Journal History

2009	The inaugural issue was released. Viruses was published as a quarterly journal.
2010	Viruses adopted a monthly publication schedule. Viruses received its first Impact Factor (1.000). Viruses was indexed in Scopus (Elsevier), starting with Volume 1 (Issue 1). Viruses was indexed in Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)—Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics), starting with Volume 1 (Issue 1).
2013	Viruses received its 2012 Impact Factor (2.509). Viruses established the following sections: Antivirals and Vaccines; Viruses of Plants, Fungi and Protozoa; Animal Viruses; Insect Viruses; Bacterial Viruses; Prions.
2018	Viruses received its 2016 Impact Factor (3.761).
2019	Viruses received its 2018 Impact Factor (3.811).
2020	Viruses received its 2019 Impact Factor (3.816). Viruses published its 5,000th paper. Viruses established the following sections: SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19; Coronaviruses; Human Virology and Viral Diseases; General Virology.
2021	Viruses received its 2020 Impact Factor (5.048).
2022	Viruses received its 2021 Impact Factor (5.818).
2024	SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 was discontinued Insect Viruses was renamed as Invertebrate Viruses.

Editor-in-Chief

2009–present

Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Eric O. Freed