About the journal
Virus Research is an open-access journal published by Elsevier in Netherlands, publishing in english. It is listed in DOAJ and MEDLINE and PUBMED according to the sources read. Declared publication charge: 3,070 USD. Declared review time at DOAJ: 12 weeks. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- ISSN
- 1872-7492 · 0168-1702
- Country
- Netherlands
- Languages
- english
- Access
- Open access
- Declared publication charge
- 3,070 USD
- Articles in DOAJ
- 608
- Declared review time
- 12 weeks
- Declared peer-review model
- peer_review
- Official website
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/virus-research
Index listings
- DOAJ · 2023-06-19
- MEDLINE · 1984-01-01
- PUBMED · 1992-09-01
- Indexing
- DOAJ · MEDLINE · PUBMED
- APC
- 3,070 USD
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- 12 weeks
- Actual review time (measured)
- 77 days received→accepted — computed from PubMed (n=95)
- Activity (OpenAlex)
- Active — latest works 2026
- PublishLens list status
- Shown after sign-in
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Articles in DOAJ
608
Most recent article
2 months ago
Average review time (journal-declared via DOAJ)
12weeks
Works in OpenAlex
8956
Last recorded publication year
2026
h-index
185
i10-index
5469
From OpenAlex open data (CC0).
Editorial & policy12
- Last DOAJ review date
- 2026-04-27
- Added to DOAJ
- 2023-06-19
- Declared plagiarism screening
- Declared
- Other fees beyond APC
- No
- Declared digital preservation
- CLOCKSSPMCPortico
- Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-10-05
- CLOCKSSPortico
- Editorial board
- Official page ↗
- Norwegian register (HK-dir)— 2026
- Level 1 — approved scholarly channel
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 91%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 61%
- Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
- ✓
- APC waiver policy
- View policy
- Peer-review policy
- View policy
Identity & continuity2
- Source type
- journal
- NLM unique ID (PubMed)
- 8410979
Classification4
Subjects (DOAJ)
LCC codes
Subject areas
- Plant Virus Research Studies
- Plant Virus Research Studies
- Animal Virus Infections Studies
- Animal Virus Infections Studies
- Virus-based gene therapy research
- Virus-based gene therapy research
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
Show all subjects (50)
- Viral Infections and Immunology Research
- Viral Infections and Immunology Research
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
- Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
- Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
- Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
- Virology and Viral Diseases
- Virology and Viral Diseases
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Influenza Virus Research Studies
- Influenza Virus Research Studies
- Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
- Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
- Respiratory viral infections research
- Respiratory viral infections research
- Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects
- Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects
- Plant and Fungal Interactions Research
- Plant and Fungal Interactions Research
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
- Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies
- Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies
- HIV Research and Treatment
- HIV Research and Treatment
- Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
- Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Human auditory perception and evaluation
- Human auditory perception and evaluation
- Hepatitis B Virus Studies
- Hepatitis B Virus Studies
- Educational Robotics and Engineering
- Educational Robotics and Engineering
- interferon and immune responses
- interferon and immune responses
- Hepatitis C virus research
- Hepatitis C virus research
Keywords (DOAJ)
- pathogenesis
- virus evolution
- theoretical drug development
- drug-resistance
- host restriction factors
- immune system interactions
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