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AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses

Mary Ann Liebert Inc. · United States · Est. 1958

ISSN1931-8405

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 75% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.516

H-Indexi

127

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.429

Total Worksi

7,882

Total Citationsi

169,554

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.05

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Immunology; Infectious Diseases; Virology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1958

FrequencyEighteen No. A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications7,882

Publisher OrgMary Ann Liebert, Inc.

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Mary Ann Liebert Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1931-8405

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

177

2019

155

1.3k

2020

133

999

2021

554

2022

100

331

2023

144

2024

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.

ImmunologyQ3

Infectious DiseasesQ3

VirologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

ImmunologyInfectious DiseasesVirology

Scopus Categories

ImmunologyVirologyInfectious Diseases

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

HIV Research and TreatmentHIV/AIDS drug development and treatmentHIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsImmune Cell Function and InteractionHIV-related health complications and treatmentsT-cell and Retrovirus StudiesCytomegalovirus and herpesvirus researchAnimal Disease Management and EpidemiologyHerpesvirus Infections and TreatmentsT-cell and B-cell Immunology

Frequently asked questions about AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses

Is AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses?

AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses 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 1.05.

Is AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses?