Virology is the study of the biology of viruses and viral diseases, including their distribution, biochemistry, physiology, molecular biology, ecology, evolution, and clinical aspects, is referred to as virology. The Top 20 Virology Journals with Impact Factor are listed in this article by ilovephd.
Top Scopus Indexed Virology Journals
1. Journal of Medical Virology
Impact Factor: 2.237
Journal of Medical Virology provides a means of rapid publication of original scientific papers on fundamental as well as applied research concerning viruses affecting humans.
2. PLOS Pathogens
Impact Factor: 6.218
PLOS Pathogens is a community-driven and Open Access journal publishing ground-breaking work that significantly advances our understanding of pathogen biology or pathogen-host interactions. PLOS Pathogens publishes outstanding original research and commentary that significantly advance the understanding of pathogens and how they interact with their host organisms.
3. Vaccine
Impact Factor: 3.641
Vaccine is unique in publishing the highest quality science across all disciplines relevant to the field of vaccinology – all original article submissions across basic and clinical research, vaccine manufacturing, history, public policy, behavioral science and ethics, social sciences, safety, and many other related areas are accepted.
4. Journal of Virology
Impact Factor: 6.501
Journal of Virology explores the nature of viruses, reporting important new discoveries and pointing to new directions in research. Original research articles cover the viruses of animals, archaea, bacteria, fungi, plants, and protozoa. Among the key issues investigated are virus structure and assembly, viral genome replication and regulation of viral gene expression, viral genetic diversity and evolution, virus-cell interactions, cellular responses to viral infection, transformation and oncogenesis, gene delivery, viral pathogenesis, and immunity, and vaccines and antiviral agents.
5. Viruses
Impact Factor: 5.127
Viruses is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal of virology, published monthly online by MDPI. The American Society for Virology (ASV), the Spanish Society for Virology (SEV), the Canadian Society for Virology (CSV), the Italian Society for Virology (SIV-ISV), the Australasian Virology Society (AVS), and societies are affiliated with Viruses and their members receive a discount on the article processing charges.
6. Emerging Microbes & Infections
Impact Factor: 5.84
Emerging Microbes & Infections is a peer-reviewed open access journal publishing research on emerging immunology and microbiology viruses.
Emerging Microbes & Infections aims to disseminate information on microbes and infections, especially those associated with increasing biological and clinical significance and pathogenic frequency. The journal is committed to bridging the gap between scientific communities in developed and developing countries.
7. Antiviral Research
Impact Factor: 5.950
Antiviral Research publishes research reports, short communications, review articles, and commentaries on the control of viral infections in humans and animals. Its scope encompasses:
- antiviral drugs, antibodies, and host-response modifiers, including their synthesis, in vitro and in vivo testing, and mechanisms of action.
- new or improved vaccines against viral infections of humans;
- assessments of drug and vaccine safety;
- evolution of drug- or vaccine-resistant viruses and the development of effective countermeasures;
- identification and validation of new drug targets;
- laboratory animal models of viral diseases;
- pathogenesis of viral diseases and mechanisms of viral evasion of host immune responses.
8. Journal of Clinical Virology
Impact Factor: 3.168
Journal of Clinical Virology is an international journal publishing papers on any aspect of human virology that directly pertains to virus-induced clinical conditions. Articles from any field of virological study will be considered if they article is relevant to the understanding or manipulation of a disease state.
9. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
Impact Factor: 3.452
Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics publishes international research into vaccinology and immunotherapy, including novel and experimental vaccine exploration. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics is sponsored by the International Society for Vaccines (ISV).
The aim of Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics is to provide a platform to present and discuss developments in vaccinology and immunotherapy. The journal covers the following topics:
- Research and development of novel vaccines and immunotherapeutics
- Experimental vaccines and novel approaches in vaccination and immunotherapy
- Vaccines and immunotherapeutics for treating non-infectious diseases, e.g., cancer
- Preclinical studies and clinical trials
- Licensed products and their use in the field
- Impact of licensed vaccines and Immunotherapeutics on disease
- Safety and perceptions of licensed vaccines
- Prevention and treatment in the developing world
- Epidemiology and pharmaco-economics
10. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases
Impact Factor: 5.005
Transboundary and Emerging Diseases bring together in one place the latest research on infectious diseases considered to hold the greatest economic threat to animals and humans worldwide. The journal provides a venue for global research their diagnosis, prevention, and management, and for papers on public health, pathogenesis, epidemiology, statistical modeling, diagnostics, biosecurity issues, genomics, vaccine development, and rapid communication of new outbreaks.
11. Current Opinion in Virology
Impact Factor: 7.090
Current Opinion in Virology (COVIRO) is a systematic review journal that aims to provide specialists with a unique and educational platform to keep up to date with the expanding volume of information published in the field of virology. It publishes 6 issues per year covering the following 11 sections, each of which is reviewed once a year: Emerging viruses: interspecies transmission; Viral immunology; Viral pathogenesis; Preventive and therapeutic vaccines; Antiviral strategies; Virus structure and expression; Animal models for viral diseases; Engineering for viral resistance; Viruses and cancer; Virus vector interactions. There is also a section that changes every year to reflect hot topics in the field.
12. Virus Research
Impact Factor: 3.303
Virus Research provides a means of fast publication for original research papers in the field of molecular virology. We deal with all kinds of viruses, whether they infect bacteria, plants, animals or human beings.
Contributions to new developments concerning virus structure, replication, pathogenesis, and evolution are encouraged. These include reports describing virus morphology, the function and antigenic analysis of virus structural components, virus genome structure and expression, analysis of virus replication processes, virus evolution in connection with antiviral interventions, effects of viruses on their host cells, particularly on the immune system, and the pathogenesis of virus infections, including oncogene activation and transduction.
13. Journal of General Virology
Impact Factor: 3.376
Journal of General Virology is a not-for-profit peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the Microbiology Society. The journal was established in 1967 and covers research into animal viruses, insect viruses, plants viruses, fungal viruses, prokaryotic viruses, and TSE agents.
14. Virology
Impact Factor: 3.616
Virology publishes papers that provide advances to the understanding of virus biology. We have been publishing the results of basic research in all branches of virology for over 60 years. The journal welcomes submissions on virus replication, virus-host biology, viral pathogenesis, immunity to viruses, virus structure, and virus evolution and ecology. Papers should be of broad interest to the community of virologists.
15. Archives of Virology
Impact Factor: 2.574
Archives of Virology publishes original contributions from all branches of research on viruses, virus-like agents, and virus infections of humans, animals, plants, insects, and bacteria. Coverage spans a broad spectrum of topics, from descriptions of newly discovered viruses to studies of virus structure, composition, and genetics, to studies of virus interactions with host cells, organisms, and populations.
16. Expert Review of Vaccines
Impact Factor: 5.217
Expert Review of Vaccines (1476-0584; 1744-8395) is a MEDLINE-indexed, international journal publishing rigorously peer-reviewed research in the development, application, and clinical effectiveness of new vaccines.
The vaccine field has been transformed by recent technological advances, but there remain many challenges in the delivery of cost-effective, safe vaccines. Expert Review of Vaccines facilitates decision-making to drive forward this exciting field.
17. Current opinion in HIV and AIDS
Impact Factor: 3.60
Current Opinion in HIV and AIDS features hand-picked review articles from our team of expert editors. With six disciplines published across the year – including HIV and aging, a HIV vaccine, and epidemiology – every issue also contains annotated references detailing the merits of the most important papers.
18. Annual Review of Virology
Impact Factor: 10.431
The Annual Review of Virology communicates exciting advances in our understanding of viruses of animals, plants, bacteria, archaea, fungi, and protozoa. Reviews highlight new ideas and directions in basic virology, viral disease mechanisms, virus-host interactions, and cellular and immune responses to virus infection, and reinforce the position of viruses as uniquely powerful probes of cellular function.
19. Virology Journal
Impact Factor: 2.416
Virology Journal is open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of virology, including research on the viruses of animals, plants, and microbes. The journal welcomes basic research as well as pre-clinical and clinical studies of novel diagnostic tools, vaccines, and anti-viral therapies.
20. Journal of Viral Hepatitis
Impact Factor: 3.728
The Journal of Viral Hepatitis publishes reviews, original work (full papers), and short, rapid communications in the area of viral hepatitis. It solicits these articles from epidemiologists, clinicians, pathologists, virologists, and specialists in transfusion medicine working in the field, thereby bringing together in a single journal the important issues in this expanding specialty.
