Journal profile · MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Viral Hepatit Dergisi-Viral Hepatitis Journal
ISSN 1307-9441 · eISSN 2147-2939 · Galenos Publishing House
Viral Hepatit Dergisi-Viral Hepatitis Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.3 (journal website); fully open access; 13 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Viral Hepatit Dergisi-Viral Hepatitis Journal is published by Galenos Publishing House 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 Hepatitis B Virus Studies, Hepatitis C virus research and Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, together about 75.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Epidemiology and Hepatology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Viral Hepatitis Journal is an open access, scientific, double-blind peer-reviewed journal in the field of diagnosis, treatment, epidemiology, prevention and information of hepatitis. No fee is charged from the authors during the submission, evaluation and publication process. It is the official publication of the Viral Hepatitis Society and is published 3 times per year (April, August and December).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Hepatitis B Virus StudiesMedicine30.4%
- Hepatitis C virus researchMedicine29.4%
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine15.3%
- Hepatitis Viruses Studies and EpidemiologyMedicine10.9%
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual RiskMedicine2.8%
- Liver Disease and TransplantationMedicine1.4%
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyMedicine1.3%
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ResearchMedicine1%
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 | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
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
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)
- 0.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 0.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 0.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.07LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.32OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 16LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 421 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 19 | 0 |
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | 6 |
| 2024 | 15 | 15 | 9 |
| 2023 | 27 | 27 | 18 |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 | 23 |
| 2021 | 28 | 28 | 43 |
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
- Galenos Publishing House
- ISSN
- 1307-9441
- Electronic ISSN
- 2147-2939
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 32, Issue 2 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Viral Hepatit Dergisi-Viral Hepatitis Journal
What CAS zone is Viral Hepatit Dergisi-Viral Hepatitis Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Viral Hepatit Dergisi-Viral Hepatitis Journal is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Medicine, General & Internal. 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 Viral Hepatit Dergisi-Viral Hepatitis Journal?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.3; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.4, h-index 11.
Which databases index Viral Hepatit Dergisi-Viral Hepatitis Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Viral Hepatit Dergisi-Viral Hepatitis Journal is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Viral Hepatit Dergisi-Viral Hepatitis Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Viral Hepatit Dergisi-Viral Hepatitis Journal 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, 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: .