Virulence is a fully open access peer-reviewed journal. All articles will (if accepted) be available for anyone to read anywhere, at any time immediately on publication.

Virulence is the first international peer-reviewed journal of its kind to focus exclusively on microbial pathogenicity, the infection process and host-pathogen interactions. To address the new infectious challenges, emerging infectious agents and antimicrobial resistance, there is a clear need for interdisciplinary research.

《Virulence》是一本由TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC出版商出版的专业生物期刊，该刊创刊于2010年，刊期8 issues/year，该刊已被国际权威数据库SCIE收录。在中科院最新升级版分区表中，该刊分区信息为大类学科：生物学 2区，小类学科：免疫学 2区；传染病学 2区；微生物学 2区；在JCR（Journal Citation Reports）分区等级为Q2。该刊发文范围涵盖免疫学等领域，旨在及时、准确、全面地报道国内外免疫学工作者在该领域取得的最新研究成果、工作进展及学术动态、技术革新等，促进学术交流，鼓励学术创新。2021年影响因子为5.428，平均审稿速度较慢,6-12周。