The Journal of Virology is a biweekly peer-reviewed scientific journal that covers research concerning all aspects of virology. It was established in 1967 and is published by the American Society for Microbiology. Research papers are available free online four months after print publication.

Journal of Virology
DisciplineVirology
LanguageEnglish
Edited byRozanne M. Sandri-Goldin
Publication details
History1967–present
Publisher
FrequencyBiweekly
Delayed, after 6 months
6.208 (2021)
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4J. Virol.
Indexing
CODENJOVIAM
ISSN0022-538X (print)
1098-5514 (web)
LCCN68007255
OCLC no.422052558
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The current editors-in-chief are Felicia Goodrum (University of Arizona) and Stacey Schultz-Cherry (St. Jude Children's Research Hospital).[1] Past editors-in-chief include Rozanne M. Sandri-Goldin (University of California, Irvine, California) (2012-2022),[2] Lynn W. Enquist (2002–2012), Thomas Shenk (1994–2002), and Arnold J. Levine (1984–1994).[2][3]

Abstracting and indexing edit

The journal is abstracted and indexed in AGRICOLA, Biological Abstracts, BIOSIS Previews, Chemical Abstracts, Current Contents, EMBASE, MEDLINE/Index Medicus/PubMed, and the Science Citation Index Expanded. Its 2015 impact factor was 4.606, ranking it fifth out of 33 journals in the category "Virology".[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "New Editors-in-chief announced for ASM Journal of Virology". ASM press release. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b American Society for Microbiology: ASM Announces Appointments of New Editors In Chief for CMR and JVI (accessed 23 January 2013)
  3. ^ Enquist LW. (2012) Ten years under the JVI flag. Journal of Virology 86: 7025–7026 (text)
  4. ^ "Journals Ranked by Impact: Virology". 2012 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science ed.). Thomson Reuters. 2013.

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