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Open AIDS Journal

Bentham Science Publishers · United Arab Emirates · Est. 2007

ISSN1874-6136

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total22

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.309

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.422

Total Works

314

Total Citations

5,365

2yr Mean Citedness

0.33

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Aims & Scope

The Open AIDS Journal is an open-access journal that publishes peer reviewed research articles, reviews/mini-reviews and letters in the diverse field of HIV/AIDS. The journal covers recent studies on experimental, clinical, translational, social, epidemiological and behavioral aspects, along with therapeutics, pathogenesis, vaccines, drug resistance, prevention of HIV/AIDS, and search for diagnostics, cure and virology of HIV/AIDS. Original articles on animal models for AIDS treatment research are also included. The Open AIDS Journal, is an important and reliable source of current information on important developments in the field. Emphasis is placed on publishing quality papers, making them freely available to researchers worldwide. The Open AIDS Journal is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal covering all aspects of aids published continuously by Bentham Open.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Arab Emirates

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2007

Frequencycontinuously

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications314

Publisher OrgBentham Science Publishers

OA Since2016

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY 4.0

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Bentham Science Publishers

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1874-6136

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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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?

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

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

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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 DiseasesQ3

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ3

VirologyQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

VirologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthInfectious Diseases

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

HIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsHIV, Drug Use, Sexual RiskHIV Research and TreatmentAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthHIV/AIDS drug development and treatmentHIV-related health complications and treatmentsPharmaceutical Economics and PolicySex work and related issuesHIV/AIDS Impact and ResponsesIntellectual Property and Patents