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Retrovirology

BioMed Central Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1978

ISSN1742-4690eISSN1742-4690

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total75

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.982

H-Index

117

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.88

Total Works

4,742

Total Citations

74,314

2yr Mean Citedness

4.67

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Retrovirology publishes research on retroviruses, including human retroviruses, animal retroviruses, HIV, and HTLV. The journal covers host-pathogen interactions, replication mechanisms, immune defenses, animal models, and clinical science related to retroviruses and retrovirus-related diseases. Topics also include virology, antibody, immunology, virus, bioinformatics, cell culture, reverse transcriptase, and gene.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1978

FrequencyIrregular

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,742

Publisher OrgBioMed Central

OA Since2003

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~11 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

British Library; Koninklijke BibliotheekCLOCKSSLOCKSSPorticoPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BioMed Central Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1742-4690 / 1742-4690

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

British Library; Koninklijke Bibliotheek, CLOCKSS, LOCKSS, Portico, PMC

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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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Infectious DiseasesQ1

VirologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Virology

Scopus Categories

VirologyInfectious Diseases

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

HIV Research and TreatmentHIV/AIDS drug development and treatmentT-cell and Retrovirus StudiesImmune Cell Function and InteractionHIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsAnimal Disease Management and EpidemiologyVector-Borne Animal DiseasesImmunotherapy and Immune ResponsesHIV-related health complications and treatmentsVirus-based gene therapy research