病毒学档案发表了关于病毒类病原体和人类、动物、植物、昆虫和细菌的病毒感染的所有研究分支的原始贡献。覆盖范围包括最广泛的主题，从新发现病毒的最初描述到病毒结构组成和遗传学的研究，再到病毒与宿主细胞、宿主有机体和宿主种群的相互作用的研究。采用分子生物学分子遗传学和现代免疫学和流行病学方法的多学科研究尤其受欢迎。例如，鼓励对个体宿主中病毒感染的分子发病机制、病理生理学和遗传学的研究以及对人群中病毒感染的分子流行病学的研究。还鼓励开展诊断技术开发、单克隆抗体面板开发、疫苗开发和抗病毒药物开发等应用研究。然而，这类研究通常在特定应用的背景下或在许多病毒学家感兴趣的一般原则上表现得更好。在任何情况下，决定可接受性的都是研究工作的质量、意义和独创性。
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Archives of Virology publishes original contributions from all branches of research on viruses virus-like agents and virus infections of humans animals plants insects and bacteria. Coverage includes the broadest spectrum of topics from initial descriptions of newly discovered viruses to studies of virus structure composition and genetics to studies of virus interactions with host cells host organisms and host populations. Multidisciplinary studies are particularly welcome as are studies employing molecular biologic molecular genetics and modern immunologic and epidemiologic approaches. For example studies on the molecular pathogenesis pathophysiology and genetics of virus infections in individual hosts and studies on the molecular epidemiology of virus infections in populations are encouraged. Studies involving applied research such as diagnostic technology development monoclonal antibody panel development vaccine devleopment and antiviral drug development are also encouraged. However such studies are often better presented in the context of a specific application or as they bear upon general principles of interest to many virologists. In all cases it is the quality of the research work its significance and its originality which will decide acceptability.
