Journal profile · Virology
Reviews in Medical Virology
ISSN 1052-9276 · eISSN 1099-1654 · John Wiley and Sons Ltd · ENGLAND · Quarterly · Founded 1991
Reviews in Medical Virology: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 5.51; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,880; median 110 days to acceptance (97 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly hard; 95 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Reviews in Medical Virology is published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd and is in Zone 2 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research, Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, together about 20% of its articles. Its main subfields are Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Reviews in Medical Virology publishes comprehensive reviews aimed at clinicians, medical microbiologists, and infectious disease specialists, focusing exclusively on medical and clinical aspects of virology. The journal prioritizes articles that synthesize advances relevant to patient care, clinical practice, diagnostics, epidemiology, immunization, and treatment of viruses of medical importance.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Virology
Editor-in-chief Daniele FocosiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 8%); most named Italy 4, India 2, Mainland China 1, Austria 1, Singapore 1 (12 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus researchMedicine7.2%
- Herpesvirus Infections and TreatmentsMedicine7.1%
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchMedicine5.7%
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyMedicine5.4%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.1%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering5.1%
- COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesMedicine4.9%
- Mosquito-borne diseases and controlMedicine4.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Virology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Virology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Virology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceMEDLINEPubMedEmbaseCASCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest
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
- 5.51LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 5.5Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 5.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 17.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 17.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 17.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.77LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- h-index
- 84LetPub ·
- h-index
- 131OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,028OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.18OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 24.89%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 69LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 81Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 287,086Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,151 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 115 | 52 | 104 |
| 2025 | 95 | 42 | 354 |
| 2024 | 104 | 67 | 1,167 |
| 2023 | 96 | 45 | 1,528 |
| 2022 | 99 | 59 | 3,227 |
| 2021 | 121 | 75 | 5,160 |
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
110 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 53 days – 240 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 14 days (97 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 127 days
- Sample
- 97 articles with submission and acceptance dates (213 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 acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly hardLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 28%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 28%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 39 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 39 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 85 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 12 daysPublisher 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 4,880 / EUR 4,080 / GBP 3,240 | — | — |
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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Author–date
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted4, with length limits
- editorialsEditorials - Editorial articles are commissioned by invitation.Length not stated
- letters to the editoreditorial office requesting to submit. Letters to the Editor have a limit of 1,000 words and References are limited to 10. 2. MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSIONmain text ≤ 1,000 words
- reviewability for publication in the Journal. Reviews should not exceed 4500 words of body text, and are limited to 150 references. The Journamain text ≤ 4,500 words
- reviewsReviews - Review articles will typically be solicited by the Editors.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright
- Conflicts of interest
Conflict of interest disclosure required Model summary
Authors are required to disclose financial interests in any company or institution that might benefit from their publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability 8. DATA SHARING AND ACCESSIBILITY
Data sharing expected in public repository; data availability statement required Model summary
Reviews in Medical Virology expects that data supporting the results in the paper will be archived in an appropriate public repository. Authors are required to provide a data availability statement to describe the availability or the absence of shared data. When data have been shared, authors are required to include in their data availability statement a link to the repository they have used, and …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright 5. COPYRIGHT
Copyright Transfer Agreement required for publication Model summary
If your paper is accepted, the author identified as the formal corresponding author for the paper will receive an email prompting them to login into Author Services; where via the Wiley Author Licensing Service (WALS) they will be able to complete the license agreement on behalf of all authors on the paper. The corresponding author MUST submit a Copyright Transfer Agreement as it is a requirement …
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
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1991
- ISSN
- 1052-9276
- Electronic ISSN
- 1099-1654
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 36, Issue 5 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Reviews in Medical Virology
What CAS zone is Reviews in Medical Virology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Reviews in Medical Virology is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Virology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Reviews in Medical Virology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.51; CiteScore 17.4, h-index 131.
How long does peer review take at Reviews in Medical Virology?
Based on the dates recorded on 97 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 110 days (interquartile range 53–240 days); the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly hard”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 28% (2025). 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 Reviews in Medical Virology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Author–date; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. 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 Reviews in Medical Virology based?
Of the 12 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 8%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (4), India (2) and Mainland China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Reviews in Medical Virology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Reviews in Medical Virology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase, CAS, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Reviews in Medical Virology open access, and what is the APC?
Reviews in Medical Virology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,880.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .