Journal of General Virology

Important notice: this title is now Open Access (OA) thanks to our Subscribe to Open (S2O) model. All articles will be published OA between 15th February 2025 to14th February 2026. Check if you are eligible for fee-free OA publishing via an institutional agreement or see options for OA publishing. For more information about S2O, see our FAQs. Journal of General Virology has been publishing peer-reviewed research for more than 50 years. We recognise the importance of virology as a unique discipline within microbiology, and actively collaborate with partners such as the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) to support the global virology community. The journal’s diverse scope reflects the evolving nature of virology today, covering all aspects of animal, plant, insect, bacterial and fungal viruses, transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, molecular biology and immunology, virus–host interactions and antiviral compounds. See full journal scopeFor everything you need to know when preparing a submission check out our new submission checklistBrowse these key collections:ICTV Virus Taxonomy SummariesICTV Virus Taxonomy ProfilesAvian Infectious DiseasesMpoxAffiliated Societies