Journal profile · VIROLOGY
Annual Review of Virology
ISSN 2327-056X · eISSN 2327-0578 · Annual Reviews, inc. · UNITED STATES
Annual Review of Virology: CAS Zone 1 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 7.47; subscription journal; 28 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Annual Review of Virology is published by Annual Reviews, inc. and is in Zone 1 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Bacteriophages and microbial interactions, Plant Virus Research Studies and Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology, together about 27.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
AIMS AND SCOPE OF JOURNAL: 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.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): VIROLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactionsEnvironmental Science11.2%
- Plant Virus Research StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.7%
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyMedicine5.9%
- Virus-based gene therapy researchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.3%
- Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus researchMedicine5.1%
- HIV Research and TreatmentImmunology and Microbiology4.6%
- Viral Infections and Immunology ResearchMedicine4.4%
- Mosquito-borne diseases and controlMedicine4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Virology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: yes
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Virology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Virology | Zone 1 |
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
- 7.47LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 7.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 13.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 3.65LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.93LetPub ·
- h-index
- 23LetPub ·
- h-index
- 96OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 254OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.5OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.55%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 26LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 378 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 | 26 | 3 |
| 2025 | 28 | 25 | 110 |
| 2024 | 23 | 20 | 327 |
| 2023 | 25 | 24 | 787 |
| 2022 | 30 | 29 | 1,193 |
| 2021 | 30 | 28 | 1,674 |
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.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Annual Reviews, inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2327-056X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2327-0578
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Annual Review of Virology
What CAS zone is Annual Review of Virology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Annual Review of Virology is in Zone 1 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Virology; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Annual Review of Virology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 7.47; CiteScore 13.9, h-index 96.
Which databases index Annual Review of Virology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Annual Review of Virology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Annual Review of Virology open access, and what is the APC?
Annual Review of Virology 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: .