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Virulence

Landes Bioscience Β· United States Β· Est. 1842

ISSN2150-5594eISSN2150-5608
SJR Q1βœ“ WOS SCIEβœ“ Scopus / SJRβœ“ DOAJβœ“ Open Access
100
/ 100
High Trust
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
β—† WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78
βœ“ Corroboration (4 more)+22
Total100
Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. Β· Third-party records Β· how this is calculated Β· Report an error β†’
⚑ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
171
days submission β†’ published
measured Β· last 20 articles Β· accept 152d
16
weeks to publish Β· journal-reported
Average Β· vs ~15 wk median
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field
Impact Factor & Quartile Β· Web of Science (JCR)

βœ“ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) β€” Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page β†—

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate β€” we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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
1.632
H-Indexi
123
CiteScore
ViewΒ β†—
Scopus metric Β· on the journal’s page
SNIPi
1.77
Total Worksi
2,388
Total Citationsi
84,123
2yr Mean Citednessi
4.15
Open Impact Factor alternative
Retractions
1
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Immunology; Infectious Diseases; Microbiology; Microbiology (medical); Parasitology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1842
FrequencySix No A Year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications2,388
Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis
OA Since2009
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind
Review Time~16 weeks
Acceptance Rateβ€”
OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC
OA Rateβ€”

Ethics & Quality

COPE Memberβœ— No
OASPA Memberβœ— No
Not on Predatory Listsβœ“ Yes
Plagiarism Detectionβœ“ Yes
πŸ“¦ Long-term Preservation
LOCKSSPorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/12 Β· 83%
βœ…
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Landes Bioscience
βœ…
Does the journal have a website?
βœ“ Linked
βœ…
Is the ISSN verified?
2150-5594 / 2150-5608
βœ…
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed
βœ…
Peer review process documented?
Single-blind
❌
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
❌
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
βœ…
Not on predatory/blacklists?
βœ“ Clean
βœ…
Long-term digital preservation?
LOCKSS, Portico, PMC, CLOCKSS
βœ…
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
βœ…
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
βœ…
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
74
2.9k
2019
147
4.5k
2020
187
7.9k
2021
136
3.3k
2022
111
1.9k
2023
171
2k
2024
341
1.1k
2025
133
29
2026

Source: OpenAlex Β· Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date β€” 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 β€” its quartile can differ by discipline.

ImmunologyQ1
Infectious DiseasesQ1
MicrobiologyQ1
Microbiology (medical)Q1
ParasitologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

ImmunologyInfectious DiseasesMicrobiology

Scopus Categories

ImmunologyInfectious DiseasesMicrobiology (medical)MicrobiologyParasitology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Antifungal resistance and susceptibilityAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaFungal Infections and StudiesVibrio bacteria research studiesBacterial biofilms and quorum sensingStreptococcal Infections and TreatmentsAntimicrobial Resistance in StaphylococcusEscherichia coli research studiesViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyViral Infections and Vectors

Frequently asked questions about Virulence

Is Virulence a predatory journal?

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

What is the impact factor of Virulence?

Virulence 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 β€” including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles β€” 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 4.15.

Is Virulence indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Virulence is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Virulence?

Subject areas: Immunology; Infectious Diseases; Microbiology; Microbiology (medical); Parasitology.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 Β· Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref