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WoS SCIE Q4Scopus Q3SCImago #18,709CAS 4区Gold OA

Acta Virologica

Abbreviation (ISO):ACTA VIROL
Country: Slovakia•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q4•Scopus SJR: 0.261•SCImago Rank: #18,709•Identifier (ISSN):0001-723X(Print)/1336-2305(Online)•Articles / Year: 48•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,749 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q4
1.1
↑ +0.3

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
31

31 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ4
Self-Citation Rate18.2%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessGold OA
48articles/year
100% Gold OA•97.44% 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: 1.1)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 1.1)
🔵 Computed
20251.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.8)
🔵 Computed
20241.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 1.1)
🔵 Computed
20231.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 1.7)
🔵 Computed
20221.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 1.827)
🔵 Computed
20211.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 1.162)
🔵 Computed
20201.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.793)
🔵 Computed
20191.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.554)
🔵 Computed
20181.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.696)
🔵 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

Acta virologica is an international journal of predominantly molecular and cellular virology. Acta virologica aims to publish papers reporting original results of fundamental and applied research mainly on human, animal and plant viruses at cellular and molecular level. As a matter of tradition, also rickettsiae are included. Areas of interest are virus structure and morphology, molecular biology of virus-cell interactions, molecular genetics of viruses, pathogenesis of viral diseases, viral immunology, vaccines, antiviral drugs and viral diagnostics.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology99.8%Medicine97.9%Virology95.2%Genetics94.6%Immunology89.5%Virus78.4%Chemistry70.9%Biochemistry65.8%Gene46.3%Internal medicine36%Antibody33.1%Microbiology28.5%Pathology28.5%Antigen23.7%Molecular biology22.7%Physics21.2%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #18,709Scopus Q3SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1957-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Immunology and MicrobiologyMedicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q3
0.261

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q3
Scopus H-Index (2025)
40

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.22

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,749 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations99
3-Year Documents96
Citable Documents92

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 Rate57.5%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Infectious DiseasesQ3
Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3
VirologyQ4

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
Gold OA
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
AEP - Academic Electronic Press Ltd.
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Bimonthly
Founding Year
1957
Editorial Address
SLOVAK ACADEMIC PRESS LTD, PO BOX 57 NAM SLOBODY 6, BRATISLAVA, SLOVAKIA, 810 05
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
VIROLOGY
JCRSCIE
39/44Q4
VIROLOGY
JCISCIE
41/44Q4

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—30
20250.81214
20241.11639
20231.735105
20221.82750166
20211.16241206
20200.79363685
20190.55460455
20180.69657698
2017—66733
2016—57456
2015—56533
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Acta Virologica

WoS Q4
0123201820192020202120222023202420250.80
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:0.8

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 18.2%

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