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AIDS Research and Therapy

BioMed Central Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1981

ISSN1742-6405eISSN1742-6405

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

100

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total100

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?

118

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 100d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.934

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.971

Total Worksi

1,168

Total Citationsi

22,293

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.82

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Infectious Diseases; Molecular Medicine; Pharmacology (medical); Virology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1981

Annual Volume~ 111 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,168

Publisher OrgBioMed Central

OA Since2003

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer review

Review Time~16 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

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BioMed Central Ltd

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

1742-6405 / 1742-6405

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

✅

Peer review process documented?

Peer review

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

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

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

✅

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

1.2k

2019

1.5k

2020

100

1.7k

2021

985

2022

927

2023

102

410

2024

141

236

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.

Molecular MedicineQ2

Pharmacology (medical)Q2

VirologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Infectious Diseases

Scopus Categories

Pharmacology (medical)VirologyMolecular Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

HIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsHIV Research and TreatmentHIV/AIDS drug development and treatmentHIV-related health complications and treatmentsAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthHIV, Drug Use, Sexual RiskPneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatmentBiological Research and Disease StudiesSex work and related issuesHIV/AIDS Impact and Responses

Frequently asked questions about AIDS Research and Therapy

Is AIDS Research and Therapy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for AIDS Research and Therapy: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 100/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of AIDS Research and Therapy?

AIDS Research and Therapy 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 1.82.

Is AIDS Research and Therapy indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

AIDS Research and Therapy is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of AIDS Research and Therapy?