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A multidisciplinary journal which explores all biological and molecular aspects of viruses, with a focus on innovative investigative and analytical systems.

Frontiers in Virology is a multidisciplinary journal, indexed in the DOAJ and Web of Science (ESCI), that covers all aspects of viruses at the biological and molecular levels. Led by Field Chief Editor Akio Adachi (To...

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David Alan Schwartz

Consultant

United States

Specialty Chief Editor

Emerging and Reemerging Viruses

Deborah Fuller

University of Washington

United States

Specialty Chief Editor

Translational Virology

Graciela Andrei

KU Leuven

Belgium

Specialty Chief Editor

Antivirals and Vaccines

James Weger-Lucarelli

Virginia Tech

United States

Specialty Chief Editor

Viral Diversification and Evolution

Javier Buesa

University of Valencia

Spain

Specialty Chief Editor

Viral Disease Investigation

Jeremy R Thompson

Plant Health & Environment Laboratories (MPI)

New Zealand

Specialty Chief Editor

Fundamental Virology

Kenneth Lundstrom

PanTherapeutics

Switzerland

Specialty Chief Editor

Translational Virology

356 editors · 0 reviewers

About the journal

Scope

Frontiers in Virology is a multidisciplinary journal, indexed in the DOAJ and Web of Science (ESCI), that covers all aspects of viruses at the biological and molecular levels. Led by Field Chief Editor Akio Adachi (Tokushima University, Japan), the journal explores developments in novel technologies, methodologies, and analytical systems for studies in virology. With a focus on innovative investigative and analytical systems, Frontiers in Virology explores all biological and molecular aspects of viruses and their interactions with their hosts. Key scientific issues in this journal include, but are not limited to: antivirals and vaccines emerging and reemerging viruses innate and acquired immunity against viruses pathophysiology of viral diseases structural and functional biology of viral proteins/genomes virus-cell interactions viral diversification in host/host populations virus intracellular movement and transit between cells viral pathogenesis virus replication strategies virus utilization for practical purposes. Frontiers in Virology accepts submissions that target and analyze viruses, by various investigation systems, of all categories and classifications. Manuscripts on subviral entities such as prions, viroids, and endogenous sequences are also encouraged for submission. This journal is committed to supporting the achievement of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 3: good health and well-being; and SDG 17: partnerships for the goals. Descriptive studies -such as comparative transcriptomic or phylogenetic analyses- are not suitable for this journal unless they provide novel and meaningful insights into gene/protein function and/or the biology of the virus. Furthermore, quantitative analyses, including quantitative omics studies, should be performed on a minimum number of 3 biological replicates. Frontiers’ journals require that manuscripts primarily comprising computational studies of public data, must include appropriate validation. Please refer to the Frontiers Standards for research methodology policy, for more information. Manuscripts not adhering to these standards will not be considered. Frontiers in Virology commitment is to advance research in the field by allowing unrestricted access to articles and communicating scientific knowledge to researchers and the public to enable future scientific breakthroughs.

Aims

Frontiers in Virology is a multidisciplinary journal, indexed in the DOAJ and Web of Science (ESCI), that covers all aspects of viruses at the biological and molecular levels.

Led by Field Chief Editor Akio Adachi (Tokushima University, Japan), the journal explores developments in novel technologies, methodologies, and analytical systems for studies in virology. With a focus on innovative investigative and analytical systems, Frontiers in Virology explores all biological and molecular aspects of viruses and their interactions with their hosts.

Key scientific issues in this journal include, but are not limited to:

antivirals and vaccines

emerging and reemerging viruses

innate and acquired immunity against viruses

pathophysiology of viral diseases

structural and functional biology of viral proteins/genomes

virus-cell interactions

viral diversification in host/host populations

virus intracellular movement and transit between cells

viral pathogenesis

virus replication strategies

virus utilization for practical purposes.

Frontiers in Virology accepts submissions that target and analyze viruses, by various investigation systems, of all categories and classifications. Manuscripts on subviral entities such as prions, viroids, and endogenous sequences are also encouraged for submission.

This journal is committed to supporting the achievement of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 3: good health and well-being; and SDG 17: partnerships for the goals.

Descriptive studies -such as comparative transcriptomic or phylogenetic analyses- are not suitable for this journal unless they provide novel and meaningful insights into gene/protein function and/or the biology of the virus. Furthermore, quantitative analyses, including quantitative omics studies, should be performed on a minimum number of 3 biological replicates.

Frontiers’ journals require that manuscripts primarily comprising computational studies of public data, must include appropriate validation. Please refer to the Frontiers Standards for research methodology policy, for more information. Manuscripts not adhering to these standards will not be considered.

Frontiers in Virology commitment is to advance research in the field by allowing unrestricted access to articles and communicating scientific knowledge to researchers and the public to enable future scientific breakthroughs.

Source: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/virology/about

ISSN
2673-818X
Editor-in-Chief
Akio Adachi (Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan) — Field Chief Editor
Established
2026

Sections

  • Antivirals and Vaccines

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/virology/sections/antivirals-and-vaccines

  • Bioinformatic and Predictive Virology

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/virology/sections/bioinformatic-and-predictive-virology

  • Emerging and Reemerging Viruses

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/virology/sections/emerging-and-reemerging-viruses

  • Fundamental Virology

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/virology/sections/fundamental-virology

  • Modeling of Viral Replication and Pathogenesis

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/virology/sections/modeling-of-viral-replication-and-pathogenesis

  • Systems Virology

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/virology/sections/systems-virology

  • Translational Virology

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/virology/sections/translational-virology

  • Viral Disease Investigation

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/virology/sections/viral-disease-investigation

  • Viral Diversification and Evolution

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/virology/sections/viral-diversification-and-evolution

  • Virus and Host Immunity

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/virology/sections/virus-and-host-immunity

Article types accepted

  • Original Research
  • Systematic Review
  • Methods
  • Review
  • Mini Review
  • Hypothesis and Theory
  • Perspective
  • Clinical Trial
  • Case Report
  • Classification
  • Brief Research Report
  • General Commentary
  • Opinion
  • Correction
  • Editorial
  • Technology and Code
  • FAIR² Data

Fees and currencies

  • Article processing charges (official)
  • - Category A: CHF 2,195 — Original Research, Systematic Review, Methods, Review, Hypothesis and Theory, Clinical Trial, Classification, Technology and Code
  • - Category B: CHF 1,750 — Mini Review, Perspective, Case Report, Brief Research Report, General Commentary, Opinion
  • - Category C: CHF 0 — Correction, Editorial
  • Currency: CHF

Fees are charged only after acceptance. Waivers and discounts are available for authors with limited funding.

Fees and waivers policy

Editorial policies

Peer review

  • Official peer-review process: https://www.frontiersin.org/about/peer-review

Publication ethics

  • Policies and publication ethics: https://www.frontiersin.org/guidelines/policies-and-publication-ethics

Indexing

  • Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (BASE)
  • CNKI Scholar
  • CLOCKSS
  • Dimensions
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences GoOA
  • OpenAIRE
  • EBSCO
  • Crossref
  • DOAJ
  • Web of Science Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
  • Scopus
  • Figshare
  • Semantic Scholar
  • Jisc
  • DeepGreen
  • Sherpa/Romeo
  • 1Science
  • Google Scholar
  • ProQuest

Affiliated societies

  • Committee on Publication Ethics

Source: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/virology/about

Instructions for authors

Accepted article types

  • Original Research (fee category A)
  • Systematic Review (fee category A)
  • Methods (fee category A)
  • Review (fee category A)
  • Mini Review (fee category B)
  • Hypothesis and Theory (fee category A)
  • Perspective (fee category B)
  • Clinical Trial (fee category A)
  • Case Report (fee category B)
  • Classification (fee category A)
  • Brief Research Report (fee category B)
  • General Commentary (fee category B)
  • Opinion (fee category B)
  • Correction (fee category C)
  • Editorial (fee category C)
  • Technology and Code (fee category A)
  • FAIR² Data

Author guidelines

  • https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/virology/for-authors/author-guidelines

Peer review

  • https://www.frontiersin.org/about/peer-review

Journal metrics

Citation score
4.1
Articles
50
Total views
0
Downloads
0
Citations
1,945

Internal metrics, calculated on this platform and maintained by the editorial office.

Official bibliometric indicators

Impact factor
2.3
CiteScore
4.1
Citations
1945
Acceptance rate
33
Time to publication
98

Source: official publisher page · retrieved 2026-10-16

Some values were updated by the editorial office on 2026-10-22.