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Journal of Virus Eradication

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1983

ISSN2055-6659

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total68

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

0.574

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.539

Total Works

1,864

Total Citations

7,616

2yr Mean Citedness

0.47

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The Journal of Virus Eradication focuses on research related to viral infections, including their epidemiology, pathogenesis, and treatment. Studies investigate viruses such as poliovirus, chikungunya virus, rabies virus, human papillomavirus, hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, Epstein-Barr virus, and human immunodeficiency virus. The journal also covers aspects of vaccination, immune responses to viral infections, and the development of diagnostic and therapeutic tools for virus eradication.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1983

Annual Volume~ 89 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,864

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2014

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~39 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2055-6659

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

Portico, PMC, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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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.

Publication & Citation Trend

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Times cited

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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.

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ2

EpidemiologyQ3

ImmunologyQ3

Infectious DiseasesQ3

VirologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

ImmunologyInfectious DiseasesVirology

Scopus Categories

ImmunologyVirologyInfectious DiseasesPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthEpidemiology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

HIV Research and TreatmentHIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsHIV/AIDS drug development and treatmentHepatitis C virus researchHIV-related health complications and treatmentsImmune Cell Function and InteractionHepatitis B Virus StudiesCytomegalovirus and herpesvirus researchHIV, Drug Use, Sexual RiskVirus-based gene therapy research