2018 Reviewer Acknowledgment

In the year of 2018, Virologica Sinica received its first impact factor (2.415), which is an important milestone for our journal and marks an exciting new phase in the journal’s development. We are extremely grateful for the support of our authors, readers, reviewers, and Editorial & Advisory Board members for their significant contributions made to the journal. This year, we have published a series of high quality articles that are creative and interesting, with impact in both the near- and long-term. The editors of Virologica Sinica would like to thank the following experts and referees for reviewing manuscripts in 2018 (from December 1, 2017 to November 30, 2018). Your time and excellent work to ensure the high scientific quality of our publications are highly appreciated. Apology is offered to any other reviewer whose name has been inadvertently omitted.

Agbandje McKenna, Mavis Cai, Qiliang University of Florida, Gainesville Fudan University, Shanghai Aliota, Matthew Calvert, Amanda E. University of Minnesota, Twin Cities U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, An, Jing Fort Collins Capital Medical University, Beijing Cao, Sheng Arif, Basil Wuhan Institute of Virology, Wuhan Great Lakes Forestry Centre, Sault Ste. Marie Cao, Shengbo Banerjee, Nilam Sanjib Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham Cao, Yongchang Barrett, Alan Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston Cao, Youjia Bavari, Sina Nankai University, Tianjin United States Army Medical Research Institute of Chakraborty, Supriya Infectious Diseases, Frederick Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi Bente, Dennis A. Chen, Hongying University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston Northwest A&F University, Yangling Bergeron, Eric Chen, Jianjun Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta Wuhan Institute of Virology, CAS, Wuhan Berthoux, Lionel Chen, Limin University of Quebec, Trois-Rivières University of Toronto, Toronto Bi, Yuhai Chen, Ling Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Sciences, Beijing Chen, Mingzhou Bielefeldt-Ohmann, Helle Wuhan University, Wuhan University of Queensland, Brisbane Chen, Quanjiao Bosinger, Steven Wuhan Institute of Virology, CAS, Wuhan Emory University, Atlanta Chen, Yu Bourhy, Hervé Wuhan University, Wuhan Institut Pasteur, Paris Chen, Yuanding Briggs, John A. G. Institute of Medical Biology, CAMS&PUMC, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg Kunming Broadbent, Andrew Chen, Zhenhai The Pirbright Institute, Woking Yangzhou University, Yangzhou Broder, Christopher Cheng, Gong Uniformed Services University, Bethesda Tsinghua University, Beijing Burt, Felicity J. Cheng, Han University of the Free State, Bloemfontein University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago I Cheng, Shuang Ge, Junwei Wuhan Institute of Virology, CAS, Wuhan Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin Clark, Daniel Ge, Xing-Yi Weber State University, Ogden Hunan University, Changsha Cui, Jie Gong, Peng Wuhan Institute of Virology, CAS, Wuhan Wuhan Institute of Virology, CAS, Wuhan Dai, Jianfeng Gong, Rui Soochow University, Suzhou Wuhan Institute of Virology, CAS, Wuhan Dalmon, Anne Govorkova, Elena A. INRA, Avignon St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis De Marco, Maria Alessandra Guan, Wuxiang Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Wuhan Institute of Virology, CAS, Wuhan Ambientale, Via Ca' Fornacetta Guo, Deyin Deng, Fei Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou Wuhan Institute of Virology, CAS, Wuhan Guo, Haitao Deng, Hongyu Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis Institute of Biophysics, CAS, Beijing Guo, Zong Sheng Deng, Qiang University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh Fudan University, Shanghai Haagmans, Bart L. Dittmer, Ulf Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen Haddow, Andrew D. Dolei, Antonina United States Army Medical Research Institute of University of Sassari, Sassari Infectious Diseases, Fort Detrick Dong, Xinhong Halstead, Scott B. Meharry Medical College, Nashville Uniformed Services University of the Health Dowall, Stuart D. Sciences, Bethesda Public Health England, Wiltshire Han, Cheng Gui Du, Lanying China Agricultural University, Beijing Lindsley F. Kimball Research Institute, New York Han, Guanzhu Blood Center, New York Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing Du, Ruikun Han, Jun Wuhan Institute of Virology, CAS, Wuhan China Agricultural University, Beijing Du, Xiangjun Han, Ziying Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Duan, Zhaojun He, Biao Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Institute of Military Veterinary Medicine, AMMS, Beijing Changchun Fan, Jiaqin He, Qigai Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan Feng, Liqiang He, Xiang Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Heath, Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control CAS, Guangzhou and Prevention, Guangzhou Feng, Wen-Hai Holtappels, Dominique China Agricultural University, Beijing Laboratory of Gene Technology-KU Leuve, Leuven Fu, Zhen F. Horimoto, Taisuke University of Georgia, Athens The University of Tokyo, Tokyo Fujioka, Roger Hotta, Hak University of Hawaii, Honolulu Kobe University, Kobe Ganapathy, Kannan Hou, Chunsheng University of Liverpool, Liverpool Institute of Apicultural Research, CAAS, Beijing Gao, Feng Hu, John S. Duke University, Durham University of Hawaii Manoa, Hawaii

II Hu, Jianming Krell, Peter The Pennsylvania State University, Hershey University of Guelph, Guelph Hu, Jie-Li Krumbholz, Andi Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing University of Kiel and University Medical Center Hu, Qinxue Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel Wuhan Institute of Virology, CAS, Wuhan Kumar, Amit Huang, Ailong University of Franche-Comté, Besancon Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Lan, Ke Huang, Jinhai Wuhan University, CAS, Wuhan Tianjin University, Tianjin Langford, Dianne Ilett, Elizabeth J Temple University, Philadelphia University of Leeds, Leeds Lau, Susanna K. P. Ivanov, Alexander V. The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Lei, Xiaobo Academy of Sciences, Moscow Institute of Pathogen Biology, CAMS&PUMC, Jackwood, Daral Beijing The Ohio State University, Wooster Li, Yiping Jakab, Ferenc Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou University of Pécs, Pécs Li, Bin Jiang, Chunlai Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing Jilin University, Changchun Li, Dapeng Jiang, Ping Duke University, Durham Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing Li, Feng Jiang, Taijiao Institute of Poultry, Shandong Academy of Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, CAMS&PUMC, Agricultural Sciences, Jinan Beijing Li, Jing Jin, Cong Institute of Microbiology, CAS, Beijing National Center for AIDS/STD Control and Li, Kui Prevention, Beijing University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Jin, Dongyan Memphis The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Li, Lu-Lin Jin, Miao Central China Normal University, Wuhan Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Li, Meili Beijing Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Jin, Xia Li, Qihan Institut Pasteur of Shanghai, CAS, Shanghai Institute of Medical Biology, CAMS&PUMC, Johne, Reimar Kunming German Federal Institute of Risk Assessment, Li, Wenhui Berlin National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing Joshi, Anjali Li, Xiangmin Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan Paso Li, Xiaodan Kang, Xi Wuhan Institute of Virology, CAS, Wuhan University of Southern California, Los Angeles Li, Yi Kashanchi, Fatah Peking University, Beijing George Mason University, Manassas Li, Yiping Kim, Jae Hong Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou Seoul National University, Seoul Li, Yuhua Kimura, Hirokazu National Institutes for Food and Drug Control, Gunma Paz University, Kanagawa Beijing Kratzke, Robert Li, Zhenghe University of Minnesota, Minneapolis Zhejiang University, Hangzhou

III Liang, Guodong Ma, Wenjun Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Kansas State University, Manhattan Beijing Majumder, Shahana Liang, Wei Sharda University, Greater Noida Institute of Biophysics, CAS, Beijing Marcello, Alessandro Liang, Xiaozhen International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Institut Pasteur of Shanghai,CAS, Shanghai Biotechnology (ICGEB), Trieste Lin, Chiou-Feng Marjomaki, Varpu Taipei Medical University, Taipei University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä Lipton, Howard Markoulatos, Panayotis University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago University of Thessaly, Larissa Liu, Di Mcvoy, Michael A. Wuhan Institute of Virology, CAS, Wuhan Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond Liu, Guangqing Men, Dong Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, CAAS, Wuhan Institute of Virology, CAS, Wuhan Shanghai Michel, Linda O. Liu, Jinhua The Ohio State University, Wooster China Agricultural University, Beijing Mok, Chris Ka Pun Liu, Kuancheng The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou Morozova, Olga. V. Liu, Longding I. N. Blokhina Nizhny Novgorod Research Institute Institute of Medical Biology, CAMS&PUMC, Kunming of Epidemiology and Microbiology, Nizhny Novgorod Liu, Qinfang Motoya, Takumi Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, CAAS, Ibaraki Prefectural Institute of Public Health, Ibaraki Shanghai Nair, Venugopal Liu, QingWei The Pirbright Institute, Woking Institut Pasteur of Shanghai, Chinese Academy of Nelson, Jay A. Sciences, Shanghai Oregon Health and Science University, Beaverton Liu, Wenjun Nevels, Michael M. Institute of Microbiology, CAS, Beijing University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews Nishimura, Yorihiro Liu, Zhengfei National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan Paris, Jason Lu, Fengmin University of Mississippi, University Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing Peng, Guiqing Lu, Jianhong Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan Central South University, Changsha Peng, Yihong Lu, Mengji Peking University, Beijing University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen Perera, Ranawaka Lu, Yuan-An The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu Petersen, Robert Luo, Minhua Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant Wuhan Institute of Virology, CAS, Wuhan Pettersson, John Luo, Guangxiang Uppsala University, Uppsala University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Pintel, David Medicine, Birmingham University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine, Ly, Hihn Bond Life Sciences Center, Columbia University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Pu, Juan Ma, Jing yun China Agricultural University, Beijing South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou Qian, Shubing Ma, Shaohui Cornell University, Ithaca Institute of Medical Biology, CAMS&PUMC, Qian, Zhi-Kang Kunming Institut Pasteur of Shanghai, CAS, Shanghai

IV Qin, Chengfeng Su, Shuo Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing Beijing Sun, Jian Qiu, Jianming Southern Medical University, Guangzhou University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas Sun, Qiangming Qiu, Xiangguo Institute of Medical Biology, CAMS&PUMC, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg Kunming Ran, Yong Sun, Yipeng Wuhan Institute of Virology, CAS, Wuhan China Agricultural University, Beijing Reddy, Vishwanatha R. A. P. Tan, Ming The Pirbright Institute, Woking Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Ren, Linzhu Cincinnati Jilin University, Changchun Tanaka, Yasuhito Rong, Lijun Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago Sciences, Nagoya Rong, Xia Tang, Qiyi Guangzhou Blood Center, Guangzhou Howard University College of Medicine, Ros, Vera Washington Wageningen University, Wageningen Tang, Yi-Wei Ruan, Qiang Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, The Affiliated Shengjing Hospital, China Medical New York University, Shenyang Tao, Xiaorong Russell, Stephen J. Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing Mayo Clinic, Rochester Tian,Debin Segales, Joaquim Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Campus de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Blacksburg Bellaterra Tikunova, Nina Shan, Chao Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston Medicine, Novosibirsk Shan, Tongling Timm, Joerg Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, CAAS, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf Shanghai Tohma, Kentaro Shang, Jian U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Maryland University of Minnesota, Minneapolis Tonge, Daniel P. Shelton, Holly Keele University, Keele The Pirbright Institute, Wiltshire Tramontano, Enzo Shen, Shu University of Cagliari, Cagliari Wuhan Institute of Virology, CAS, Wuhan Trilling, Mirko Shi, Weifeng University Duisburg-Essen, Essen Taishan Medical College, Taian Tu, Changchun Shi, Zhengli Institute of Military Veterinary Medicine, Academy Wuhan Institute of Virology, CAS, Wuhan of Military Medical Sciences, Changchun Shu, Minfeng Ulrich, Rainer G. Fudan University School of Basic Medical Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Greifswald-Insel Riems Sciences, Shanghai Upton, Chris Shurtleff, Amy University of Victoria, Victoria United States Army Medical Research Institute of van Houte, Stineke Infectious Diseases, Fort Detrick University of Exeter, Penryn Smith, Todd G. Vanderford, Thomas Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta Emory University, Atlanta Su, Bin Veit, Michael Capital Medical University, Beijing Free University Berlin, Berlin V Vlak, Just M. Xiao, Xiaoping Wageningen University, Wageningen Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of Wang, Dayan Shenzhen, Shenzhen National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Xie, Qingmei Prevention, Beijing South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou Wang, Hanzhong Xing, Zheng Wuhan Institute of Virology, CAS, Wuhan University of Minnesota at Twin Cities, St. Paul Wang, Jianchang Xu, Zhikai Hebei Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an Shijiazhuang Xu, Zhi-Xiang Wang, Jianhua University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham Institut Pasteur of Shanghai, CAS, Shanghai Yan, Huimin Wang, Jianwei Wuhan Institute of Virology, CAS, Wuhan Institute of Pathogen Biology, CAMS&PUMC, Yang, Kai Beijing Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou Wang, Jun Yang, Xinglou The University of Arizona, Tucson Wuhan Institute of Virology, CAS, Wuhan Wang, Lin-Fa Yang, Yang Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore Yale University, New Haven Wang, Manli Yu, Xuejie Wuhan Institute of Virology, CAS, Wuhan Wuhan University, Wuhan Wang, PeiGang Zhang, Bo Capital Medical University, Beijing Wuhan Institute of Virology, CAS, Wuhan Wang, Xianbing Zhang, Chinyu China Agricultural University, Beijing nstitut Pasteur of Shanghai, CAS, Shanghai Wang, Xuan-Yi Zhang, Jiming Fudan University, Shanghai Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai Wang, Yigang Zhang, Jun Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou Xiamen University, Xiamen Wang, Yishu Zhang, Kun Jilin University, Changchun Philips Institute for Oral Health Research, Richmond Wang, Yongjie Zhang, Leiliang Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai Medical College of Qingdao University, Qingdao Wei, Hongping Zhang, Ping Wuhan Institute of Virology, CAS, Wuhan Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou Wei, Ping Zhang, Wenyan Guangxi University, Nanning Jilin University, Changchun Wen, Hongling Zhang, Xiao-Lian Shandong University, Jinan Wuhan University, Wuhan Wimmer, Eckard Stony Brook University, Stony Brook Zhang, Yongmei Wu, Haibo Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai Zhejiang University, Hangzhou Zhang, Zhiqiang Wu, Hao Immunobiology and Transplant Science Center, Capital Medical University, Beijing Houston Methodist, Houston Wu, Yuntao Zhao, Fei George Mason University, Manassas Wuhan Institute of Virology, CAS, Wuhan Wu, Zhiwei Zhao, Jincun Nanjing University, Nanjing Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Xia, Han Zhao, Ling Wuhan Institute of Virology, CAS, Wuhan Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan

VI Zheng, Aihua Zhong, Ping Institute of Zoology, CAS, Beijing Shanghai Centers for Disease Control and Zheng, Haixue Prevention, Shanghai Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, CAAS, Zhou, Juming Kunming Institute of Zoology, Kunming Lanzhou Zhou, Peng Zheng, Zhenhua Wuhan Institute of Virology, CAS, Wuhan Wuhan Institute of Virology, CAS, Wuhan Zhou, Tongqing Zheng, Zhi-Ming National Institutes of Health, Frederick National Cancer Institute, NIH, Frederick Zhou, Wang Zhong, Bo Wuhan Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuhan Wuhan Institute of Virology, CAS, Wuhan Zhou, Xi Zhong, Jin Wuhan Institute of Virology, CAS, Wuhan Zhu, Fan Institut Pasteur of Shanghai, CAS, Shanghai Wuhan Univertisty, Wuhan

Special thanks would go to the following experts who were particularly rigorous and speedy in their turnaround times within a week or acted as reviewer several times, or served as invited editors, and they are:

Drs. Matthew Aliota, Jing An, Nilam Sanjib Banerjee, Yuhai Bi, Helle Bielefeldt-Ohmann, Steven Bosinger, John A. G. Briggs, Qiliang Cai, Sheng Cao, Jianjun Chen, Mingzhou Chen, Yuanding Chen, Zhenhai Chen, Han Cheng, Shuang Cheng, Daniel Clark, Jianfeng Dai, Anne Dalmon, Maria Alessandra De Marco, Xinhong Dong, Zhaojun Duan, Liqiang Feng, Wen-Hai Feng, Roger Fujioka, Xing-Yi Ge, Rui Gong, Elena A. Govorkova, Wuxiang Guan, Haitao Guo, Zong Sheng Guo, Scott B. Halstead, Cheng-Gui Han, Guanzhu Han, Jun Han, Biao He, Qigai He, Xiang He, Hak Hotta, ohn S. Hu, Jie-Li Hu, Jinhai Huang, Elizabeth J. Ilett, Taijiao Jiang, Dongyan Jin, Anjali Joshi, Robert Kratzke, Peter Krell, Andi Krumbholz, Dianne Langford, Susanna K.P. Lau, Xiaobo Lei, Dapeng Li, Lu-Lin Li, Wenhui Li, Xiangmin Li, Xiaodan Li, Yi-Ping Li, Guodong Liang, Xiaozhen Liang, Guangqing Liu, Jinhua Liu, Longding Liu, Qinfang Liu, Wenjun Liu, Fengmin Lu, Jianhong Lu, Shaohui Ma, Alessandro Marcello, Panayotis Markoulatos, Dong Men, Chris Ka Pun Mok, Olga. V. Morozova, Takumi Motoya, Jay A. Nelson, Michael M. Nevels, Jason Paris, Guiqing Peng, Yihong Peng, Ranawaka Perera, David Pintel, Juan Pu, Chengfeng Qin, Xiangguo Qiu, Yong Ran, Vera Ros, Qiang Ruan, Stephen J. Russell, Holly Shelton, Shu Shen, Weifeng Shi, Amy Shurtleff, Todd G. Smith, Jian Sun, Qiyi Tang, Debin Tian, Joerg Timm, Kentaro Tohma, Mirko Trilling, Changchun Tu, Rainer G. Ulrich, Chris Upton, Stineke van Houte, Hanzhong Wang, Manli Wang, Yongjie Wang, Hongping Wei, Ping Wei, Eckard Wimmer, Haibo Wu, Zhiwei Wu, Qingmei Xie, Zhi-Kai Xu, Kai Yang, Xinglou Yang, Bo Zhang, Chiyu Zhang, Jun Zhang, Ping Zhang, Xiao-Lian Zhang, Zhiqiang Zhang, Fei Zhao, Zhenhua Zheng, Jin Zhong, Ping Zhong, Juming Zhou, Tongqing Zhou, Fan Zhu.

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