抗病毒研究發表關于有效控制動物和人類以及植物或低等生物中病毒感染的完整原創文章、簡短的權威論文和綜述文章(每期一篇)。范圍包括：宿主對病毒感染的天然和獲得性耐藥機制，包括細胞特異性耐藥性、干擾素、病毒感染中的細胞和體液免疫、影響宿主耐藥的化療藥物；開發針對病毒性疾病的新疫苗或新療法，包括疫苗株或疫苗制劑的病毒學特征、抗病毒免疫球蛋白的合成與鑒定、安全性和效率評估、田間試驗；開發新的抗病毒化療藥物，包括化學藥物、體外活性的作用機制、動物模型系統的活性、臨床試驗。

Antiviral Research publishes full-length original articles, short definitive papers and review articles (one per issue) pertaining to the effective control of virus infections in animals and man as well as in plants or lower organisms. Its scope encompasses: -the mechanism of natural and acquired host resistance against virus infections, including aspecific cellular resistance, interferons, cellular and humoral immunity in virus infections, chemotherapeutics which influence host resistance; -the development of new vaccines or novel forms of serotherapy against viral diseases, including virological characterization of vaccine strains or vaccine preparations; preparation and characterization of antiviral immunoglobulins; safety and efficiency assessment; field trials; -the development of new antiviral chemotherapeutics, including chemistry; in vitro activity; mechanism of action; activity in animal model systems; clinical trials.