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Virology Journal

BMC · United Kingdom · Est. 1910

eISSN1743-422X

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total40

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 ↗

H-Index

129

SNIP

0.915

Total Works

5,549

Total Citations

160,224

2yr Mean Citedness

3.39

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

Virology Journal publishes research on viral diseases, diagnostics, and treatments. Articles cover the detection and characterization of viruses such as SARS-CoV-2, influenza, hepatitis B and C, dengue virus, and coronaviruses in various hosts including humans, animals, and in environmental samples. The journal also features studies on antiviral therapies, phage therapy, and the host-virus interactions, including immune responses and metabolic pathways.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1910

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,549

Publisher OrgBioMed Central

OA Since2003

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Submission Info

APC Cost$2,890Above median

Peer ReviewAnonymous peer review

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BMC

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1743-422X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Anonymous peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

$2,890

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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)?

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.

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Virology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Animal Virus Infections StudiesRespiratory viral infections researchVirus-based gene therapy researchViral Infections and Immunology ResearchInfluenza Virus Research StudiesViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyHepatitis C virus researchMosquito-borne diseases and controlVirology and Viral DiseasesHepatitis B Virus Studies