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A bimonthly peer-reviewed medical journal covering HIV/AIDS research and clinical medicine.

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HIV Medicine is an international peer-reviewed medical journal focused on HIV/AIDS research, treatment, clinical practice, and related infectious-disease topics. Established in 1999, it is published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the British HIV Association, serving as that organization's official journal. The publication is also associated with the European AIDS Clinical Society and the Australasian Society for HIV Medicine as an official journal for those professional communities. The journal operates within the specialist medical-publishing sector rather than as a consumer healthcare brand. Its readership consists primarily of HIV physicians, infectious-disease specialists, epidemiologists, clinical researchers, public-health professionals, pharmacists, and other healthcare workers involved in HIV prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and long-term patient management. As a scholarly periodical, its principal brand value derives from editorial peer review, specialist subject coverage, association with professional medical societies, and dissemination of research relevant to HIV care. HIV Medicine is published on a bimonthly schedule. Its coverage addresses HIV/AIDS science and medicine, including clinical research and developments in the management of people living with HIV. The journal's institutional affiliations give it a professional role within several regional HIV and AIDS medicine networks, particularly in the United Kingdom, Europe, and Australasia, while its online distribution supports an international academic audience. The journal has been associated with editors-in-chief Brian Gazzard of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and Jens Lundgren of the University of Copenhagen. These editorial affiliations reflect the publication's connection to prominent clinical and academic centers in HIV medicine. The journal's scholarly standing has also been assessed through citation metrics; the 2014 Journal Citation Reports listed an impact factor of 3.988 and ranked it 18th among 78 journals in the Infectious Diseases category. Citation metrics are time-specific and should not be interpreted as a current performance measure. HIV Medicine's core offering is the journal itself, delivered through published research articles and other scholarly content rather than physical consumer products. Its official website and publisher platform provide access and publication information, although the supplied reference material does not specify current subscription terms, article-processing charges, publication frequency changes, ownership arrangements, or the present editorial board.

History

HIV Medicine was established in 1999 as a specialist peer-reviewed journal devoted to HIV/AIDS research and medical practice. From its inception, the publication has occupied a professional and academic niche within infectious-disease and HIV-care publishing, providing a venue for research relevant to clinicians, investigators, and allied health professionals. The journal is published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the British HIV Association, making it the association's official journal. This relationship links the publication to the United Kingdom's professional HIV-medicine community and gives the journal an institutional role beyond that of an independent commercial periodical. It is also identified as an official journal of the European AIDS Clinical Society and the Australasian Society for HIV Medicine, extending its professional affiliations across Europe and Australasia. HIV Medicine publishes on a bimonthly basis and covers HIV/AIDS research and clinical medicine. Its subject area includes work intended to inform understanding, treatment, management, and broader medical responses to HIV infection. The journal's principal distribution model is scholarly publishing, with online availability provided through the Wiley platform. The publication's editorial leadership has included Brian Gazzard, associated with Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, and Jens Lundgren, associated with the University of Copenhagen, as editors-in-chief. Their institutional affiliations illustrate the journal's connection with specialist clinical and academic centers. The journal's visibility in the research community has also been measured through citation indexes. In the 2014 Journal Citation Reports, HIV Medicine had an impact factor of 3.988 and was ranked 18th out of 78 journals in the Infectious Diseases category. Those figures describe the 2014 reporting period only and do not establish its current ranking or impact factor. The available reference material does not document later ownership changes, a change in publisher, a revised title, a discontinued publication status, or a complete chronology of editorial appointments. Accordingly, the journal's establishment, publishing relationship, professional affiliations, publication frequency, and historical citation information are the principal documented milestones in this dossier.

  • 2014

    Citation ranking reported

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    The 2014 Journal Citation Reports listed an impact factor of 3.988 and ranked the journal 18th among 78 publications in Infectious Diseases.

  • 1999

    Journal established

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    HIV Medicine was established as a bimonthly peer-reviewed journal covering HIV/AIDS research and medicine.

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A specialist, society-affiliated scholarly journal for HIV/AIDS research, clinical medicine, and professional medical practice.

  • Peer-reviewed medical journal · 1999

    HIV Medicine

    The journal's central offering is a bimonthly scholarly publication covering HIV/AIDS research and clinical medicine. It is published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the British HIV Association and is also affiliated officially with the European AIDS Clinical Society and the Australasian Society for HIV Medicine. Its content is intended for specialist clinicians, researchers, and other healthcare professionals working in HIV and infectious diseases.

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