal of NeuroVirology

Is Journal of NeuroVirology a predatory journal?

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

Journal of NeuroVirology 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 1.83.

Is Journal of NeuroVirology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of NeuroVirology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.