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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HPV-Associated Cancers
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5915 | Submission Open
Keywords: HPV; cervical cancer; head and neck cancer; penile cancer; cancer prevention; targeted therapy; cancer stem cells; molecular study; carcinogenesis; immunotherapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)
Cascade of Care for HIV and Hepatitis
edited by Justyna Dominika Kowalska
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3707 | Submission Open
Keywords: HIV; AIDS; cascade; linkage; HCV; HBV
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)
Emerging Highlights in the Study of Rift Valley Fever Virus submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3485 | Submission Open
Keywords: Rift Valley fever virus; emerging diseases; viral reassortment; neglected tropical diseases; vaccine development; vector– virus interactions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)
Unraveling the Pathogenesis of Persistent Virus Infection
edited by and Mie Kobayashi-Ishihara
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2779 | Submission Open
Keywords: pathophysiology; persistent virus infections; chronic diseases; latency; reactivation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals)
Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection: Volume II
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submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2778 | Submission Open
Keywords: primary cytomegalovirus infection; pregnancy; CMV screening; hyperimmune globulin; valaciclovir
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)
Within-Host Viral Dynamics: A Window into Viral Evolution submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1631 | Submission Open
Keywords: virome; metagenomics; phylogenetics; viral evolution; quasispecies; infectious diseases
(This special issue belongs to the Section General Virology)
Viral Replication Inhibitors
edited by Danielle Poulin Porter and Meghan Vermillion
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1358 | Submission Open
Keywords: antiviral drugs; integrase inhibitors; mechanism of action; reverse transcriptase inhibitors; protease inhibitors; polymerase inhibitors; entry inhibitors; viral infectious disease; small-molecule inhibitors; antibodies; viral resistance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals)
HIV Neurological Disorders, volume 2
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submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 333 | Submission Open
Keywords: neuroinflammation; chronic HIV inflammation; HIV reservoir; HIV proteins; HIV receptors; HIV models; AIDS dementia complex; HIV noninfectious comorbidities; HIV healthcare disparities; HIV neuropathology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)
HIV Assembly, Release and Maturation
edited by Siddhartha Datta
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 228 | Submission Open
Keywords: HIV assembly and maturation; capsid stability; inositol hexakisphosphate (IP6); genome recognition; endogenous reverse transcription; reorganization; maturation inhibitors; flexibility and dynamics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)
Virus Structure and Assembly submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 139 | Submission Open
Keywords: virus structure; virus assembly; replication cycle; genome packaging; viral pathogenesis
(This special issue belongs to the Section General Virology)
HIV Vaccines: Bridging the Gap Between Basic Science and Clinical Practice
edited by and Qingsheng Li
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open
Keywords: HIV vaccine; clinical trial; immunogens; cellular immunity; antibody response; HIV diversity; NHP models; host genetic factors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)
Role of Lectins in Viral Infections and Antiviral Intervention
edited by Yuan Guo
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 89 | Submission Open
Keywords: lectin– glycan interaction; membrane fusion; immune evasion; multivalency; glycan conjugates; lectin constructs; antivirals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals)
Pseudorabies Virus, Volume III
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open
Keywords: pseudorabies virus; viral replication; virus– host interaction; pathogenesis and immunity; novel antiviral strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)
Human Hepatitis Viruses and Their Animal Homologues
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 80 | Submission Open
Keywords: hepatitis viruses; animal virome; genetic diversity; genomic organization; ecology and evolution; molecular biology; molecular epidemiology; zoonotic potential
(This special issue belongs to the Section General Virology)
Animal and Human Respiratory Viruses—Causes of the Next Pandemic? Volume 2
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 58 | Submission Open
Keywords: respiratory viruses; pandemic potential; evolution; transmission; diagnosis and detection; infection control; contact tracing; non-pharmaceutical interventions; treatment; vaccines
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)
Emerging and Re-emerging Zoonotic Viruses: Current Challenges in Vaccinology
edited by Gema Lorenzo
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 57 | Submission Open
Keywords: emerging zoonotic viruses; re-emerging zoonotic viruses; vaccine development; viral vector; reverse genetics systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals)
Hepatitis B Surface Antigen: A Pivotal Role in the Virus–Host Interactions
edited by Patrick Labonte and Matthieu Blanchet
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 51 | Submission Open
Keywords: hepatitis B surface antigen; HBsAg; HBV; HDV
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)
Viral Manipulation of Plant Stress Responses
edited by and Manuel Miras
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 43 | Submission Open
Keywords: virus– plant interactions; virus– host– vector interactions; immune responses; hormone signaling; evolutionary adaptations; crop protection; stress responses
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viruses of Plants, Fungi and Protozoa)
Avian Reovirus
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 29 | Submission Open
Keywords: avian reovirus; pathogenesis; reassortment; virus evolution; vaccines
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)
Epigenetic Modifications in Viral Infections, Volume II submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Submission Open
Keywords: viral pathogenesis; virus– host interaction; epigenetic modifications; acetylation; methylation; proteomics; genomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section General Virology)
APOBECs and Virus Restriction 2024
edited by
submission deadline 1 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 90 | Submission Open
Keywords: cytosine deamination; methylcytosine; epigenetics; mutagenesis; cancer; APOBEC antagonists; innate immunity; adaptive immunity; virus selection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)
Virological and Immunological Factors Underlying HBV Functional Cure and HBV Reactivation
edited by
submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 144 | Submission Open
Keywords: HBV persistence; HBV functional cure; cccDNA; immunology of HBV; HBV reactivation; immune-escape mutations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)
Canine Distemper Virus
edited by Monica G. Candela and
submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open
Keywords: CDV taxonomy (lineages); new hosts of CDV; CDV pathogenesis; CDV epidemiology (risk factors; distribution; and prevalence); CDV prevention/risk mitigation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)
Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus (HTLV) Infection and Treatment
edited by Cynthia A. Pise-Masison and Damian F.J. Purcell
submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | Submission Open
Keywords: HTLV; HTLV-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis; adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma; inflammation; neurodegeneration; therapeutics; infectious dermatitis; cancer; antiviral drugs
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)
Influenza Virus Neuraminidase: Structure, Evolution and Therapeutics
edited by Helena Rebelo-De-Andrade and Vanessa Correia
submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 76 | Submission Open
Keywords: influenza neuraminidase; viral antigen; human and zoonotic influenza viruses; protein structure; evolution; antiviral therapies; vaccine target
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)
Advances in Alphavirus and Flavivirus Research, 2nd Edition submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open
Keywords: arbovirus; alphavirus; flavivirus; Chikungunya; Mayaro; Zika; dengue; diagnostics; surveillance; vaccine; antivirals; animal models
(This special issue belongs to the Section General Virology)
Inoviruses submission deadline 24 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2429 | Submission Open
Keywords: bacteriophages; inoviruses; filamentous phages; antimicrobial resistance; phage and host interaction; pathogenesis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Viruses)
Pathogenesis of Flavivirus Infections
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submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 17 | Submission Open
Keywords: pathogenesis; immunopathogenesis; immune response; clinical outcomes; vaccines; diagnostic; public health; one health; molecular biology; flavivirus; computer simulation; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section General Virology)
Aging and Comorbidities of COVID-19 2024
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9556 | Submission Open
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2; aging; comorbidity; preclinical models; prognosis; therapies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Coronaviruses)
Chemokines and Chemokine Receptors in Viral Infection 2024
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6973 | Submission Open
Keywords: chemokine; chemokine receptor; immune therapy; viral escape; tropism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals)
Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) Eradication: Improved Understanding of Epidemiology, Diagnostics and Vaccine Efficacy, Volume II
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6596 | Submission Open
Keywords: peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV); PPR; PPR in sheep; goats; cattle; buffaloes and wildlife; eradication; epidemiology; transmission; diagnostics; vaccines and vaccine efficacy; pathogenesis; host range  
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)
Advances in Parvovirus Research 2024
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4100 | Submission Open
Keywords: parvoviridae; parvovirus evolution; parvovirus structure; parvovirus genetics; parvovirus– host interactions; parvovirus pathogenesis and immunity; parvovirus oncolytic therapy; parvovirus viral vectors; antiviral strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)
Zika Virus and Congenital Zika Syndrome
edited by Marcos Vinicius Da Silva Pone and Sheila Moura Pone
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3664 | Submission Open
Keywords: viral infections; Zika  virus; congenital  Zika syndrome
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)
Novel Antiviral Agents: Synthesis, Molecular Modelling Studies and Biological Investigation, 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3491 | Submission Open
Keywords: antiviral agents; in silico tools; emerging infectious diseases; viruses
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals)
Multiple Hosts of SARS-CoV-2: Second Volume
edited by , , Joshy Jacob and Santhamani Ramasamy
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2954 | Submission Open
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2; animal– human interface; animal reservoirs; one health; pathogenicity and pathogenesis; spillover and spillback; surveillance; virus evolution and adaptation; zoonoses and reverse zoonoses
(This special issue belongs to the Section Coronaviruses)
Viruses in Mass-Reared Invertebrates 2nd Edition
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2178 | Submission Open
Keywords: insect viruses; virus– host interactions; molecular virology; viral taxonomy; virus management; virus dynamics; virus detection; virus– host– symbiont interactions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Insect Viruses)
Progress and Applications of Reverse Genetics in Virology
edited by Yang Liu
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1923 | Submission Open
Keywords: reverse genetics; virus infectious clone; virus rescue; modified cell line for viral amplification; viral vector tools; reporter viruses; trans-complementary system; pseudovirus; chimeric virus; virus replicon; virus minigenome system; replication-deficient viruses; viral genetic evolution
(This special issue belongs to the Section General Virology)
Bacteriophage Lytic Proteins
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1909 | Submission Open
Keywords: bacteriophage; phage lysis; holins; endolysins; spanins; mycolil esterases; antimicrobials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Viruses)
Computational Modeling in RNA Viruses
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1435 | Submission Open
Keywords: computational modelling; machine learning; viral evolution; genomics; infectious diseases; public health; host-pathogen interaction; protein modelling; drug discovery; vaccine design
(This special issue belongs to the Section General Virology)
HIV Reservoirs, Latency, and the Factors Responsible
edited by Yuyang Tang and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1375 | Submission Open
Keywords: HIV; HIV latency; HIV persistence; HIV eradication; HIV cure; HIV vaccine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)
Human and Animal Papillomavirus: Infections, Genetics, and Vaccines submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1030 | Submission Open
Keywords: vaccines; infection biology; genetics; molecular epidemiology; bioinformatics; oncogenesis; HPV and nongenital cancer; HPV and cancer; animal papillomavirus and associated diseases
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)
Phage-Bacteria Interplay in Health and Disease, Second Edition
edited by Grażyna Majkowska-Skrobek and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 790 | Submission Open
Keywords: phage-bacteria interaction; phage-host interaction; phage resistance; microbiota and phagobiota interactions; immune response to phage presence; phage– bacteria co-evolution; phage– bacteria infection networks
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Viruses)
Epigenetic and Transcriptional Regulation of DNA Virus Infections
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 563 | Submission Open
Keywords: viral gene regulation; DNA virus; primary infection; latency; viral reactivation; chromatin regulatory factors; epigenetic factors; transcriptional gene regulation; post-transcriptional gene regulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals)
Viruses and Climate Change: Looking for a Connection
edited by Sandra Mazzoli and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 308 | Submission Open
Keywords: one health; climate change; zoonotic potential; environmental health; global health; viral dynamics; eco-evolutionary responses; viral pandemics; resilience
(This special issue belongs to the Section General Virology)
Hepatitis C Virus 2024
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 239 | Submission Open
Keywords: hepatitis; HCV; liver; epidemiology; diagnostics; therapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)
Viruses and Virus-Like Particles as Nanoplatforms for Vaccines, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Nanomedicine
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 169 | Submission Open
Keywords: bionanotechnology; virology; immunology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals)
Computational Biology of Viruses: From Molecules to Epidemics, Volume 2
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 162 | Submission Open
Keywords: mathematical modeling; simulation modeling; molecular processes; within-host dynamics; epidemiological models; multiscale models
(This special issue belongs to the Section General Virology)
Bovine Influenza
edited by Dan Wang and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 147 | Submission Open
Keywords: cattle; influenza viruses; avian influenza; replication; virulence; transmission; host adaptation; reservoir; epidemiology; one health; vaccine; immune response
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)
COVID-19 and Pneumonia 3rd Edition submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 141 | Submission Open
Keywords: COVID-19; pneumonia; lung diseases; diagnosis; treatment; prognosis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Coronaviruses)
Recent Advances in Phage-Plant Interactions
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 139 | Submission Open
Keywords: bacteriophages; phage– plant interactions; biocontrol agents; plant pathogenic bacteria; selective targeting; systemic acquired resistance; tailored phage cocktails; integrated disease management; plant disease resistance; plant– pathogen interactions; nanopesticides
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