# Virology Journal

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Not to be confused with [*Virology* (journal)](/source/Virology_(journal)).

***Virology Journal*** is an [open-access](/source/Open_access_(publishing)) [peer-reviewed](/source/Peer_review) [medical journal](/source/Medical_journal) published by [BioMed Central](/source/BioMed_Central). It publishes research related to [viruses](/source/Virus) and the prevention of [viral infection](/source/Infection) (including [vaccination](/source/Vaccine), the use of [antiviral agents](/source/Antiviral_drug), and [gene therapy](/source/Gene_therapy)). The journal was established in 2004 with Robert Garry ([Tulane University](/source/Tulane_University)) as founding [editor-in-chief](/source/Editor-in-chief) and has been edited by [Linfa Wang](/source/Linfa_Wang) since 2012. It aims to cover rapid communications amongst virologists.

## Controversy

On 21 July 2010, *Virology Journal* published an article entitled "Influenza or not influenza: Analysis of a case of high fever that happened 2000 years ago in Biblical time", regarding the case of the mother-in-law of [Simon Peter](/source/Saint_Peter) who the Bible reports was cured by [Jesus](/source/Jesus). The authors conclude that she was struck with [influenza](/source/Influenza).[1] This article created controversy amongst scientists, who decried the article from anywhere from "truly bizarre"[2] to "garbage".[3] The editor-in-chief of *Virology Journal* later apologized for the publication and announced that it would be retracted.[4] The article was retracted on 13 August 2010.[5]

## Abstracting and indexing

*Virology Journal* is abstracted and indexed in

- [PubMed](/source/PubMed)
- [PubMed Central](/source/PubMed_Central)
- [MEDLINE](/source/MEDLINE)
- [Thomson Reuters](/source/Thomson_Reuters)
- [CAB International](/source/CAB_International)
- [Chemical Abstracts Service](/source/Chemical_Abstracts_Service)
- [EMBASE](/source/EMBASE)
- [Scopus](/source/Scopus)
- [Current Contents](/source/Current_Contents)

## References

1. Kam LE Hon; Pak C Ng; Ting F Leung (2010). "Influenza or not influenza: Analysis of a case of high fever that happened 2000 years ago in Biblical time". *Virology Journal*. **7** (1): 169. [doi:10.1186/1743-422X-7-169](https://doi.org/10.1186/1743-422X-7-169). [PMC 2918564](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2918564). [PMID 20663162](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20663162)[retracted]

1. Tara C. Smith (10 August 2010). ["Biblical fever = influenza. You're kidding me, right?"](https://scienceblogs.com/aetiology/2010/08/10/biblical-fever-influenza-youre). *Aetiology*. [ScienceBlogs](/source/ScienceBlogs). Retrieved 2010-08-11.

1. [PZ Myers](/source/PZ_Myers) (11 August 2010). ["But what if she had vapors, or an imbalance of humors?"](https://web.archive.org/web/20100815212432/http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2010/08/but_what_if_she_had_vapors_or.php). *[Pharyngula](/source/Pharyngula_(blog))*. [ScienceBlogs](/source/ScienceBlogs). Archived from [the original](http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2010/08/but_what_if_she_had_vapors_or.php) on 2010-08-15. Retrieved 2010-08-11.

1. Robert Garry (21 July 2010). "Influenza or not influenza: Analysis of a case of high fever that happened 2000 years ago in Biblical time – Comments". *Virology Journal*. **7** (1): 169. [doi:10.1186/1743-422X-7-169](https://doi.org/10.1186/1743-422X-7-169). [PMC 2918564](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2918564). [PMID 20663162](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20663162). [S2CID 8124033](https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:8124033)[retracted]

1. Kam LE Hon; Pak C Ng; Ting F Leung (2010). "Retraction: Influenza or not influenza: Analysis of a case of high fever that happened 2000 years ago in Biblical time". *Virology Journal*. **7** (1): 190. [doi:10.1186/1743-422X-7-190](https://doi.org/10.1186/1743-422X-7-190). [PMC 2924865](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2924865). [PMID 20707907](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20707907)

## Further reading

- Robert F. Garry (2004). "Virology on the Internet: the time is right for a new journal". *Virology Journal*. **1** (1): 1. [doi:10.1186/1743-422X-1-1](https://doi.org/10.1186/1743-422X-1-1). [PMC 524032](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC524032). [PMID 15507150](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15507150)

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.virologyj.com/)

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