Journal profile · Virology
Archives of Virology
ISSN 0304-8608 · eISSN 1432-8798 · Springer Vienna · AUSTRIA · Monthly · Founded 1939
Archives of Virology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.5; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,790; median 99 days to acceptance (98 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 32.14%; 261 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Archives of Virology is published by Springer Vienna 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 Plant Virus Research Studies, Animal Virus Infections Studies and Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology, together about 29.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Archives of Virology publishes original contributions from all branches of research on viruses and virus-like agents that infect humans and other animals, plants, insects, and bacteria. Coverage includes the broadest spectrum of topics, from initial descriptions of newly discovered viruses, to studies of virus structure, composition, replication, genetics, phylogeny, immunity, as well as of virus interactions with host cells, host organisms, and host populations. Submission of papers describing applied research in vaccine and antiviral drug development as well as diagnostics, including high throughput sequencing, bioinformatics and the discovery of new viruses are also encouraged. In all cases, the quality of the research work, its significance, and originality will determine acceptability. Papers describing sequences only will be considered for publication only if the genomic organisation derived from the nucleotide sequence determined differs fundamentally from those of typical members of the virus genus/family and if the biological significance and functions of certain sequence differences have been experimentally expressed. If a manuscript only describes the complete sequence of a virus for which no or only very limited sequence information is available, the manuscript can be considered for submission in the format of an Annotated Sequence Record (see link ‘Annotated Sequence Records’).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Virology
Editor-in-chief Koray ErgunayPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 3 in mainland China (about 8%); most named United States 8, United Kingdom 4, Italy 4, Mainland China 3, Japan 3 (39 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Plant Virus Research StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences11.8%
- Animal Virus Infections StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences9%
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyMedicine8.9%
- Virus-based gene therapy researchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.4%
- Viral Infections and Immunology ResearchMedicine6.1%
- Plant and Fungal Interactions ResearchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.3%
- Herpesvirus Infections and TreatmentsMedicine5.2%
- Animal Disease Management and EpidemiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.8%
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 | Virology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Virology | 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 | Virology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINECASCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, AGRICOLA, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 2.5LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.64LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.79LetPub ·
- h-index
- 102LetPub ·
- h-index
- 172OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 8,750OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.01OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 15.36%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 257LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 1,300,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 15,085 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 256 | 79 | 70 |
| 2025 | 261 | 53 | 455 |
| 2024 | 266 | 59 | 1,045 |
| 2023 | 302 | 102 | 2,987 |
| 2022 | 318 | 115 | 3,411 |
| 2021 | 423 | 150 | 6,377 |
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
99 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 62 days – 138 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 50 days (98 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 149 days
- Sample
- 98 articles with submission and acceptance dates (588 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)
- about 4.5 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 32.14%LetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,790 / EUR 3,790 / GBP 2,990 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Not considered
- Genomic variants; Papers without proof of novelty
Article types accepted8, with length limits
- annotated sequence recordsArchives of Virology publishes Original Articles, Brief Reports, Brief Reviews, Annotated Sequence Records, and Special Issues.Length not stated
- brief reportArchives of Virology publishes Original Articles, Brief Reports, Brief Reviews, Annotated Sequence Records, and Special Issues. Please submit your manuscript in…main text ≤ 100 words · abstract ≤ 100 words · figures and tables ≤ 3
- brief reportsArchives of Virology publishes Original Articles, Brief Reports, Brief Reviews, Annotated Sequence Records, and Special Issues.Length not stated
- brief reviewsArchives of Virology publishes Original Articles, Brief Reports, Brief Reviews, Annotated Sequence Records, and Special Issues.Length not stated
- original articleArchives of Virology publishes Original Articles, Brief Reports, Brief Reviews, Annotated Sequence Records, and Special Issues. Please submit your manuscript in…Length not stated
- original articlesArchives of Virology publishes Original Articles, Brief Reports, Brief Reviews, Annotated Sequence Records, and Special Issues.Length not stated
- reviewArchives of Virology publishes Original Articles, Brief Reports, Brief Reviews, Annotated Sequence Records, and Special Issues. Please submit your manuscript in…Length not stated
- special issuesArchives of Virology publishes Original Articles, Brief Reports, Brief Reviews, Annotated Sequence Records, and Special Issues.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- AI use Generative AI Images
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship Policy
Authorship restricted to substantial contributors in specified categories. Model summary
Authorship should incorporate and should be restricted to those who have contributed substantially to the work in one or more of the following categories: • Conceived of or designed study • Performed research • Analyzed data • Contributed new methods or models • Wrote the paper Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Availability
Nucleotide sequence data must be deposited in DDBJ/EMBL/GenBank with accession number before acceptance. Model summary
This journal encourages authors to provide an optional statement of data availability in their article. Data Availability Statements should include information on where data supporting the results reported in the article can be found, including, where applicable, hyperlinks to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Data availability statements can also indicate whether …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
Originality, exclusivity, and co-author approval required at submission. Model summary
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Archives of Virology, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Authors suggest at least two non-associated expert reviewers. Model summary
Authors submitting a manuscript should suggest at least two potential reviewers who are acknowledged to have expertise in the subject of the work. These persons must not be or have been members of the institution(s) of the authors or have been associated with them.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening with iThenticate; flagged manuscripts returned for rewriting. Model summary
Every submitted manuscript will be examined by the software "ithenticate" for evidence of plagiarism. Manuscripts that are flagged by this software will be returned to the authors for rewriting.
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
- Springer Vienna
- Country or region
- AUSTRIA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1939
- ISSN
- 0304-8608
- Electronic ISSN
- 1432-8798
- Society / sponsor
- Virology Division of the International Union of Microbiological Societies
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Archives of Virology
What CAS zone is Archives of Virology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Archives of Virology is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Virology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Archives of Virology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.5; CiteScore 4.8, h-index 172.
How long does peer review take at Archives of Virology?
Based on the dates recorded on 98 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 99 days (interquartile range 62–138 days); authors report an average review time of about 4.5 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 32.14%”. 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Archives of Virology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Suggested reviewers: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Archives of Virology based?
Of the 39 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 3 (about 8%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (8), United Kingdom (4) and Italy (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Archives of Virology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Archives of Virology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, CAS, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Archives of Virology open access, and what is the APC?
Archives of Virology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,790.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .