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Virology Journal

Virology Journal is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Virology Journal rather than just read about it. In short: Virology Journal is an open-access peer-reviewed medical journal published by BioMed Central. It publishes research related to viruses and the prevention of viral infection (including vaccination, the use of antiviral agents, and gene therapy).

Key takeaways

Virology Journal belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Virology Journal to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Virology Journal from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Virology Journal is an open-access peer-reviewed medical journal published by BioMed Central. It publishes research related to viruses and the prevention of viral infection (including vaccination, the use of antiviral agents, and gene therapy). The journal was established in 2004 with Robert Garry (Tulane University) as founding editor-in-chief and has been edited by 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 who the Bible reports was cured by Jesus. The authors conclude that she was struck with influenza. This article created controversy amongst scientists, who decried the article from anywhere from "truly bizarre" to "garbage". The editor-in-chief of Virology Journal later apologized for the publication and announced that it would be retracted. The article was retracted on 13 August 2010.

Abstracting and indexing Virology Journal is abstracted and indexed in

References

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. PMC 524032. PMID 15507150.

External links Official website

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Virology Journal

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Virology Journal claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Virology Journal before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Virology Journal ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Virology Journal

In research: Virology Journal appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Virology Journal in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Virology Journal is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Academic journals established in 2004, BioMed Central academic journals, Continuous journals, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Virology Journal outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Virology Journal in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Virology Journal means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Virology Journal out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Virology Journal in simple terms?

Why does Virology Journal matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Virology Journal?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Virology Journal.