About Viruses
Aims
Viruses (ISSN 1999-4915) is an open-access journal which provides an advanced forum for studies of viruses. It publishes reviews, regular research papers, communications, and short notes. Our aim is to encourage scientists to publish their experimental and theoretical results in as much detail as possible. There is no restriction on the length of the papers. The full experimental details must be provided so that the results can be reproduced. There are, in addition, unique features of this journal:
- manuscripts regarding research proposals and research ideas will be particularly welcomed
- electronic files or software regarding the full details of the calculation and experimental procedure, if unable to be published in a normal way, can be deposited as supplementary material
- manuscripts concerning summaries and surveys on research cooperation and projects (that are founded by national governments or others) to give information for a broad field of users.
Subject Areas
- Virus, viruses, virion, virology, virological, viral, virologist
- Virus classification, International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV), viral taxa, Baltimore classification
- DNA viruses, RNA viruses, retrovirus (Reverse transcribing viruses), Norovirus, RNA virus, rotavirus, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), tobacco mosaic virus, foot and mouth disease (aphthovirus), poliovirus, arterivirus, nidovirales, arterivirus, okavirus, pestivirus, hepatitis B virus, influenza viruses, oncovirus, neurotropic virus, neurovirulent, etc.
- Virus-like agents, viroids, prions
- Viral infections, viral hepatitis, avian influenza and SARS, common cold, influenza, chickenpox and cold sores, smallpox
- Epidemics and pandemics, Spanish flu, ebola, AIDS
- Vaccination, vaccines, immune system, antigen or immunogen, antibodies
- Antiviral drugs, aciclovir, lamivudine, ribavirin, etc.
- Virucide, virucides
- Viral epidemiology (control of virus infections in humans)
- Origin of viruses
- Virus structures, genomes
- Genetic change (genetic drift, mutation), Genetic recombination or reassortment, viral evolution
- Life cycle of viruses
Book Reviews
Authors and publishers are encouraged to send review copies of their recent related books to Dr. Shu-Kun Lin, MDPI Center, Kandererstrasse 25, CH-4057 Basel, Switzerland. Received books will be listed first as "Books Received", then offered to the scholarly community for preparing reviews.
Announcement and Advertisement
Announcements regarding academic activities such as conferences are published for free. Advertisement can be either published or placed on the pertinent website. Contact e-mail address is viruses@mdpi.org.