Current Opinion in Virology

Aims & Scope

Current Opinion in Virology (COVIRO) is a systematic review journal that aims to provide specialists with a unique and educational platform to keep up to date with the expanding volume of information published in the field of virology.

It publishes 6 issues per year covering the following 11 sections, each of which is reviewed once a year: Emerging viruses: interspecies transmission; Viral immunology; Viral pathogenesis; Preventive and therapeutic vaccines; Antiviral strategies; Virus structure and expression; Animal models for viral diseases; Engineering for viral resistance; Viruses and cancer; Virus vector interactions.

There is also a section that changes every year to reflect hot topics in the field.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	5.1
2024	5.70

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1391

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1237

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	2.034

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	102

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science
• Medline
• Embase

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Immunology and Microbiology, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Interferon-stimulated genes and their antiviral effector functions

  Citation: 1111

  Authors: John W, Charles M

• Metagenomics and future perspectives in virus discovery

  Citation: 512

  Authors: John L, Forest, Bas E

• Transmission routes of respiratory viruses among humans

  Citation: 483

  Authors: Jasmin S, Monique I, Pieter L, Ron AM, Sander

• Bacteriophages and their genomes

  Citation: 445

  Authors: Graham F, Roger W

• SARS coronavirus pathogenesis: host innate immune responses and viral antagonism of interferon

  Citation: 362

  Authors: Allison L, Ralph S

• Emerging and re-emerging coronaviruses in pigs

  Citation: 340

  Authors: Qiuhong, Anastasia N, Scott P, Linda J

• In vivo tissue-tropism of adeno-associated viral vectors

  Citation: 308

  Authors: Arun

• Influenza virus hemagglutinin stalk-based antibodies and vaccines

  Citation: 299

  Authors: Florian, Peter

• Current status and prospects of HIV treatment

  Citation: 277

  Authors: Tomas, Marshall

• Genotype constellation and evolution of group A rotaviruses infecting humans

  Citation: 275

  Authors: Jelle, Marc

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