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Top Scientific Journals in Virology

Discover and benchmark premier peer-reviewed journals in Virology. Compare official Journal Impact Factor (IF), Web of Science quartiles (Q1–Q4), Scopus SJR, and Diamond Open Access status.

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36
Q1 Journals
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Virology Journal Rankings(20 / 36)

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#1
Tier 1TOP
Annual Review of Virology
ISSN: 2327-056X / 2327-0578 • Annual Reviews, inc.
Impact Factor
7.4
Scopus SJR
3.654
United StatesView Profile
#2
Tier 2TOP
Current Opinion in Virology
ISSN: 1879-6257 / 1879-6265 • Elsevier BV
Impact Factor
5.5
Scopus SJR
2.217
NetherlandsView Profile
#3
Tier 2TOP
Reviews in Medical Virology
ISSN: 1052-9276 / 1099-1654 • John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Impact Factor
5.5
Scopus SJR
1.769
EnglandView Profile
#4
Tier 2TOP
PLoS Pathogens
ISSN: 1553-7366 / 1553-7374 • Public Library of Science
Impact Factor
4.9
Scopus SJR
1.932
United StatesView Profile
#5
Tier 2
Antiviral Research
ISSN: 0166-3542 / 1872-9096 • Elsevier
Impact Factor
4.3
Scopus SJR
1.353
NetherlandsView Profile
#6
Tier 3TOP
Journal of Virology
ISSN: 0022-538X / 1098-5514 • American Society for Microbiology
Impact Factor
4.1
Scopus SJR
1.301
United StatesView Profile
#7
Tier 3
Retrovirology
ISSN: 1742-4690 • BioMed Central
Impact Factor
4.1
Scopus SJR
1.355
EnglandView Profile
#8
Tier 3
Virology Journal
ISSN: 1743-422X • BioMed Central
Impact Factor
4
Scopus SJR
1.021
EnglandView Profile
#9
Tier 2
Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses
ISSN: 1750-2640 / 1750-2659 • Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Impact Factor
3.9
Scopus SJR
1.632
United StatesView Profile
#10
Tier 3
Journal of General Virology
ISSN: 0022-1317 / 1465-2099 • Society for General Microbiology
Impact Factor
3.8
Scopus SJR
1.169
EnglandView Profile
#11
Tier 3
Viruses-Basel
ISSN: 1999-4915 • MDPI (Basel, Switzerland)
Impact Factor
3.8
Scopus SJR
1.114
SwitzerlandView Profile
#12
Tier 2
Journal of Clinical Virology
ISSN: 1386-6532 / 1873-5967 • Elsevier
Impact Factor
3.7
Scopus SJR
1.023
NetherlandsView Profile
#13
Tier 3
Journal of Medical Virology
ISSN: 0146-6615 / 1096-9071 • Wiley-Liss Inc.
Impact Factor
3.7
Scopus SJR
1.143
United StatesView Profile
#14
Tier 3
Virus Research
ISSN: 0168-1702 / 1872-7492 • Elsevier
Impact Factor
3.4
Scopus SJR
0.829
NetherlandsView Profile
#15
Tier 3
Antiviral Therapy
ISSN: 1359-6535 / 2040-2058 • International Medical Press Ltd
Impact Factor
3.3
Scopus SJR
0.836
EnglandView Profile
#16
Tier 3
International Journal of Medical Microbiology
ISSN: 1438-4221 / 1618-0607 • Urban und Fischer Verlag GmbH und Co. KG
Impact Factor
3.2
Scopus SJR
0.93
GermanyView Profile
#17
Tier 3
Aids
ISSN: 0269-9370 / 1473-5571 • Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.
Impact Factor
2.9
Scopus SJR
1.141
United StatesView Profile
#18
Tier 3
Microbes and Infection
ISSN: 1286-4579 / 1769-714X • Elsevier USA
Impact Factor
2.9
Scopus SJR
0.874
FranceView Profile
#19
Tier 4
Virology
ISSN: 0042-6822 / 1089-862X • Academic Press Inc.
Impact Factor
2.6
Scopus SJR
0.717
United StatesView Profile
#20
Tier 4
Archives of Virology
ISSN: 0304-8608 / 1432-8798 • Springer Vienna
Impact Factor
2.5
Scopus SJR
0.642
AustriaView Profile
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