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Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses serves as the official journal of ISRV

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About the Journal

Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses serves as the official journal of ISRV and provides a vital platform for high quality research across influenza, RSV, HMPV and other respiratory pathogens. Support from ISRV members remains central to the journal’s ongoing success. Under Professor Barr’s stewardship, it will continue to play a key role in sharing new knowledge and strengthening the global scientific community working in this area. 

Facts about the Journal

Some facts and figures about the journal:

  1. Often abbreviated to IORV, It is the official journal of ISRV
  2. Listed on Pubmed and other bibliography databases
  3. Published by Wiley, Editor in Chief: Prof. Ian Barr (WHO Influenza Centre, Melbourne, Australia)
  4. First established in 2007
  5. Has a current impact factor of 4.2
  6. Has a 32% acceptance rate and takes 13 days on average to the first decision
  7. Is Open Access – a mandatory requirement for many funding bodies these days
  8. Has a variety of articles; Reviews, Original research, Letters, Short Communications
  9. Has 12 issues per year (per volume) with around 10-15 articles per issue
  10. Publishing costs for an accepted article are: $4,840 USD / £3,090 GBP / €3,750 EUR
  11. There are discounts for low income countries and at the EIC’s discretion for special papers
  12. A percentage of all sales comes back to ISRV for use by the Society
  13. Current Society Members get 10% off the standard publication rate
  14. Code for the 10% off is: ISRVD, insert code when prompted, before the paper is being published