Journal profile · Immunology and Microbiology-Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous)
npj Viruses
ISSN 2948-1767 · Nature Portfolio · United Kingdom
npj Viruses: impact factor 3.5 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,790; median 111 days to acceptance (93 articles, last 24 months); 84 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
npj Viruses is published by Nature Portfolio. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, Viral Infections and Vectors and Mosquito-borne diseases and control, together about 29.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Infectious Diseases. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Online-only and open access, npj Viruses is dedicated to highlighting the most important scientific advances in vaccine research and development.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Immunology and Microbiology-Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchMedicine10.6%
- Viral Infections and VectorsMedicine9.7%
- Mosquito-borne diseases and controlMedicine9.3%
- Respiratory viral infections researchMedicine6.8%
- Influenza Virus Research StudiesMedicine6.4%
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyMedicine6.2%
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactionsEnvironmental Science6%
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks ResearchMedicine5.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceCASCAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, 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 (publisher) 2025
- 3.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 39OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.27OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 78LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,025Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 471,837Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 236 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 71 | 71 | 43 |
| 2025 | 84 | 84 | 501 |
| 2024 | 71 | 71 | 648 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | 130 |
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
111 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 82 days – 156 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 16 days (93 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 134 days
- Sample
- 93 articles with submission and acceptance dates (180 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 14 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 14 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 2,390 / USD 2,790 / GBP 2,090 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,790 / EUR 2,390 / GBP 2,090 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 2,290 / USD 2,690 / GBP 1,990 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 websiteOpen access
- Open access Open Access
npj Viruses is a fully open access journal. More on Creative Commons Attribution licenses and the benefits of publishing open access can be found in this section.
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
- Nature Portfolio
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2948-1767
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about npj Viruses
What is the impact factor of npj Viruses?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 3.5 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.8, h-index 18.
How long does peer review take at npj Viruses?
Based on the dates recorded on 93 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 111 days (interquartile range 82–156 days); authors report an average review time of about 14 weeks. 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 npj Viruses?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, npj Viruses is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, CAS and CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is npj Viruses open access, and what is the APC?
npj Viruses is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,790.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .