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Virology Journal Template

Write in a clean editor, then format for Virology Journal in one click — DocuGuru applies the official BMC (BioMed Central) template with numbered references and exports a submission-ready PDF plus the editable LaTeX source. Free to start.

About the Virology Journal format

Virology Journal is a peer-reviewed journal published by BMC (BioMed Central), covering Animal Virus Infections Studies, Respiratory viral infections research, Virus-based gene therapy research. Over its lifetime it has published 5,651 papers, which have received 163,459 citations.

PublisherBMC (BioMed Central)
Reference styleNumbered (Vancouver)
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
1. Smith A, Jones B, Lee C. A representative article title. Virology Journal. 2023;12(3):45–58.

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Publishes research inAnimal Virus Infections Studies Respiratory viral infections research Virus-based gene therapy research Viral Infections and Immunology Research Influenza Virus Research Studies
ISSN1743-422X
Citation impact (2-yr)3.84
h-index130
i10-index3,729
Article processing charge$2,318
Open accessYes — indexed in DOAJ
Top institutions publishing hereChinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Journal websitewww.virologyj.com
You getA submission-ready PDF and the editable LaTeX source — ready to submit.

Papers published in Virology Journal per year

237
2014
227
2015
210
2016
243
2017
195
2018
167
2019
195
2020
258
2021
228
2022
306
2023
340
2024
443
2025

Citation impact of Virology Journal by publication year

7K
2014
8.6K
2015
7.6K
2016
6.7K
2017
6K
2018
6.2K
2019
6.5K
2020
6K
2021
4.3K
2022
3.6K
2023
2.4K
2024
1.1K
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Virology Journal

Coronavirus envelope protein: current knowledge

Dewald Schoeman, Burtram C. Fielding · 27 May 2019

BACKGROUND: Coronaviruses (CoVs) primarily cause enzootic infections in birds and mammals but, in the last few decades, have shown to be capable of infecting humans as well. The outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in 2003 and, more recently, Middle-East respiratory syndrome (MERS) has demonstrated the lethality of CoVs when they cross the species…

2,188 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Chloroquine is a potent inhibitor of SARS coronavirus infection and spread

Martin J. Vincent, Éric Bergeron, Suzanne Benjannet et al. · 22 Aug 2005

BACKGROUND: Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is caused by a newly discovered coronavirus (SARS-CoV). No effective prophylactic or post-exposure therapy is currently available. RESULTS: We report, however, that chloroquine has strong antiviral effects on SARS-CoV infection of primate cells. These inhibitory effects are observed when the cells are treated with the drug either before or…

1,889 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
The effect of temperature on persistence of SARS-CoV-2 on common surfaces

Shane Riddell, Sarah Goldie, Andrew Hill et al. · 7 Oct 2020

BACKGROUND: The rate at which COVID-19 has spread throughout the globe has been alarming. While the role of fomite transmission is not yet fully understood, precise data on the environmental stability of SARS-CoV-2 is required to determine the risks of fomite transmission from contaminated surfaces. METHODS: This study measured the survival rates of infectious SARS-CoV-2,…

COVID-19 infection: an overview on cytokine storm and related interventions

Soheila Montazersaheb, Seyed Mahdi Hosseiniyan Khatibi, Mohammad Saeid Hejazi et al. · 26 May 2022

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) has posed a significant threat to global health. This virus affects the respiratory tract and usually leads to pneumonia in most patients and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in 15% of cases. ARDS is one of the leading causes of death in…

Virology Journal template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Virology Journal format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Virology Journal template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official BMC (BioMed Central) format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Virology Journal use?
Virology Journal uses Numbered (Vancouver) references, shown as numbered [1], [2] markers in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: 1. Smith A, Jones B, Lee C. A representative article title. Virology Journal. 2023;12(3):45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Virology Journal?
No. DocuGuru generates the bmcart LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a BMC (BioMed Central)-ready Virology Journal document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Virology Journal template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Virology Journal format with correct headings, figures, tables, and numbered citations.
What is Virology Journal?
BMC / BioMed Central journal. It is a life sciences and medicine journal, published by BMC (BioMed Central).
Can I export a submission-ready Virology Journal PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Virology Journal template (the bmcart class) that is ready to submit to BMC (BioMed Central), together with the matching LaTeX source files.
How much does the Virology Journal template cost?
You can start writing in the Virology Journal template for free. Exporting the final submission-ready Virology Journal PDF and LaTeX source is part of DocuGuru's paid plans — see the app for current pricing.
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