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Viruses Template

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About the Viruses format

Viruses is a peer-reviewed journal published by MDPI, covering Viral Infections and Vectors, Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology, Animal Virus Infections Studies. Over its lifetime it has published 18,153 papers, which have received 411,847 citations.

PublisherMDPI
Reference styleNumbered (MDPI)
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
1. Smith, A.; Jones, B.; Lee, C. A Representative Article Title. Viruses 2023, 12, 45–58.

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Publishes research inViral Infections and Vectors Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology Animal Virus Infections Studies SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Mosquito-borne diseases and control
ISSN1999-4915
Citation impact (2-yr)4.05
h-index186
i10-index9,594
Article processing charge$2,815
Open accessYes — indexed in DOAJ
Top institutions publishing hereCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Journal websitewww.mdpi.com
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Papers published in Viruses per year

271
2014
383
2015
340
2016
477
2017
759
2018
1.2K
2019
1.5K
2020
2.6K
2021
2.9K
2022
2.5K
2023
1.9K
2024
1.6K
2025

Citation impact of Viruses by publication year

14.4K
2014
20.8K
2015
15.8K
2016
22.5K
2017
31.9K
2018
48.9K
2019
51.8K
2020
63.5K
2021
47.5K
2022
29K
2023
12.5K
2024
4.1K
2025

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

Most-cited papers in Viruses

Virology, Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, and Control of COVID-19

Yuefei Jin, Haiyan Yang, Wangquan Ji et al. · 27 Mar 2020

The outbreak of emerging severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) disease (COVID-19) in China has been brought to global attention and declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11, 2020. Scientific advancements since the pandemic of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in 2002~2003 and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) in…

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Mechanisms of Coronavirus Cell Entry Mediated by the Viral Spike Protein

Sandrine Belouzard, Jean K. Millet, Beth N. Licitra et al. · 20 Jun 2012

Coronaviruses are enveloped positive-stranded RNA viruses that replicate in the cytoplasm. To deliver their nucleocapsid into the host cell, they rely on the fusion of their envelope with the host cell membrane. The spike glycoprotein (S) mediates virus entry and is a primary determinant of cell tropism and pathogenesis. It is classified as a class…

1,442 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Return of the Coronavirus: 2019-nCoV

Lisa E. Gralinski, Vineet D. Menachery · 24 Jan 2020

The emergence of a novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) has awakened the echoes of SARS-CoV from nearly two decades ago. Yet, with technological advances and important lessons gained from previous outbreaks, perhaps the world is better equipped to deal with the most recent emergent group 2B coronavirus.

1,435 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
From SARS to MERS, Thrusting Coronaviruses into the Spotlight

Zhiqi Song, Yanfeng Xu, Linlin Bao et al. · 14 Jan 2019

Coronaviruses (CoVs) have formerly been regarded as relatively harmless respiratory pathogens to humans. However, two outbreaks of severe respiratory tract infection, caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) and the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), as a result of zoonotic CoVs crossing the species barrier, caused high pathogenicity and mortality rates in…

1,329 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Preliminary Identification of Potential Vaccine Targets for the COVID-19 Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) Based on SARS-CoV Immunological Studies

Syed Faraz Ahmed, Ahmed Abdul Quadeer, Matthew R. McKay · 25 Feb 2020

The beginning of 2020 has seen the emergence of COVID-19 outbreak caused by a novel coronavirus, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). There is an imminent need to better understand this new virus and to develop ways to control its spread. In this study, we sought to gain insights for vaccine design against SARS-CoV-2…

1,213 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →

Viruses template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Viruses format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Viruses template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official MDPI format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Viruses use?
Viruses uses Numbered (MDPI) 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. Viruses 2023, 12, 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Viruses?
No. DocuGuru generates the mdpi LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a MDPI-ready Viruses 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 Viruses template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Viruses format with correct headings, figures, tables, and numbered citations.
What is Viruses?
Viruses - MDPI Journal. It is a multidisciplinary journal, published by MDPI.
Can I export a submission-ready Viruses PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Viruses template (the mdpi class) that is ready to submit to MDPI, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
How much does the Viruses template cost?
You can start writing in the Viruses template for free. Exporting the final submission-ready Viruses PDF and LaTeX source is part of DocuGuru's paid plans — see the app for current pricing.
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