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Retrovirology Template

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About the Retrovirology format

Retrovirology is a peer-reviewed journal published by BMC (BioMed Central), covering HIV Research and Treatment, HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment, T-cell and Retrovirus Studies. Over its lifetime it has published 4,746 papers, which have received 75,118 citations.

PublisherBMC (BioMed Central)
Reference styleNumbered (Vancouver)
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
1. Smith A, Jones B, Lee C. A representative article title. Retrovirology. 2023;12(3):45–58.

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Publishes research inHIV Research and Treatment HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment T-cell and Retrovirus Studies Immune Cell Function and Interaction HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
ISSN1742-4690
Citation impact (2-yr)4.93
h-index118
i10-index1,409
Article processing charge$2,440
Open accessYes — indexed in DOAJ
Top institutions publishing hereCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Journal websitewww.retrovirology.com
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Papers published in Retrovirology per year

374
2014
243
2015
93
2016
58
2017
81
2018
46
2019
36
2020
41
2021
30
2022
17
2023
22
2024
15
2025

Citation impact of Retrovirology by publication year

4.7K
2014
4.1K
2015
3.1K
2016
1.9K
2017
3.1K
2018
1.3K
2019
802
2020
686
2021
418
2022
167
2023
193
2024
25
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Retrovirology

Identification, characterization, and comparative genomic distribution of the HERV-K (HML-2) group of human endogenous retroviruses

Ravi P. Subramanian, Julia H Wildschutte, Crystal Russo et al. · 8 Nov 2011

BACKGROUND: Integration of retroviral DNA into a germ cell may lead to a provirus that is transmitted vertically to that host's offspring as an endogenous retrovirus (ERV). In humans, ERVs (HERVs) comprise about 8% of the genome, the vast majority of which are truncated and/or highly mutated and no longer encode functional genes. The most…

The discovery of endogenous retroviruses

Robin A. Weiss · 3 Oct 2006

When endogenous retroviruses (ERV) were discovered in the late 1960s, the Mendelian inheritance of retroviral genomes by their hosts was an entirely new concept. Indeed Howard M Temin's DNA provirus hypothesis enunciated in 1964 was not generally accepted, and reverse transcriptase was yet to be discovered. Nonetheless, the evidence that we accrued in the pre-molecular…

Mechanisms of leukemogenesis induced by bovine leukemia virus: prospects for novel anti-retroviral therapies in human

Nicolas Gillet, Arnaud Florins, Mathieu Boxus et al. · 16 Mar 2007

In 1871, the observation of yellowish nodules in the enlarged spleen of a cow was considered to be the first reported case of bovine leukemia. The etiological agent of this lymphoproliferative disease, bovine leukemia virus (BLV), belongs to the deltaretrovirus genus which also includes the related human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1). This review summarizes…

Classification and characterization of human endogenous retroviruses; mosaic forms are common

Laura Vargiu, Patricia Rodriguez‐Tomé, Göran Sperber et al. · 22 Jan 2016

BACKGROUND: Human endogenous retroviruses (HERVs) represent the inheritance of ancient germ-line cell infections by exogenous retroviruses and the subsequent transmission of the integrated proviruses to the descendants. ERVs have the same internal structure as exogenous retroviruses. While no replication-competent HERVs have been recognized, some retain up to three of four intact ORFs. HERVs have been…

HIV-1 Vif, APOBEC, and Intrinsic Immunity

Ritu Goila-Gaur, Klaus Strebel · 1 Jan 2008

Members of the APOBEC family of cellular cytidine deaminases represent a recently identified group of proteins that provide immunity to infection by retroviruses and protect the cell from endogenous mobile retroelements. Yet, HIV-1 is largely immune to the intrinsic antiviral effects of APOBEC proteins because it encodes Vif (viral infectivity factor), an accessory protein that…

Retrovirology template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Retrovirology format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Retrovirology template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official BMC (BioMed Central) format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Retrovirology use?
Retrovirology uses Numbered (Vancouver) references, shown as numbered [1], [2] markers in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: 1. Smith A, Jones B, Lee C. A representative article title. Retrovirology. 2023;12(3):45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Retrovirology?
No. DocuGuru generates the bmcart LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a BMC (BioMed Central)-ready Retrovirology document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
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Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Retrovirology format with correct headings, figures, tables, and numbered citations.
What is Retrovirology?
BMC / BioMed Central journal. It is a life sciences and medicine journal, published by BMC (BioMed Central).
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