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).
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

Editor-in-Chief

2009–present Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Eric O. Freed
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