Virologica Sinica has successfully published six regular issues with interesting and informative articles, and received the first impact factor of 2.415 from Journal Citation Reports (JCR) in 2018. The high quality of published articles reflects the significant time and effort dedicated by the peer reviewers, who ensure that the scientific content is at the highest possible standard. In addition to the members of our Editorial Board, Virologica Sinica would like to thank the individuals for giving their time and expertise to review manuscripts for the journal in 2018 (from December 1, 2017 to November 30, 2018). Your service is both invaluable and greatly appreciated.
Among all reviewers, 56 reviewers stood out as having more reviews than average, completing them faster than average, and having a particularly high level of quality. The 32 reviewers were awarded by the Editor-in-Chief with “2018 Outstanding Reviewer Award”. We extend our gratitude for their service. The awarded reviewers include:
Aliota, Matthew
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Banerjee, Nilam Sanjib
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham
Bi, Yuhai
Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing
Bielefeldt-Ohmann, Helle
University of Queensland, Brisbane
Chen, Yuanding
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Kunming
Cheng, Han
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago
Cheng, Shuang
Wuhan Institute of Virology, CAS, Wuhan
Clark, Daniel
Weber State University, Ogden
Dalmon, Anne
INRA, Avignon
De Marco, Maria Alessandra
Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale, Via Ca' Fornacetta
Feng, Liqiang
Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Heath, CAS, Guangzhou
Fujioka, Roger
University of Hawaii, Honolulu
Ge, Xing-Yi
Hunan University, Changsha
Govorkova, Elena A.
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis
Guan, Wuxiang
Wuhan Institute of Virology, CAS, Wuhan
Guo, Haitao
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis
Han, Guanzhu
Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing
Han, Jun
China Agricultural University, Beijing
He, Xiang
Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangzhou
Hotta, Hak
Kobe University, Kobe
Jiang, Taijiao
Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, CAMS&PUMC, Beijing
Joshi, Anjali
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso
Krell, Peter
University of Guelph, Guelph
Li, Lu-Lin
Central China Normal University, Wuhan
Liang, Guodong
Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing
Liang, Xiaozhen
Institut Pasteur of Shanghai, CAS, Shanghai
Liu, Longding
Institute of Medical Biology, CAMS&PUMC, Kunming
Liu, Qinfang
Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, CAAS, Shanghai
Ma, Shaohui
Institute of Medical Biology, CAMS&PUMC, Kunming
Markoulatos, Panayotis
University of Thessaly, Larissa
Morozova, Olga. V.
I. N. Blokhina Nizhny Novgorod Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, Nizhny Novgorod
Nelson, Jay A.
Oregon Health and Science University, Beaverton
Paris, Jason
University of Mississippi, University
Pu, Juan
China Agricultural University, Beijing
Qiu, Xiangguo
Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg
Ros, Vera
Wageningen University, Wageningen
Russell, Stephen J.
Mayo Clinic, Rochester
Shi, Weifeng
Taishan Medical College, Taian
Smith, Todd G.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta
Tian, Debin
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg
Timm, Joerg
Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf
Tohma, Kentaro
U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Maryland
Trilling, Mirko
University Duisburg-Essen, Essen
Tu, Changchun
Institute of Military Veterinary Medicine, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Changchun
Ulrich, Rainer G.
Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Greifswald-Insel Riems
Upton, Chris
University of Victoria, Victoria
van Houte, Stineke
University of Exeter, Penryn
Wang, Yongjie
Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai
Wimmer, Eckard
Stony Brook University, Stony Brook
Wu, Zhiwei
Nanjing University, Nanjing
Yang, Xinglou
Wuhan Institute of Virology, CAS, Wuhan
Zhang, Jun
Xiamen University, Xiamen
Zhang, Xiao-Lian
Wuhan University, Wuhan
Zhao, Fei
Wuhan Institute of Virology, CAS, Wuhan
Zheng, Zhenhua
Wuhan Institute of Virology, CAS, Wuhan
Zhou, Tongqing
National Institutes of Health, Frederick
All VS reviewers in 2018 list as follows (PDF download). We hope that you all will continue to support the journal as a reviewer or, better yet, as a contributing author. Apology is offered to any other reviewer whose name has been inadvertently omitted.
