Journal of Virology

The Journal of Virology is an academic journal that covers research concerning viruses, using cross-disciplinary approaches including biochemistry, biophysics, cell and molecular biology, genetics, immunology, morphology, physiology and pathogenesis. Established in 1967, it is published twice monthly by the American Society for Microbiology (ASM).

Like other primary journals from the ASM, research papers are currently available free online four months after print publication.

Its 2006 impact factor was 5.341, with a ranking of third of 23 journals in virology. The journal is indexed in Agricola, BIOSIS, Chemical Abstracts, Current Contents, EMBASE, Medline/Index Medicus and Science Citation Index.

As of 2007, the Editor-in-Chief is Lynn W. Enquist (Princeton University, New Jersey, USA).

External link

 * Journal of Virology home page

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