The Journal of general virology.

ISSN 0022-1317Microbiology SocietyUnited Kingdom
ScopusMEDLINEEmbasePubMedPMCSCImagoJIFMatched via identifier

Journal overview

Journal identity
Titles
Journal of General Virology
J. Gen. Virol. (abbreviated)
The Journal of General Virology
J Gen Virol (abbreviated)
JOURNAL OF GENERAL VIROLOGY MICROBIOLOGY SOC
The Journal of general virology.
Key identifiers
ISSN
0022-1317
0022-1317
eISSN
1465-2099
NLM ID
77340
Publisher / basic metadata
Publisher
Microbiology Society
London, Cambridge Univ. Press for the Society for General Microbiology.
Country
Language
ENG
English

Indexing & coverage

Current indexing summary
Scopus
Currently indexed

Scopus's Sources record lists this journal as active.

Indexing history
Coverage
1967–2026
Indexing services (MEDLINE, Embase)
MEDLINECurrently indexedEmbaseListed

Embase's Active journals record lists this journal as active.

Bibliographic inclusion (PubMed)
PubMedIncluded
Full-text availability (PMC — not an indexing service)
PMCCoverage available

Metrics

MetricYearValueQuartileRankSource
JIF20254.3Q12660JCR Impact Factor List 2025 — supplied dataset
SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) — 2025

Source: SCImago Journal & Country Rank — 2025 dataset. SJR is a metric published by SCImago, presented here as reported.

SJR
1.169
Best Quartile
Q1
H-index
200
Subject categories
  • Virology — Q1
More metrics
Coverage
1967–2026
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Western Europe
Publisher
Microbiology Society
Open Access
No
Open Access (Diamond)
No
Total documents (current year)
134
Total documents (3 years)
350
Total references
7618
Total citations (3 years)
1426
Citable documents (3 years)
350
Citations per document (2 years)
3.62
References per document
56.85
Source details
Match confidence
Confirmed — two independent ISSNs agree
Matched via ISSN(s)
0022-1317, 1465-2099
SCImago Source ID
20230
SCImago Rank (across all SCImago source types)
3796

Publication activity

Publication activity
SCImago
2025
134 observed publications
Latest publication activity observed
2025
Current-year activity
Recent publication activity observed

Evidence sources: SCImago. SCImago's count is a source-reported aggregate figure; Crossref/OpenAlex/PubMed counts are distinct article records JCF Labs observed via each provider's own free API — none is guaranteed to be that journal's complete output for the year, and providers may disagree (this is expected, not an error). See this journal's own source evidence above for full context.

Subjects & categories

Subjects / categories
Subject area (SCImago)
MeSH (PubMed)
Virology
Coverage / history
Scopus:1967-2026
MEDLINE:MEDLINE: v1n1, Jan. 1967-; Index medicusIn: PubMed: v1n1, Jan. 1967-;
PubMed:MEDLINE: v1n1, Jan. 1967-; Index medicusIn: PubMed: v1n1, Jan. 1967-;
PMC:v.87(Pt 12) 2006 – v.107(9) 2026