病毒學家是貪得無厭的研究者，他們希望把最新的科學進展應用到自己的工作中。因此，醫學病毒學綜述的目的是為他們提供綜述不同病毒學領域概念或技術進展的文章。所涵蓋的主題將包括分子生物學、細胞生物學、復制發病機制、免疫學、免疫、流行病學、診斷或治療具有醫學意義的病毒。

Virologists are acquisitive investigators who wish to apply the latest scientific developments to their own work. The aim of Reviews in Medical Virology is therefore to provide them with articles reviewing conceptual or technological advances in diverse areas of virology. Topics covered will include the molecular biology cell biology replication pathogenesis immunology immunization epidemiology diagnosis or treatment of viruses of medical importance.