Journal of Virology

Infobox Journal


discipline = Virology
abbreviation = "J Virol", JVI
publisher = American Society for Microbiology
country = U.S.A
frequency = 24 per year
history = founded 1967
openaccess = after 4 months
impact = 5.341
impact-year = 2006
website = http://jvi.asm.org/
ISSN = 0022-538X
eISSN = 1098-5514

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. [ [http://jvi.asm.org/misc/about.shtml About the Journal of Virology] (accessed 23 October 2007)] 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).

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External links

* [http://jvi.asm.org/ "Journal of Virology" home page]