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Announcements
17 June 2025
Viruses Receives an Increased CiteScore of 7.7

We are pleased to share that Viruses (ISSN: 1999-4915) has received an increased CiteScore of 7.7 in June 2025. The CiteScore ranks the journal 22 out of 86 titles (Q1) in the “Virology” category, 60 out of 357 titles (Q1) in the “Infectious Diseases” category, an impressive achievement for a journal running in Volume 17.
You can find more statistics on our website.
The current CiteScores measure the average number of citations within a journal over a four-year window (2021–2024). The Scopus database provides a comprehensive suite of metrics that support informed publishing strategies, research evaluation and enable benchmarking of journal performance.
This achievement reflects the collective efforts of our authors, reviewers, and editors. Together we will continue to track the progress of Viruses and its growing impact in virology.