The Journal of General Virology
Overview
The Journal of General Virology is a leading scientific journal that publishes cutting-edge research on all aspects of virology. It covers a wide range of topics including viral pathogenesis, molecular virology, viral immunology, and antiviral strategies. With its rigorous peer-review process, the journal provides a platform for scientists to share their discoveries and advancements in understanding viral infections and their impact on human and animal health.
Details
Details
Abbr.
J Gen Virol
Start
1967
End
Continuing
Frequency
Monthly
p-ISSN
0022-1317
e-ISSN
1465-2099
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Specialty
Microbiology
Metrics
Metrics
h-index / Ranks: 848
187
SJR / Ranks: 3867
990
CiteScore / Ranks: 2299
7.90
JIF / Ranks: 2461
3.8
Recent Articles
1.
Roddy K, Grzesik P, Smith B, Ko N, Vashee S, Desai P
J Gen Virol
. 2025 Mar;
106(3).
PMID: 40080412
Previously, we had developed synthetic genomics methods to assemble an infectious clone of herpes simplex virus type-1 (HSV-1) strain KOS. To do this, the genome was assembled from 11 separate...
2.
Varsani A, Custer J, Cobb I, Harding C, Collins C, Suazo C, et al.
J Gen Virol
. 2025 Mar;
106(3).
PMID: 40072902
Bacilladnaviruses are single-stranded DNA viruses that infect diatoms that, so far, have been primarily identified in marine organisms and environments. Using a viral metagenomics approach, we discovered 13 novel bacilladnaviruses...
3.
Stott-Marshall R, McBeth C, Wileman T
J Gen Virol
. 2025 Mar;
106(3).
PMID: 40042894
Autophagy can defend against infection by delivering viruses to lysosomes for degradation. Semliki Forest virus (SFV) is a positive-sense, single-stranded RNA virus of the alphavirus genus which has been used...
4.
Sharpe S, Madhav M, Klein M, Blasdell K, Paradkar P, Lynch S, et al.
J Gen Virol
. 2025 Feb;
106(2).
PMID: 39976626
spp., a common biting midge genus, are haematophagous insects that can transmit pathogens to humans and other animals. Some species transmit arboviruses, including bluetongue virus, epizootic haemorrhagic disease virus, African...
5.
Landwehr E, Vivian L, Papadeas G, White E, Doster J, Brenner N, et al.
J Gen Virol
. 2025 Feb;
106(2).
PMID: 39945736
Replication models have been developed to describe the replication dynamics of a variety of viruses to better understand the kinetics and key contributing factors affecting infectivity and spread. However, accurate...
6.
Dahl M, Petersen P, Christiansen D
J Gen Virol
. 2025 Feb;
106(2).
PMID: 39937589
Piscine myocarditis virus (PMCV) is the causative agent of cardiomyopathy syndrome (CMS), a significant disease in farmed Atlantic salmon ( L.). Although an increasing number of CMS outbreaks have been...
7.
Kim D, Kim D, Kim J, Lim K, Cho A, Lee J, et al.
J Gen Virol
. 2025 Feb;
106(2).
PMID: 39937581
Clinical and experimental studies have advanced our understanding of hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection; however, translating the findings to improve prevention and clinical outcomes remains challenging. Phylogenetic analyses of HEV...
8.
Webb I, Erdmann M, Milligan R, Savage M, Matthews D, Davidson A
J Gen Virol
. 2025 Feb;
106(2).
PMID: 39937571
The SARS-CoV-2 genome encodes at least nine accessory proteins, including innate immune antagonist and putative viroporin ORF3a. ORF3a plays a role in many stages of the viral replication cycle, including...
9.
Xu J, Li C, Huang T, Zhou L, Zhao X, Sun Y, et al.
J Gen Virol
. 2025 Feb;
106(2).
PMID: 39932402
Swine acute diarrhoea syndrome coronavirus (SADS-CoV) is an enveloped, single-stranded positive-sense RNA virus that causes acute diarrhoea and death in piglets, resulting in significant economic losses to the pig farming...
10.
Nguyen S, Long E, Edgar J, Firth A, Stewart H
J Gen Virol
. 2025 Feb;
106(2).
PMID: 39928567
2B* is a poorly characterized protein encoded by an overlapping ORF in the genome of encephalomyocarditis virus (EMCV). We have previously found 2B* to have a role in innate immune...