Journal profile · Infectious Diseases
Aids Reviews
ISSN 1139-6121 · eISSN 1698-6997 · Publicaciones Permanyer · SPAIN · Quarterly · Founded 1999
Aids Reviews: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.94; subscription journal; median 30 days to acceptance (37 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: moderate; 30 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Aids Reviews is published by Publicaciones Permanyer and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, HIV Research and Treatment and HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment, together about 47.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
AIDS Reviews publishes papers reporting original scientific, clinical, epidemiologic and social research which contribute to the overall knowledge of the field of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and human retrovirology. Currently, the Journal publishes review articles (usually by invitation, but spontaneous submitted articles will also be considered). Manuscripts submitted to AIDS Reviews will be accepted on the understanding that the authors have not submitted the paper to another journal or published the material elsewhere.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Infectious Diseases
Editor-in-chief Vincent Soriano MadridPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 21, France 6, Spain 6, Italy 3, United Kingdom 2 (57 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- HIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsMedicine21.6%
- HIV Research and TreatmentImmunology and Microbiology14.8%
- HIV/AIDS drug development and treatmentMedicine11.4%
- HIV-related health complications and treatmentsMedicine10%
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual RiskMedicine5.1%
- Hepatitis C virus researchMedicine4.6%
- Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatmentMedicine3.9%
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthHealth Professions3.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Immunology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Infectious Diseases | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Immunology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Infectious Diseases | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Immunology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Infectious Diseases | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 1.94LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.97LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.89LetPub ·
- h-index
- 52LetPub ·
- h-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 63OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.83OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 17LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 222 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 8 | 0 |
| 2025 | 30 | 16 | 6 |
| 2024 | 24 | 9 | 47 |
| 2023 | 19 | 8 | 114 |
| 2022 | 27 | 12 | 185 |
| 2021 | 26 | 16 | 249 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
30 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 18 days – 60 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 89 days (37 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 152 days
- Sample
- 37 articles with submission and acceptance dates (113 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- ModerateLetPub ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics
- Authorship
Authors must adhere to principles of honesty, integrity, responsibility, and transparency. Model summary
The authors of manuscripts submitted to AIDS Reviews are required to adhere to principles of honesty, integrity, responsibility, and transparency.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest
Authors must disclose conflicts of interest and funding received within the last 3 years or during the research. Model summary
They must disclose any potential conflict of interest and/or funding, scholarships, or payment of fees from private sector, received within the last 3 years, or during the course of their research.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Adheres to the principles established by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Model summary
This journal adheres to the principles established by the Committee on Publication Ethics
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Publicaciones Permanyer
- Country or region
- SPAIN
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1999
- ISSN
- 1139-6121
- Electronic ISSN
- 1698-6997
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Aids Reviews
What CAS zone is Aids Reviews in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Aids Reviews is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Immunology / Infectious Diseases. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Aids Reviews?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.94; CiteScore 3.5, h-index 23.
How long does peer review take at Aids Reviews?
Based on the dates recorded on 37 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 30 days (interquartile range 18–60 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Moderate”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of Aids Reviews based?
Of the 57 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (21), France (6) and Spain (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Aids Reviews?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Aids Reviews is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Aids Reviews open access, and what is the APC?
Aids Reviews is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .