Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
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| Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes | |
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| Abbreviated title | J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr, J AIDS, JAIDS |
| Discipline | HIV/AIDS |
| Language | English |
| Publication details | |
| Publisher | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (USA) |
| Publication history | Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1988–94); Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes and Human Retrovirology (1995–99); Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999–date) |
| Frequency | 15 per year |
| Open access | After 12 months |
| Impact factor | 3.681 (2006) |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 1525-4135}} (print) {{ISSN search link|1077-9450}} (web) |
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The Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes is a peer-reviewed academic journal in the area of HIV/AIDS. It is currently published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins from Philadelphia, USA. The journal covers all aspects of research in HIV/AIDS, including basic science, clinical science and epidemiology.
History
The journal first appeared in 1988 (ISSN 0894-9255).[1] It was retitled Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes and Human Retrovirology (ISSN 1077-9450) in 1995, returning to the title Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes in 1999.[1][1] It was originally published by Raven Press.[1]
Modern journal
Fifteen issues are published annually, in three volumes. Articles are available online in PDF and HTML formats; contents over a year old are available freely.
The journal had a 2006 impact factor of 3.681, with a ranking of seventh of 41 journals in the infectious diseases category and 24th of 114 journals in the immunology category.[1] It is indexed by Automated Subject Citation Alert, BIOSIS, Current Awareness in Biological Sciences, Current Contents (Life Sciences), Excerpta Medica, Medline/Index Medicus, PsycINFO, Science Citation Index and Scisearch.
As of 2007, the Editors-in-Chief are David D. Ho (Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center, New York, USA), Paul A. Volberding (San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, USA) and William A. Blattner (University of Maryland, Baltimore, USA).
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Acknowledgement and Attribution Regarding Sources of Content
Some of the initial content on this page may be incorporated in part from copyleft sources in the public domain including wikis such as Wikipedia and AskDrWiki. Drug information for patients came from the The National Library of Medicine. Infectious disease information may have come from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Differential Diagnoses are drawn from clinicians as well as an amalgamation of 3 sources: 1.The Disease Database; 2. Kahan, Scott, Smith, Ellen G. In A Page: Signs and Symptoms. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2004:3; 3. Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:7 .
