Virulence

Virulence is a gold open access journal published by Taylor & Francis on microbial pathogenesis and host-pathogen interaction, established in 2010 with a 2025 Journal Impact Factor of 6.8《毒力》（Virulence）是由（Taylor & Francis）出版的金色开放获取期刊，聚焦微生物致病机制与宿主-病原体相互作用，2010 年创办，2025 年影响因子为 6.8

Scope

• The journal covers microbial pathogenesis and virulence mechanisms该刊覆盖微生物致病机制与毒力机理
• Virulence factors and their regulation are central subjects毒力因子及其调控是核心主题
• Host-pathogen interactions and immune evasion are covered宿主-病原体相互作用与免疫逃逸在其范围
• Bacterial, fungal, parasitic and viral pathogens are all within scope细菌、真菌、寄生虫与病毒病原体同样收录
• Antimicrobial resistance and novel therapeutics are published抗微生物耐药与新型治疗手段均在发表之列
• Vaccine and immunotherapy studies against virulent pathogens are welcomed针对高毒力病原体的疫苗与免疫治疗研究受到欢迎

History

• The journal was launched in 2010 by Landes Bioscience as a forum for virulence research该刊 2010 年由（Landes Bioscience）创办，作为毒力研究的交流平台
• Taylor & Francis acquired Landes Bioscience in 2014 and has published the journal since（Taylor & Francis）于 2014 年收购（Landes Bioscience），此后出版该刊
• It adopted a gold open access model with article processing charges期刊采用金色开放获取模式，向作者收取文章处理费
• The journal is published by Taylor & Francis, under print ISSN 2150-5594, electronic ISSN 2150-5608该刊由（Taylor & Francis）出版，印刷 ISSN 为 2150-5594，电子 ISSN 为 2150-5608。-
• Its Journal Impact Factor was 5.882 in 2021 and reached 6.8 in 2025, with the reported series 6.8, 5.4, 5.428, 5.882其影响因子由 2025 年的 6.8、2024 年的 5.4、2022 年的 5.428、2021 年的 5.882 等年度数据构成，最新为 2025 年的 6.8。

Editors

• An editor-in-chief works with associate editors covering the pathogen groups主编与覆盖各病原类群的副编辑共同主持稿件
• The journal publishes original research, reviews and short reports期刊发表原创研究、综述与短篇报告
• Manuscripts are peer reviewed, with single anonymous peer review reported by the Directory of Open Access Journals稿件经同行评审，（Directory of Open Access Journals）登记为单匿名评审。
• Publication is funded by an article processing charge of 2875 EUR with waivers available出版由 2875 EUR 的文章处理费支持，并设有减免政策。
• It is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, MEDLINE, PubMed and Scopus该刊被（Science Citation Index Expanded）、（MEDLINE）、（PubMed）与（Scopus）收录。