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Current Opinion in Virology

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 1925

ISSN1879-6265

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

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

2.034

H-Index

125

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.129

Total Works

1,488

Total Citations

70,129

2yr Mean Citedness

2.89

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on viral replication mechanisms, host-virus interactions, and the development of antiviral therapies and vaccines. Recent articles discuss viral polyprotein processing, entry mechanisms, immune evasion strategies, and the role of innate immunity in viral pathogenesis and vaccine responses. Specific viruses examined include hepaciviruses, pestiviruses, hepatitis C virus, bunyaviruses, hepatitis D virus, Epstein-Barr virus, HIV-1, respiratory syncytial virus, influenza A virus, filoviruses, and plant viruses.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1925

FrequencySix No. A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,488

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1879-6265

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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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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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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.

VirologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Virology

Scopus Categories