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Molecular Virology and Translational Research in Antiviral Vaccine Development
edited by
submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 410 | Submission Open
Keywords: molecular virology; antiviral development; vaccine design; host– pathogen interactions; viral entry and replication; immune evasion; structural virology; emerging and re-emerging viruses; zoonotic viruses
COVID Vaccines: Design, Development, and Immune Response Studies: 2nd Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 24 articles | Viewed by 116648 | Submission Open
Keywords: COVID-19 vaccine; mucosal immunity; immune response; SARS-CoV-2; vaccine design
(This special issue belongs to the Section COVID-19 Vaccines and Vaccination)
Feature Papers of DNA and mRNA Vaccines
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 54207 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nucleic Acid (DNA and mRNA) Vaccines)
Advance Public Health Through Vaccination
edited by , Maria Rosaria Gualano, and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 16 articles | Viewed by 42587 | Submission Open
Keywords: epidemiology; vaccination  strategies; vaccine hesitancy; health equity; vulnerable population
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccines and Public Health)
Cancer Vaccines and Immunotherapy: Latest Advances, Limitations and Prospects
edited by and Afsheen Raza
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 14654 | Submission Open
Keywords: cancer; tumor microenvironment; tumor immunotherapy; therapy; cancer vaccines; combination therapy; tumor immune microenvironment; advanced therapies; biomarkers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccination Against Cancer and Chronic Diseases)
Vaccine Efficacy and Safety in Patients with Immune-Mediated Intestinal Diseases
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11330 | Submission Open
Keywords: inflammatory bowel disease (IBD); Crohn’ s disease; ulcerative colitis; celiac disease; vaccines; immune-mediated intestinal disease
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccine Advancement, Efficacy and Safety)
Advanced Concepts in Vaccines in Public Health
edited by Maria Elena Flacco
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10200 | Submission Open
Keywords: vaccines; vaccine safety; vaccine efficacy; vaccine hesitancy; new vaccines; vaccine cost-effectiveness
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccines and Public Health)
Population Immunity and Persistence to SARS-CoV-2 Induced by Infection and Vaccination, Protection Against New Infections and Implication for Further Vaccination: 2nd Edition
edited by Juan Yang and Wei Wang
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8548 | Submission Open
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19; serology; population immunity; hybrid immunity; vaccination; antibody kinetics; cross-protection
(This special issue belongs to the Section COVID-19 Vaccines and Vaccination)
Advances in HIV Vaccine Development, 2nd Edition
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submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6947 | Submission Open
Keywords: HIV; envelope glycoprotein; vaccine; adjuvant; antibody; neutralization; ADCC; ADCP; complement; cellular immune response
(This special issue belongs to the Section HIV Vaccines)
Intracellular Parasites: Immunology, Resistance, and Therapeutics
edited by and Nagendran Tharmalingam
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4752 | Submission Open
Keywords: intracellular parasites; host– parasite interaction; chronic parasitic infections; innate and adaptive immunity; molecular genetics; immune evasion; antibiotic resistance; immune modulation; immunotherapy; vaccine development; biomaterials; nanoparticles
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathogens-Host Immune Boundaries)
The Vaccine Development and Study of Swine Diseases
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submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3425 | Submission Open
Keywords: swine diseases; viruses; vaccines; protection; control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Vaccines)
Bacterial and Viral Infections: Current Challenges and Vaccine Innovations
edited by Dima El Safadi
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3174 | Submission Open
Keywords: bacterial and viral infections; vaccine platforms; antimicrobial resistance; vaccine effectiveness; vaccine access and equity; global health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathogens-Host Immune Boundaries)
New Insights into Vaccination and Public Health: 2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2400 | Submission Open
Keywords: innovative vaccines; vaccine hesitancy; vaccination strategies; health communication; vaccine-preventable diseases
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccines and Public Health)
Animal Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology in One Health
edited by and Elizabeth Loza-Rubio
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2247 | Submission Open
Keywords: vaccinology; productive animals; one health; infectious diseases; zoonoses
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Vaccines)
Cost-Effectiveness of Vaccines and Public Health
edited by Sachin A. Silva
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1685 | Submission Open
Keywords: cost-effectiveness; public health value; vaccines; valuation; vaccination; immunization; benefit– cost; welfare; extended cost-effectiveness; QALYs
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccines and Public Health)
Advances in the Use of Nanoparticles for Vaccine Platform Development: 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1212 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanoparticles; vaccine; immunotherapy; subunit vaccine; RNA vaccine; adjuvant; nanotechnology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccine Design, Development, and Delivery)
Vaccines Design Against Porcine Circovirus submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 606 | Submission Open
Keywords: porcine circovirus; vaccine; new adjuvants; evaluation method
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Vaccines)
Tuberculosis Diagnosis and Vaccines Research
edited by Shumaila Nida Javed Tunio
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 330 | Submission Open
Keywords: developing new diagnostic methods; new drugs; new vaccines for tuberculosis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccines against Tropical and other Infectious Diseases)
Vaccines for Porcine Coronaviruses
edited by
submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 450 | Submission Open
Keywords: porcine coronavirus; porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV); transmissible gastroenteritis virus (TGEV); porcine deltacoronavirus (PDCoV); swine acute diarrhea syndrome coronavirus (SADS-CoV); porcine respiratory coronavirus (PRCV); porcine hemagglutinating encephalomyelitis virus (PHEV); vaccine; immune response; protective efficacy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Vaccines)
Vaccination and Public Health in the 21st Century submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 15570 | Submission Open
Keywords: vaccines; public health; clinical vaccine research; immunization; health technology assessment; vaccine development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccines and Public Health)
Nanotechnology-Based Vaccines for the Prevention of Infectious Diseases
edited by Wandi Zhu
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 381 | Submission Open
Keywords: infectious diseases; nanoparticle vaccines; nanovaccine delivery; immune responses; vaccine adjuvant; immune protection; mucosal immunity
Human Immune Responses to Infection and Vaccination submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 19980 | Submission Open
Keywords: vaccine immunogenicity; adjuvants; new generation of vaccines; vaccine development; immune regulation; translational vaccinology; system vaccinology; herd immunity; vaccine safety; correlates of protection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccines, Clinical Advancement, and Associated Immunology)
Evaluation of Vaccine Efficacy, Safety and Immunogenicity Against Influenza, RSV and COVID-19
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 15308 | Submission Open
Keywords: influenza; respiratory syncytial virus (RSV); COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; vaccines; immunogenicity; efficacy; safety; universal vaccine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccine Advancement, Efficacy and Safety)
Health Technology Assessment of Vaccination: Strategies, Public Health and Values
edited by Maarten J. Postma, Jurjen Van der Schans and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11705 | Submission Open
Keywords: health technology assessment; population access vaccine studies; vaccination cost-effectiveness; vaccine hesitancy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccines and Public Health)
Vaccines Against Poultry Viruses
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 10210 | Submission Open
Keywords: poultry and waterfowl; pigeons; wild birds; viral diseases; immunosuppressive disease; respiratory syndrome disease; poultry tumor diseases; immunoenhancers and adjuvants; genetically engineered vaccines; biosafety management of clinical veterinarians; antiviral drugs
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Vaccines)
Vaccines for the Vulnerable Population
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9146 | Submission Open
Keywords: vaccines; vulnerable populations; infectious diseases; immunization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccines and Public Health)
The Current Development of Glycoconjugate Vaccines for Infectious Diseases
edited by Fatme Mawas
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8557 | Submission Open
Keywords: bacterial vaccines; polysaccharides; conjugate vaccines; carrier proteins
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccines against Tropical and other Infectious Diseases)
Vaccination and Public Health Strategy
edited by Shenglan Tang, Lance E. Rodewald and Taufique Joarder
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7814 | Submission Open
Keywords: immunization Agenda 2030; vaccine equity; new vaccines introduction; sustainable immunization and financing; sustainable vaccine supply and procurement
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccines and Public Health)
Vaccines and Antibody-Based Therapeutics Against Infectious Disease
edited by Suman Kundu
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7654 | Submission Open
Keywords: infectious disease; vaccine; antibody; therapy; agriculture; protection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccines against Tropical and other Infectious Diseases)
Prevention of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and Vaccination submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7098 | Submission Open
Keywords: HPV vaccination; screening; PAP test; HPV-DNA test; HPV vaccine coverage; vaccine hesitancy; promotion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Papillomavirus Vaccines)
The Development of mRNA Vaccines
edited by Minghui Yang, Yuming Li and Bo Hu
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6529 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanoparticle delivery system; mRNA vaccines; infectious disease; tumor immunity; adjuvant
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nucleic Acid (DNA and mRNA) Vaccines)
Strategies for the Monitoring, Treatment, and Prevention of Mpox and Other Poxvirus Infections
edited by Patrick Obermeier and Susanne Buder
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6307 | Submission Open
Keywords: poxvirus; mpox; emerging infection; epidemiology; surveillance; vaccine; vaccine efficacy; immunity; one health; global health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccines against Tropical and other Infectious Diseases)
Recent Scientific Advances in Vaccines for Shigella
edited by Akamol Suvarnapunya, Kristen A Clarkson, Renee Laird and August Louis Bourgeois
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6145 | Submission Open
Keywords: Shigella; vaccines; global health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccines against Tropical and other Infectious Diseases)
SARS-CoV-2, Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses: Preventive Measures Affecting the Determinants of Health and Disease submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6122 | Submission Open
Keywords: respiratory; viruses; SARS-CoV-2; human influenza; respiratory syncytial virus; vaccines; vaccination strategies; disease burden
(This special issue belongs to the Section Epidemiology and Vaccination)
Strategies to Enhance Vaccine Uptake and Immunization Among Underserved Populations/Vulnerable Groups submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4347 | Submission Open
Keywords: vaccine uptake; vulnerable populations; health interventions; vaccine hesitancy; public health strategies; health education and equity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccines and Public Health)
Cutting-Edge Cancer Vaccines Enhanced by Nanotechnology
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3841 | Submission Open
Keywords: cancer immunotherapy; nanotechnology; cancer vaccine; adjuvant; in situ cancer vaccine; personalized cancer vaccine; combination cancer therapy; nanoparticle
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccination Against Cancer and Chronic Diseases)
Vaccine and Vaccination in Veterinary Medicine
edited by and Wen Shi
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3546 | Submission Open
Keywords: veterinary vaccine; vaccine design; vaccine safety and efficacy; immune response; immunization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Vaccines)
The Development of Vaccine Against Parasite Infection
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3390 | Submission Open
Keywords: adaptive immune response; vaccine; adjuvant; protozoal; helminth; apicomplexan; delivery systems; epidemiology; needs assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccines against Tropical and other Infectious Diseases)
Epidemiology of Diseases Preventable by Vaccination submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3220 | Submission Open
Keywords: vaccine safety and efficacy; vaccination strategies; epidemiological surveillance; vaccine equity; disease burden and impact
(This special issue belongs to the Section Epidemiology and Vaccination)
HPV Vaccination and Primary HPV Screening submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2958 | Submission Open
Keywords: sexually transmitted diseases; HPV vaccination; cervical cancer screening; vaccine hesitancy; vaccine safety; vaccine effectiveness
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Papillomavirus Vaccines)
Vaccine Strategies for HPV-Related Cancers: 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2584 | Submission Open
Keywords: HPV vaccine uptake; single dose immunization; clinical unmasking; HPV-associated cancers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Papillomavirus Vaccines)
The Immunology of Dengue, Chikungunya and Zika Virus: Implications for Vaccines and Vaccine Development
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2549 | Submission Open
Keywords: dengue; chikungunya; Zika; mosquito; saliva; immunity; innate; adaptive; immunomodulation; vaccines
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccines against Tropical and other Infectious Diseases)
Innovative Technology in Vaccine Development: Advancing Immunization Strategies
edited by Aziz Chentoufi
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2328 | Submission Open
Keywords: vaccine; mRNA; viral vectors; nanoparticle; structural vaccinology; artificial intelligence; immunization
Role of Human Papillomavirus Vaccines in Cervical and Vulvo-Vaginal Diseases
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2202 | Submission Open
Keywords: human papillomavirus; preinvasive lesions; vulvar disease; cervical intraepithelial neoplasia; vaginal neoplasia
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Papillomavirus Vaccines)
Vaccination or Infection and the Role of T Cells—the Response to Cancer, Autoimmunity or Inflammatory Diseases
edited by Yuedan Wang
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1989 | Submission Open
Keywords: T-cell biology; cancer immunotherapy; autoimmune diseases; inflammatory diseases; immune modulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccination Against Cancer and Chronic Diseases)
Animal Herpesviruses: 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1623 | Submission Open
Keywords: herpesvirus pathogenesis; immune responses; diagnostic tools; herpesvirus vaccinology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Vaccines)
African Swine Fever Virus Vaccine Development
edited by , Hong Jia and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1582 | Submission Open
Keywords: African swine fever virus; infection and damage; immune response; vaccine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Vaccines)
Protective Immunity and Adjuvant Vaccines
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1364 | Submission Open
Keywords: protective immunity; adjuvant vaccines; viral diseases; innate immune response; adaptive immune response; vaccine efficacy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccines against Tropical and other Infectious Diseases)
The Development of HIV Vaccines: Advances and Challenges
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1214 | Submission Open
Keywords: HIV vaccine; trained immunity; broadly neutralizing antibodies; T-cell immunity; epigenetic reprogramming; immune metabolism; systems immunology; adjuvants; mucosal immunity
(This special issue belongs to the Section HIV Vaccines)
Vaccination Against Viral Hepatitis for Prevention and Treatment
edited by Antony Black and Monique Andersson
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 445 | Submission Open
Keywords: viral hepatitis; vaccines; coverage; epidemiology; immunology; efficacy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Hepatitis Virus Vaccines)
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