AMSTERDAM, July 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ —

– Helping Virologists Keep
Up-to-Date in a Fast-moving
Field

Elsevier (http://www.elsevier.com) has
announced the publication of the first issue of Current Opinion
in Virology – a new journal in its prestigious Current Opinion
series, publishing six issues a year. Current Opinion in
Virology was launched to provide a systematic, comprehensive
and filtered approach to the ever-expanding wealth of research
published on viruses and viral interaction: a platform to help busy
specialists keep up-to-date with the latest trends and topics in
virology research. The journal publishes invited review papers only
and is divided into twelve annual sections, including viral
genomics, antivirals and resistance, emerging viruses and virus
evolution.

The editorial board is led by Editors in Chief Mary Estes
(Baylor College of Medicine, USA) and Ab Osterhaus (Erasmus MC,
The Netherlands). “Virology is a
discipline that is dynamic, multidisciplinary and important to our
lives in many ways,” states Dr. Estes. “When approached about
starting a new journal in virology, we came to the conclusion that
the principle and quality of the Current Opinion series in
other topics made it an attractive medium to communicate new
information in a broad range of virology topics. Looking beyond the
successful launch of the journal,” Dr Estes concluded, “we look
forward, as the virology field, technologies and world continues to
change, to Current Opinion in Virology becoming one of the
most highly respected journals in the field.”

All articles in the first issue are freely available online (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/18796257
). More information on the journal can be found on the
website

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