Original Manuscripts: Although no page limitation exists, manuscripts submitted as Original Articles should be concise, well organized, and clearly written. The journal welcomes the submission of novel and pioneering work in the basic and clinical fields of virus replication and gene expression, HIV assembly, virus–cell interaction, viral pathogenesis, epidemiology and transmission, anti-retroviral therapy and adherence, drug discovery, the latest developments in HIV/AIDS vaccines and animal models, and prevention of viral infection. Submissions must not be under consideration by any other source or represent previously published work, except in abstract format.

The introduction should supply sufficient background information to allow the reader to understand and evaluate the results of the present study without referring to previous publications on the topic. The introduction should also provide the hypothesis that was addressed or the rationale for the present study. Choose references carefully to provide the most salient background rather than an exhaustive review of the topic.

The Materials and Methods section should include sufficient technical information to allow the experiments to be repeated. When centrifugation conditions are critical, give enough information to enable another investigator to repeat the procedure. For commonly used materials and methods (e.g., media and protein concentration determinations), a simple reference is sufficient. If several alternative methods are commonly used, it is helpful to identify the method briefly as well as to cite the reference. The reader should be allowed to assess the method without constant reference to previous publications. Describe new methods completely and give sources of unusual chemicals, equipment, or viral strains. All strains of virus, genes, and gene products derived from specific viral strains should be referred with a subscript, such as HIV-1,HIV-11A, HIV-3etc. in the text.

Manuscripts and letters should be submitted to the editorial office at the following address:

S.A. KARTHIKEYAN
Current HIV Research

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