《临床病毒学杂志》是一本国际性期刊，主要以流行病学、发病机制、诊断与检测、预防与治疗等为主题，发表与病毒引起的临床疾病直接相关的人类病毒学方面的论文。如果文章与理解或操纵疾病状态有关，则将考虑来自任何病毒学研究领域的文章。
Journal of Clinical Virology is an international journal publishing papers on any aspect of human virology that directly pertains to virus-induced clinical conditions under the major headings of: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Detection, and Prevention and Treatment. Articles from any field of virological study will be considered if the article is relevant to the understanding or manipulation of a disease state.