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Virus Evolution

Oxford University Press · United States · Est. 1911

ISSN2057-1577eISSN2057-1577

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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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?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.57

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.269

Total Worksi

1,076

Total Citationsi

32,391

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.21

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Virology; Microbiology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1911

Annual Volume~ 105 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,076

Publisher OrgUniversity of Oxford

OA Since2014

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer review

Review Time~14 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSPorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Oxford University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2057-1577 / 2057-1577

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Peer review

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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?

LOCKSS, 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

Articles published

Citations received

130

2019

105

4.6k

2020

108

2021

126

2.9k

2022

1.2k

2023

119

995

2024

108

236

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.

MicrobiologyQ1

VirologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Virology

Scopus Categories

VirologyMicrobiology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant Virus Research StudiesAnimal Virus Infections StudiesViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyHIV Research and TreatmentSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchBacteriophages and microbial interactionsViral Infections and VectorsInfluenza Virus Research StudiesMosquito-borne diseases and controlEvolution and Genetic Dynamics

Frequently asked questions about Virus Evolution

Is Virus Evolution a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Virus Evolution: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Virus Evolution?

Virus Evolution 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 4.21.

Is Virus Evolution indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Virus Evolution is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Virus Evolution?