艾滋病研究和人类逆转录病毒杂志发表以HIV为重点的逆转录病毒相关疾病的多学科原始研究论文，它涵盖了对与癌症、退行性疾病和免疫系统有关的新病毒的研究，而且有多种方式的索引。
AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses contains peer-reviewed original papers in the multidisciplinary study of retrovirus-associated diseases with emphasis on HIV. This journal covers the investigations of new viruses pertaining to cancer, degenerative diseases, and the immune system in general, indexed in Index Medicus, Medline, EMBASE, Excerpta Medica, Current Contents/Life Sciences, ISI/Biomed, Science Citation Index, International Bibliography of Periodical Literature, and International Bibliography of Book Reviews.
