Prion is the first international peer-reviewed open access journal to focus exclusively on protein folding and misfolding, protein assembly disorders, protein-based and structural inheritance. The goal is to foster communication and rapid exchange of information through timely publication of important results using traditional as well as electronic formats. The overriding criteria for publication in Prion are originality, scientific merit and general interest.

朊病毒是第一個(gè)國(guó)際同行評(píng)審的開放獲取期刊，專門關(guān)注蛋白質(zhì)折疊和錯(cuò)誤折疊，蛋白質(zhì)組裝障礙，蛋白質(zhì)基礎(chǔ)和結(jié)構(gòu)遺傳。其目標(biāo)是通過使用傳統(tǒng)和電子格式及時(shí)發(fā)表重要成果，促進(jìn)交流和迅速交換信息。發(fā)表朊病毒的首要標(biāo)準(zhǔn)是原創(chuàng)性、科學(xué)價(jià)值和大眾興趣。