Reviews in Medical Virology
Reviews in Medical Virology is a review journal published by Wiley since 1991 that publishes only review articles in medical virology, with a 2025 Journal Impact Factor of 5.5.《医学病毒学评论》(Reviews in Medical Virology)由(Wiley)出版,1991 年创办,只刊载医学病毒学领域的综述,2025 年影响因子为 5.5。
Scope
- The journal publishes review articles only, and does not consider primary research papers.本刊只刊载综述文章,不考虑原始研究论文。
- Emerging and re-emerging viruses, and the lessons drawn from outbreaks, are a recurring theme.新发与再发病毒,以及从疫情中获得的经验教训,是反复出现的主题。
- Antiviral therapy, including resistance and the development of new agents, is treated at length.抗病毒治疗,包括耐药性与新药开发,受到重点讨论。
- Viral diagnostics, from molecular assays to serology, are covered.病毒诊断,从分子检测到血清学,均有收录。
- Vaccines and the immune response to viral infection are published.疫苗以及对病毒感染的免疫应答均予发表。
- Viruses and cancer, including oncogenic viruses, are within scope.病毒与肿瘤,包括致瘤病毒,均在其范围之内。
- Clinical virology and its public health implications complete the journal's coverage.临床病毒学及其公共卫生意义,构成本刊收录范围的其余部分。
History
- Reviews in Medical Virology was founded in 1991, its first issue appearing in May of that year.《医学病毒学评论》创办于 1991 年,创刊号于当年 5 月面世。
- It is published by Wiley from Chichester in the United Kingdom, and has appeared six times a year for most of its history.本刊由(Wiley)在英国的奇切斯特出版,其大部分历史中每年出版六期。
- The journal was created to give medical virologists a venue for synthesising a rapidly growing literature.本刊的创办意在为医学病毒学家提供综合迅速增长文献的园地。
- Paul Griffiths of the Royal Free and University College Medical School in London was its long-serving editor-in-chief.伦敦皇家自由与大学学院医学院的 Paul Griffiths 长期担任主编。
- Daniele Focosi of the North-Western Tuscany Blood Bank in Pisa now leads the journal.比萨西北托斯卡纳血站的 Daniele Focosi 现主持本刊。
- Its impact factor stood at 6.6 in 2024 and 5.5 in 2025, and annual output is modest, at fewer than a hundred articles.其影响因子在 2024 年为 6.6,2025 年为 5.5,年发文量不大,不足百篇。
Editors
- Daniele Focosi of the North-Western Tuscany Blood Bank in Pisa serves as editor-in-chief.比萨西北托斯卡纳血站的 Daniele Focosi 担任主编。
- David J. Sullivan of Johns Hopkins University is the US editor, and Fabrizio Maggi of the Spallanzani Institute in Rome is the Europe editor.(Johns Hopkins University)的 David J. Sullivan 为美国编辑,罗马(Spallanzani Institute)的 Fabrizio Maggi 为欧洲编辑。
- Boon-Huan Tan of the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine is the South East Asian editor, and Yiming Shao of the China CDC is the China editor.(Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine)的 Boon-Huan Tan 为东南亚编辑,中国疾控中心的邵一鸣为中国编辑。
- Manuscripts are peer reviewed, and the journal publishes reviews, editorials and themed special issues.稿件经同行评审,本刊发表综述、社论与主题专刊。
- The journal operates a hybrid model, so authors may publish open access on payment of a charge.本刊采用混合模式,作者可付费选择开放获取发表。
- Because only reviews are accepted, prospective authors are encouraged to propose topics to the editors in advance.由于只接受综述,潜在作者被建议先向编辑提出选题。