We and others have made the point that a much better measure of scientific importance is reflected in actual citation numbers rather than in the often difficult to understand term “Impact Factor” (seehttps://www.retrovirology.com/content/6/1/82).Accordingly, it is informative to consider periodically how total citations toRetrovirologyas a journal stack up.Below, you will see a graph of data captured from ISI Web of Science tabulating annual citations toRetrovirologyfrom 2005 to November 20, 2009.Please keep in mind that there is a bit more than a month remaining in 2009, so the final number for 2009 will be higher.Nevertheless, the slope of annual citations toRetrovirologyarticles continues in 2009 in an encouragingly positive manner.