Viruses is a monthly peer-reviewed open access scientific journal published by MDPI covering all aspects of virology.

It was established in 2009.

The editor-in-chief is Eric O.

Freed (National Cancer Institute).

The journal is abstracted and indexed in: According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2022 impact factor of 4.7, ranking it 15th out of 36 journals in the category "Virology".