Journal profile · Virology
Future Virology
ISSN 1746-0794 · eISSN 1746-0808 · Future Medicine Ltd. · ENGLAND · Bimonthly · Founded 2006
Future Virology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1; hybrid open access; median 143 days to acceptance (102 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 55 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Future Virology is published by Future Medicine Ltd. 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 Research and Treatment, Hepatitis C virus research and Hepatitis B Virus Studies, together about 21.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Infectious Diseases. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Future Virology is a peer-reviewed journal that delivers essential information in concise, at-a-glance article formats. Key advances in the field are reported and analyzed by international experts, providing an authoritative but accessible forum for this ever-expanding area of research. It is an interdisciplinary forum for all scientists working in the field today.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Virology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- HIV Research and TreatmentImmunology and Microbiology7.4%
- Hepatitis C virus researchMedicine7.2%
- Hepatitis B Virus StudiesMedicine7.2%
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyMedicine6.2%
- Viral Infections and VectorsMedicine5.8%
- Mosquito-borne diseases and controlMedicine4.9%
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchMedicine4.8%
- HIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsMedicine4.5%
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
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
- 1LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28LetPub ·
- h-index
- 62OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 416OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.72OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 8.11%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 53LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,961 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 57 | 10 | 5 |
| 2025 | 55 | 11 | 68 |
| 2024 | 53 | 15 | 46 |
| 2023 | 101 | 38 | 404 |
| 2022 | 80 | 48 | 448 |
| 2021 | 104 | 76 | 1,094 |
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
143 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 98 days – 211 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 7 days (102 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 149 days
- Sample
- 102 articles with submission and acceptance dates (119 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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Future Medicine Ltd.
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 2006
- ISSN
- 1746-0794
- Electronic ISSN
- 1746-0808
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Future Virology
What CAS zone is Future Virology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Future 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 Future Virology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1; CiteScore 2.9, h-index 62.
How long does peer review take at Future Virology?
Based on the dates recorded on 102 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 143 days (interquartile range 98–211 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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.
Which databases index Future Virology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Future Virology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Future Virology open access, and what is the APC?
Future Virology is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .