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WoS SCIE Q4Scopus Q3SCImago #17,544CAS 4区Hybrid

Future Virology

Abbreviation (ISO):FUTURE VIROL
Country: England•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q4•Scopus SJR: 0.29•SCImago Rank: #17,544•Identifier (ISSN):1746-0794(Print)/1746-0808(Online)•Articles / Year: 89•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,793 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q4
1
↓ -0.4

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
28

28 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ4
Self-Citation Rate4.8%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
89articles/year
8.11% Gold OA•81.67% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

1.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q4(IF: 1)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 1)
🔵 Computed
20251.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 1.4)
🔵 Computed
20241.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 2.1)
🔵 Computed
20231.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 3.1)
🔵 Computed
20221.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 3.015)
🔵 Computed
20211.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 1.831)
🔵 Computed
20201.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.952)
🔵 Computed
20191.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.73)
🔵 Computed
20181.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 1.121)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Future Virology is a peer-reviewed journal that delivers essential information in concise, at-a-glance article formats. Key advances in the field are reported and analyzed by international experts, providing an authoritative but accessible forum for this ever-expanding area of research. It is an interdisciplinary forum for all scientists working in the field today.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine97.8%Biology92.1%Virology85%Genetics77.3%Immunology76.6%Virus59.5%Internal medicine56.3%Chemistry51.9%Biochemistry51.4%Pathology47.6%Gene38.4%Family medicine26.5%Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)25.5%Disease23.8%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #17,544Scopus Q3SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2007-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Immunology and Microbiology
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q3
0.29

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q3
Scopus H-Index (2025)
51

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
0.87

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,793 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations233
3-Year Documents244
Citable Documents224

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate48.3%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

VirologyQ3

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
4区 (Zone 4)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区VIROLOGY
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Future Medicine Ltd.
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Bimonthly
Founding Year
2006
Editorial Address
FUTURE MEDICINE LTD, UNITEC HOUSE, 3RD FLOOR, 2 ALBERT PLACE, FINCHLEY CENTRAL, LONDON, ENGLAND, N3 1QB
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
VIROLOGY
JCRSCIE
41/44Q4
VIROLOGY
JCISCIE
43/44Q4

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—525
20251.45561
20242.15342
20233.1101394
20223.01580443
20211.8311041,094
20200.952841,348
20190.7382769
20181.12198993
2017—92784
2016—86552
2015—1321,443
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Future Virology

WoS Q4
0134201820192020202120222023202420251.40
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:1.4

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 4.8%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01