Journal profile · Immunology and Microbiology-Immunology
Journal of Bacteriology and Virology
ISSN 1598-2467 · The Korean Society for Mocrobiology / The Korean Society of Virology
Journal of Bacteriology and Virology: fully open access; 30 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Bacteriology and Virology is published by The Korean Society for Mocrobiology / The Korean Society of Virology. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Virology and Viral Diseases, Viral Infections and Vectors and Animal Virus Infections Studies, together about 29.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Infectious Diseases. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Immunology and Microbiology-Immunology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Virology and Viral DiseasesMedicine13%
- Viral Infections and VectorsMedicine8.6%
- Animal Virus Infections StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.6%
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyMedicine4.8%
- Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in InsectsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.4%
- Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.4%
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks ResearchMedicine4.4%
- Antibiotic Resistance in BacteriaBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virology | Q4 | 75/86 | 13th |
| Immunology | Q4 | 222/243 | 8th |
| Microbiology | Q4 | 178/194 | 8th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 70OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.39OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,372 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 11 | 193 |
| 2025 | 30 | 30 | 219 |
| 2024 | 30 | 30 | 207 |
| 2023 | 18 | 18 | 215 |
| 2022 | 22 | 22 | 197 |
| 2021 | 22 | 22 | 180 |
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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
- The Korean Society for Mocrobiology / The Korean Society of Virology
- ISSN
- 1598-2467
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Bacteriology and Virology
Which databases index Journal of Bacteriology and Virology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Bacteriology and Virology is indexed in Scopus.
Is Journal of Bacteriology and Virology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Bacteriology and Virology is a fully open-access 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .