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Welcome to the World Journal of Virology

World Journal of Virology (WJV, World J Virol) is a high-quality, open-access academic journal that employs a single-blind peer-review process. The journal focuses on publishing clinical, basic, and translational research achievements that are innovative, novel, and practical in the fields of virology. The types of articles published in WJV include Editorial, Opinion Review, Frontier, Review, Minireview, Clinical Research, Basic Study, Systematic Review, Meta-analysis, Evidence-based Medicine, Field of Vision, Clinical Guidelines, Letter to the Editor, and Case Report. All submissions must comply with academic norms and ethical requirements. WJV is edited and published by the Baishideng Publishing Group. Submit here >>

2025 Published Issues
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Editors-in-Chief
  • Mahmoud El-Bendary, MD, Professor, Department of Tropical Medicine and Hepatology, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35111, Egypt
  • Kai Wang, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Hepatology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan 250012, Shandong Province, China
Indexing/Abstracting
The WJV is now abstracted and indexed in PubMed, PubMed Central, Reference Citation Analysis, China Science and Technology Journal Database, and Superstar Journals Database.
Journal Metrics
There is currently no impact factor.
ISSN
2220-3249 (online)
Latest Manuscript Statistics
Received (24), Peer Review Time (5 days/Mean), Time to First Decision (56 days/Mean), Second Decision Time (24 days/Mean), Accepted (29.2%/Mean), Production Time (126 days/Mean), Time to Publication (242 days/Mean), and Rejected (8.3%/Mean).
Review
Adekunle Sanyaolu, Chuku Okorie, Aleksandra Marinkovic, Stephanie Prakash, Vyshnavy Balendra, Amine Lehachi, Abu Fahad Abbasi, Nafees Haider, Amos Abioye, Verner N Orish, Afolabi Antonio, Olanrewaju Badaru, Rajashree Pandit, Ricardo Izurieta 
World J Virol 14(2):102674. Published online Jun 25, 2025. doi: 10.5501/wjv.v14.i2.102674
Minireviews
Retrospective Cohort Study
Hafidha Mhando Bakari, Jackson Sebeza, Haji Mbwana Ally, Hassan Fredrick Fussi, Habib Omari Ramadhani, Peter Memiah, Djemima Umutesi, Basile Ikuzo, Gallican Rwibasira 
World J Virol 14(2):107322. Published online Jun 25, 2025. doi: 10.5501/wjv.v14.i2.107322
Retrospective Study
Observational Study
Kundavaram Paul Prabhakar Abhilash, Mathew Varghese Nellimootil, Binila Chacko, Darpanarayan Hazra, Victor Coelho, John Emmanuel Jesudasan, Karthik Gunasekaran, Lovely Thomas, More Atul Ramchandra, Jonathan Melchizedek, Henah Meshack Gunaraj, Mahesh Moorthy, John Victor Peter 
World J Virol 14(2):99663. Published online Jun 25, 2025. doi: 10.5501/wjv.v14.i2.99663
Prospective Study
Basic Study
Systematic Reviews
Mutali Musa, Gladness Aluyi-Osa, Ekele Chukwuyem, Babatunde Ismail Bale, Fabiana D’Esposito, Daniele Tognetto, Caterina Gagliano, Marco Zeppieri 
World J Virol 14(2):101944. Published online Jun 25, 2025. doi: 10.5501/wjv.v14.i2.101944
Haji Mbwana Ally, Hafidha Mhando Bakari, Jackline Vicent Mbishi, Zuhura Mbwana Ally, Mariam Salim Mbwana, Lynn Moshi, Rahma Musoke, Swalehe Mustafa Salim, Hassan Fredrick Fussi, Aboubakar Omar Mustafa, John Bartlet, Habib Omari Ramadhani 
World J Virol 14(2):106973. Published online Jun 25, 2025. doi: 10.5501/wjv.v14.i2.106973
Scientometrics
Monalisa Mohanty, Mantu Jain, Sujit Kumar Tripathy, Manisha Tripathy, Preetam Kumar Kar, Baijayantimala Mishra, Prasanta Raghab Mohapatra 
World J Virol 14(2):102668. Published online Jun 25, 2025. doi: 10.5501/wjv.v14.i2.102668
Case Report
Letter to the Editor