Special Issues

Viruses publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated EBM will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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HBV Transcriptional and Post-transcriptional Regulation
edited by Rudolf K. Beran and Simon P. Fletcher
submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6190 | Submission Open
Keywords: cccDNA; epigenetic regulation; SMC5/6 complex; HBx; RNA splicing; TENT4A/B (PAPD5/7); interferon; Interferon-Stimulated Genes (ISGs); antisense oligonucleotide; siRNA; CAM
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)
Advances in Animal Influenza Virus Research: Third Edition submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3113 | Submission Open
Keywords: animal influenza viruses; human infections; animal infections; epidemiology; pathogenesis; genetic characterization; antigenic characterization; reassortment events; spillover
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)
Opportunistic Viral Infections 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1911 | Submission Open
Keywords: epidemiology of opportunistic viral infections; immunocompromised individuals (HIV/AIDS; transplants; tumors; chemotherapeutics; biotechnological drugs; etc.); advances in diagnosis; management and treatment of opportunistic viral infections; JC virus; HPV; CMV; EBV and other herpesvirus; human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1); hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV); polyomavirus; new Coronavirus including SARS-CoV-2; emerging viruses (arbovirus other zoonotic virus)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)
Novel Vaccines for Porcine Viruses submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 771 | Submission Open
Keywords: porcine viruses; porcine vaccines; swine vaccines; viral-vectored vaccines; DNA and mRNA vaccines; swine viral diseases; vaccine development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)
Enteric and Respiratory Viruses in Animals and Birds: Volume 5
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 424 | Submission Open
Keywords: coronaviruses; rotaviruses; caliciviruses; adenoviruses; herpesviruses; pestiviruses; paramyxoviruses; orthomyxoviruse; diagnosis; experimental techniques; molecular epidemiology; pathogenicity; treatment and control methodology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)
Bacteriophage Diversity
edited by Bert Ely
submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2370 | Submission Open
Keywords: bacteriophages; phage diversity; genome evolution; new genera; phage– host interactions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Viruses)
Advanced Microscopy and Imaging Approaches to Dissect Virus–Host Interactions
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4954 | Submission Open
Keywords: high-resolution imaging; virus– host; correlative microscopy; viral replication cycle
(This special issue belongs to the Section General Virology)
Plant Virus Interactions with Hosts: Mechanisms and Applications
edited by Feng Zhu, and Jing Shang
submission deadline 30 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1673 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant defense against viral pathogens; the pathogenic mechanisms of plant virus infection; viral disease resistance; plant– virus interactions; plant antiviral mechanisms; viral diseases control; applications in viral diseases; RNAi and its application in control viral pathogens; spray-induced gene silencing and its application in control viral pathogens; novel technologies and pathways to control viral pathogens; generation of transgenic crops resistant to viral pathogens
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viruses of Plants, Fungi and Protozoa)
Enzymes as Antiviral Targets submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 13366 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals)
Host-Directed Therapies for HIV and RNA Respiratory Virus Infections
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 12511 | Submission Open
Keywords: HIV infection; SARS-CoV-2 infection; Influenza infection; RSV infection; Host-directed therapies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)
African Swine Fever Virus 4.0
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 11857 | Submission Open
Keywords: ASF; ASFV; virus virulence; pathogenesis in natural hosts; protective host immune response; vaccine development; virus replication; virus structure/morphogenesis; ASF diagnostics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)
Viral Strategies to Regulate Host Immunity or Signal Pathways
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5843 | Submission Open
Keywords: virus– host interaction; viral immunity; viral pathogenesis; immune evasion; innate immunity; adaptive immunity; signal pathway
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals)
15th International Adenovirus Meeting submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4771 | Submission Open
Keywords: human and non-human adenovirus; virus– host response; receptors; immunology and pathogenesis; epidemiology; oncolytic vectors; vaccines; structure and assembly; entry and cell trafficking; life cycle; antiviral targets
(This special issue belongs to the Section General Virology)
Computational Drug Discovery for Viral Infections submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4387 | Submission Open
Keywords: computational drug design; structure-based drug design; ligand-based drug design; pharmacophore modeling; therapeutic targets; drug repurposing strategy; virtual screening approach; SAR/QSAR modeling; novel antiviral compounds; theoretical modeling; molecular pathways; molecular medicine; molecular mechanisms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals)
Viruses and Non-Coding RNAs
edited by Renske D.M. Steenbergen, , Afsar Naqvi and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3630 | Submission Open
Keywords: viral infections; microRNAs; long noncoding RNAs; antiviral immunity; post-transcriptional regulation; virus diagnostics and therapeutics
(This special issue belongs to the Section General Virology)
Recent Advances in Antiviral Natural Products 2023 submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3031 | Submission Open
Keywords: virus; antiviral; host-defense; natural product; drug delivery; infectious disease
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals)
Baculovirus as Vaccine Vectors, RNA Interference Mediators, and Gene Delivery Vectors
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2956 | Submission Open
Keywords: baculovirus; vaccine vectors; subunit vaccine; baculovirus display vectors; RNA interference mediators; gene delivery vectors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Insect Viruses)
Equine Influenza 2023 submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2589 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)
Viral Infections in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant and Cellular Therapy Recipients
edited by Sanjeet Singh Dadwal
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1657 | Submission Open
Keywords: HSCT; GVHD; HHV6; CMV; Adenovirus; BK and JC virus (polyomaviruses); HIV; SARS-CoV2; Chimeric antigen receptor therapy (CART); EBV
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)
Immune Modulation by Human Cytomegalovirus
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1619 | Submission Open
Keywords: human cytomegalovirus (CMV); molecular and cellular mechanisms; cell-intrinsic immunity; adaptive immunity; innate immunity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)
Research Progress on Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus
edited by Tongqing An and Xingyang Cui
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1276 | Submission Open
Keywords: PRRSV; genetic evolution; replication regulation; immunological or pathogenic mechanism; vaccine development; prevention and control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)
Virus Bioinformatics 2024 submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1119 | Submission Open
Keywords: virus bioinformatics; software; viral metagenomics and ecology; virus– host interactions; viral diversity and evolution; virus identification
(This special issue belongs to the Section General Virology)
Current and Emerging Virus Diseases in Wheat
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1060 | Submission Open
Keywords: wheat; viral infection; host response; symptoms; viral pathogenesis; host factors; antiviral immunity; crop yield
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viruses of Plants, Fungi and Protozoa)
Viral Hepatitis Coinfection
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1010 | Submission Open
Keywords: viral hepatitis coinfection; HBV co-infected with HCV; HDV; and HIV; chronic viral hepatitis infection; care and treatment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)
New Advances in Arbovirus Vaccines
edited by Jianying Liu
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 670 | Submission Open
Keywords: arboviruses; vaccine development; antibody-dependent enhancement; cross-reactivity; mRNA vaccines; insect-specific vaccines; virus-like particle; transmission-blocking vaccines
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals)
Saliva in the Diagnosis of Viral Diseases submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 622 | Submission Open
Keywords: saliva; diagnosis; pathogen detection; immunity; biomarkers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)
Ocular Diseases in Viral Infection
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 386 | Submission Open
Keywords: the impact of COVID-19 on ocular health; ocular manifestations of retroviral infections (e.g.; HTLV-1 and HIV); virus-related ocular complications (adenoviruses; herpesviruses; dengue virus; and chikungunya virus); pathophysiology of viral infections leading to the manifestation of ocular diseases; diagnostic challenges and advancements in detecting ocular diseases linked to viral infections; treatment strategies and outcomes for ocular diseases in the context of viral infections; epidemiological studies on the prevalence and impact of ocular diseases in patients with viral infections; case reports on unique or rare ocular manifestations in viral infections
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)
Plant Virus Spillovers
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 376 | Submission Open
Keywords: spillover; emergence; replication; wild-plant virus; transmission; virus-cell interaction; vector
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viruses of Plants, Fungi and Protozoa)
Innate and Adaptive Immune Responses to Arbovirus Infections
edited by Manuela Sales Lima Nascimento, Paulo Marcos da Matta Guedes and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 346 | Submission Open
Keywords: arbovirus; innate immunity; adaptive immunity; immunotherapeutic; immunoprophylaxis; vaccines
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals)
Whitefly-Transmitted Plant Viruses submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 309 | Submission Open
Keywords: Bemisia spp.; Trialeurodes spp.; DNA viruses; RNA viruses; plant virus receptors in insects; transmission efficiency; RNA interference; endosymbionts
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viruses of Plants, Fungi and Protozoa)
Pathogenesis of Arbovirus Infections
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 270 | Submission Open
Keywords: arboviral disease; pathogenesis; vector– pathogen– host interactions; animal models; immune response
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals)
Application of Nanoparticle Platforms to Antiviral Therapy and Vaccines
edited by Jiang Zhu
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 236 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanoparticle platform; rational design; antiviral drugs; neutralizing and non-neutralizing antibodies; vaccines; infectious diseases
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)
Protein–Protein Interactions in the Discovery of Antiviral Drugs
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 209 | Submission Open
Keywords: protein– protein interactions; antiviral drug discovery; protein target inhibitors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals)
Virology and Immunology of Gene Therapy
edited by Weidong Xiao and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 182 | Submission Open
Keywords: gene therapy; viral vector; vaccine; immune responses; viruses; AAV; lentiviral vectors; neutralizing antibody
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals)
Virus Assembly and Genome Packaging submission deadline 1 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 461 | Submission Open
Keywords: viral assembly; genome packaging; viral structural proteins; host protein; viral– host interactions; antiviral therapies
(This special issue belongs to the Section General Virology)
HIV and HTLV Infections and Coinfections submission deadline 1 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 150 | Submission Open
Keywords: human T-cell leukemia virus; HIV; HTLV-associated diseases; HIV co-infections
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)
State-of-the-Art Arbovirus Research in Europe 2023
edited by
submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5062 | Submission Open
Keywords: vector-borne disease; flavivirus; alphavirus; phlebovirus; arthropod vectors; diagnosis; arbovirus; emerging and re-emerging viruses; antiviral treatment; vaccine
(This special issue belongs to the Section General Virology)
Innate Immunity to Virus Infection 2nd Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2607 | Submission Open
Keywords: innate immunity; interferon (IFN); IFN-stimulated genes (ISGs); IFN signaling pathways; antiviral immunity; inflammation; immunometabolism; non-coding RNA; vaccine; broadly antiviral drug
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals)
Newcastle Disease and Other Avian Orthoavulaviruses 1
edited by Chang-Won Lee and
submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1354 | Submission Open
Keywords: Newcastle disease; avian orthoavulaviruses 1; epidemiology; pathogenesis; immunity  
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)
Apoptosis and Necroptosis as Host Defense Strategies to Prevent Viral Infection submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 328 | Submission Open
Keywords: apoptosis; necroptosis; host defense; caspases
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals)
Elimination of Viral Hepatitis: Improving Diagnosis, Treatment and Surveillance 2.0
edited by
submission deadline 16 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1386 | Submission Open
Keywords: viral hepatitis; hepatitis B; hepatitis C; elimination; diagnosis; treatment uptake; surveillance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals)
Intra-patient Viral Evolution
edited by Adam A. Capoferri and
submission deadline 30 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1333 | Submission Open
Keywords: intra-patient viral evolution; drug resistance; immune escape; co-evolution; virus persistence; virus evolution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)
Crop Resistance to Viral Infections
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8831 | Submission Open
Keywords: viral pathogenicity; host– virus interaction; virus-resistance gene; transgenic resistance; attenuated virus; cross protection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viruses of Plants, Fungi and Protozoa)
Molecular Biology of Human Cytomegalovirus
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8703 | Submission Open
Keywords: cytomegalovirus; molecular biology; genetics; pathogenesis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)
Viral Hepatitis in Latin America and the Caribbean submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8656 | Submission Open
Keywords: viral hepatitis; Latin America; key populations; epidemiology; molecular epidemiology; therapy; diagnostics; new diagnostic technologies; immune response; clinical outcome; genotype
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)
Host Cell-Virus Interaction, 3rd Edition submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7496 | Submission Open
Keywords: virus; viral proteins; virus entry; viral replication and pathogenesis; virus assembly and egress; intracellular trafficking of virus; host cell; cellular signaling; interferon pathway; inflammasome; viral immune evasion; immune response; cell death; apoptosis; autophagy; host-virus interaction; anti-viral strategies; direct acting antivirals; broad-spectrum antiviral agents; RNAi; microRNAs; neutralizing antibodies; molecular mechanisms of antivirals; molecular mechanisms of drug-resistance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals)
Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses: Prevention, Diagnosis, Treatment
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5690 | Submission Open
Keywords: influenza; adenovirus; coronoavirus; respiratory syncytial virus; rhinovirus; respiratory virus; antiviral strategies; epidemiology; diagnosis; treatment; vaccination; surveillance; vaccine development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)
The World of Rhabdoviruses submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5066 | Submission Open
Keywords: rhabdovirus; animal; plant; insect; fish; vertebrate; arbovirus; reservoir; emergence; epidemiology; evolution; diversity; transmission; animal model; cellular model; structure; molecular interaction; diagnostic; antiviral drugs; vaccine; surveillance; control program; one health; economy
(This special issue belongs to the Section General Virology)
Advances in Research on HIV Drug Resistance and Other Determinants of Treatment Success: 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4852 | Submission Open
Keywords: HIV; antiretroviral therapies; virological failure; HIV drug resistance; HIV reservoir; HIV viral subtype; predictors of virological failure
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)
Bluetongue, Epizootic Haemorrhagic Disease, and Other Emerging Orbiviruses
edited by Giovanni Savini, and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4436 | Submission Open
Keywords: bluetongue virus; epizootic haemorragic disease; orbivirus; arbovirus; culicoides; vectors; climate; livestock; virus– host– vector interactions; pathogenesis; immunology; vaccines; diagnostics; epidemiology; cattle; sheep; goats; ruminants; wildlife animals; drivers; risk pathway; risk analysis; modelling; control; prevention; surveillance; economic impact; antiviral agents and related resistance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)
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