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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q4SCImago #20,234Diamond OA

Antiviral Chemistry and Chemotherapy

Country: United Kingdom•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 0.23•SCImago Rank: #20,234•Identifier (ISSN):0956-3202(Print)/2040-2066(Online)•Articles / Year: 0•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,882 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Not Indexed in Latest JCR
Clarivate Impact Factor (IF 2024)Q1
N/A

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

H-Index (Hirsch Index)
62

62 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation RateN/A
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessDiamond OA
0articles/year
0% Gold OA•0% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Antiviral Chemistry & Chemotherapy publishes the results of original research concerned with the biochemistry, mode of action, chemistry, pharmacology and virology of antiviral compounds. Manuscripts dealing with molecular biology, animal models and vaccines are welcome. The journal also publishes reviews, pointers, short communications and correspondence.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology98.3%Genetics94.6%Medicine92.4%Chemistry89.3%Biochemistry86%Virology84.3%Immunology82.8%Virus77.6%Gene51.7%Organic chemistry46.8%Family medicine45.9%Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)45.8%In vitro45.3%Stereochemistry38.5%Internal medicine37.3%Viral disease34.6%Physics31.3%Pharmacology31%Cell culture30.2%Nuclear magnetic resonance27.5%Enzyme24.4%RNA23.2%Nucleoside20.6%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #20,234Scopus Q4SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1990-2015, 2017-2023
Scopus Broad Areas:Immunology and MicrobiologyMedicinePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q4
0.23

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q4
Scopus H-Index (2025)
62

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.50

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,882 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations7
3-Year Documents8
Citable Documents8

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 Rate0.0%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Drug DiscoveryQ4
Medicine (miscellaneous)Q4
PharmacologyQ4
VirologyQ4

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
Updating
Minor Category (Specific Field):
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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
Diamond OA
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
SAGE
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ScopusDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR

No WoS category details available for this journal.

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
20230211
2022—623
2021—942
2020—15266
2019—6212
2018—19735
2017—11205
2015—20293
2014—21
2013—15382
2012—16434
2011—31749
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Antiviral Chemistry and Chemotherapy

WoS Q1
000020230.00
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2023:0

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: N/A

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

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

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Database Updated: 2026-09-30