Journal of General Virology

Microbiology Society · Not Open Access· Medline

Data up to Jan 2025

Total Papers17,199

Total Citations764,097

Years Active1967–2024

ISSN0022-1317, 1465-2099

EISSN14652099

Primary Fields

Impact Metrics

2-Year IF (2024)4.67

5-Year IF (2024)4.33

CiteScore (2024)3.58

Metrics computed from OpenAlex data unless marked (official).

Retraction Statistics

Retractions14

Expressions of Concern2

Retraction Rate0.39%

Based on Retraction Watch data. Tracked 2001–2022.

Publishing Details

LanguagesENG

Data from Scopus.