Journal profile · Virology
Viral Immunology
ISSN 0882-8245 · eISSN 1557-8976 · Mary Ann Liebert Inc. · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1987
Viral Immunology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.51; subscription journal; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 41 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Viral Immunology is published by Mary Ann Liebert Inc. 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 Immune Cell Function and Interaction, HIV Research and Treatment and Animal Virus Infections Studies, together about 19.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Epidemiology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Viral Immunology delivers cutting-edge peer-reviewed research on rare, emerging, and under-studied viruses, with special focus on analyzing mutual relationships between external viruses and internal immunity. Original research, reviews, and commentaries on relevant viruses are presented in clinical, translational, and basic science articles for researchers in multiple disciplines. Viral Immunology coverage includes: Human and animal viral immunology Research and development of viral vaccines, including field trials Immunological characterization of viral components Virus-based immunological diseases, including autoimmune syndromes Pathogenic mechanisms Viral diagnostics Tumor and cancer immunology with virus as the primary factor Viral immunology methods.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Virology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Immune Cell Function and InteractionImmunology and Microbiology8.6%
- HIV Research and TreatmentImmunology and Microbiology5.9%
- Animal Virus Infections StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.3%
- Herpesvirus Infections and TreatmentsMedicine5.1%
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyMedicine5.1%
- Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus researchMedicine4.7%
- Viral Infections and VectorsMedicine4.7%
- Hepatitis B Virus StudiesMedicine4.6%
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 | Immunology | 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 | Immunology | 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 | Immunology | 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
- 1.51LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.35LetPub ·
- h-index
- 56LetPub ·
- h-index
- 83OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,072OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.71OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 4.79%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 37LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,241 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 | 1 | 6 |
| 2025 | 41 | 6 | 49 |
| 2024 | 52 | 8 | 154 |
| 2023 | 71 | 7 | 289 |
| 2022 | 90 | 9 | 460 |
| 2021 | 76 | 7 | 493 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
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
- Mary Ann Liebert Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1987
- ISSN
- 0882-8245
- Electronic ISSN
- 1557-8976
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Viral Immunology
What CAS zone is Viral Immunology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Viral Immunology is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Immunology / 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 Viral Immunology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.51; CiteScore 3, h-index 83.
How long does peer review take at Viral Immunology?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly 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 Viral Immunology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Viral Immunology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Viral Immunology open access, and what is the APC?
Viral Immunology is a subscription 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: .