AIDS

Aims & Scope

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Publishing the very latest ground breaking research on HIV and AIDS.

Read by all the top clinicians and researchers, AIDS has the highest impact of all AIDS-related journals.

With 18 issues per year, AIDS guarantees the authoritative presentation of significant advances.

The Editors, themselves noted international experts who know the demands of your work, are committed to making AIDS the most distinguished and innovative journal in the field.

Submitted articles undergo a preliminary review by the editor.

Some articles may be returned to authors without further consideration.

Those being considered for publication will undergo further assessment and peer-review by the editors and those invited to do so from a reviewer pool.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.1
2024	3.40

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	3511

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	2324

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.209

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science
• Embase

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Immunology and Microbiology and Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• A syndrome of peripheral lipodystrophy, hyperlipidaemia and insulin resistance in patients receiving HIV protease inhibitors

  Citation: 1856

  Authors: Andrew, Katherine, Samantha, Matthew, Judith, Donald J., David A.

• Estimation of the current global burden of cryptococcal meningitis among persons living with HIV/AIDS

  Citation: 1663

  Authors: Benjamin J, Kathleen A, Barbara J, Nelesh, Peter G, Tom M

• Dynamics of HIV viremia and antibody seroconversion in plasma donors

  Citation: 1089

  Authors: Eberhard W, David J, Bhupat D, Patricia E, Richard T, Lorraine, Charles, Richard, Andrew, Steven H, Michael P

• Herpes simplex virus 2 infection increases HIV acquisition in men and women: systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies

  Citation: 956

  Authors: Esther E, Helen A, Judith R, Pamela L, James A, Richard J

• Stigma in the HIV/AIDS epidemic: a review of the literature and recommendations for the way forward

  Citation: 945

  Authors: Anish P, Jennifer N, Vishal A, Robert H, Sharif R, Daniel J, Greg, Thomas J

• Estimating sexual transmission of HIV from persons aware and unaware that they are infected with the virus in the USA

  Citation: 847

  Authors: Gary, Nicole, Robert S

• Effectiveness and safety of oral HIV preexposure prophylaxis for all populations

  Citation: 837

  Authors: Virginia A., Sarah L., Caitlin E., Rachel, Kevin R., Florence M., Michelle, Ioannis, Robert M.

• Non-ulcerative sexually transmitted diseases as risk factors for HIV-1 transmission in women

  Citation: 822

  Authors: Marie, Abib, Mayimona, Bazola, Mulivanda, Nzilambi, Johan, Frieda, Veronique, Michel, William L, Robert W., Peter

• Adherence to protease inhibitors, HIV-1 viral load, and development of drug resistance in an indigent population

  Citation: 795

  Authors: David R., Frederick M., Edwin D., Andrew R., Mark, Lewis, Joshua D., Margaret A., Andrew

• Review of sampling hard-to-reach and hidden populations for HIV surveillance

  Citation: 789

  Authors: Robert, Keith, Tobi, Douglas

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