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10th Anniversary
The year 2022 marks the 10th anniversary of Pathogens, an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal on pathogens and pathogen–host interactions. Pathogens has published over 3200 papers by more than 17,745 authors, and nearly 6000 reviewers have submitted at least one review report. We appreciate the contributions made by authors and reviewers, which have led to the continued success of our journal. For our 10th anniversary, we have organized special content and events for you to enjoy. Please join us in celebrating this milestone of our journal.
Best Wishes from Our Editors
Journal History

Pathogens released its inaugural issue and was published as a quarterly journal.

Founding Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Lawrence S. Young.
Prof. Dr. Lawrence S. Young served as the Editor-in-Chief of Pathogens in 2012. His research interests are focused on tumor virology, EBV, HPV, tumor immunology, cancer biology, immunotherapy and gene therapy.

