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Current Opinion in Virology

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 1925

ISSN1879-6265

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

2.217

H-Indexi

125

SNIPi

1.129

Total Worksi

1,488

Total Citationsi

70,129

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.89

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Virology.

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

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

4.5k

2019

3.2k

2020

137

4.6k

2021

1.1k

2022

653

2023

203

2024

118

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.

VirologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Virology

Scopus Categories

Virology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant Virus Research StudiesViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyViral Infections and VectorsBacteriophages and microbial interactionsCytomegalovirus and herpesvirus researchViral Infections and Outbreaks ResearchAnimal Virus Infections StudiesMosquito-borne diseases and controlHIV Research and TreatmentRespiratory viral infections research

Frequently asked questions about Current Opinion in Virology

Is Current Opinion in Virology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Current Opinion in Virology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Current Opinion in Virology?

Current Opinion in Virology 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 2.89.

Is Current Opinion in Virology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Current Opinion in Virology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Current Opinion in Virology?