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HIV and HTLV Infections and Coinfections

edited by

Carlos Brites

and

Antonio Vallinoto

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 20967 | 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)

Recent Advances in Antiviral Natural Products 2025

edited by

Massimiliano Galdiero

Carla Zannella

Annalisa Chianese

and

Rosa Giugliano

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 18634 | 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)

Host Cell-Virus Interaction, 4th Edition

edited by

Parikshit Bagchi

and

Anupam Mukherjee

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11829 | 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)

Insect Viruses and Pest Management, the Third Edition

edited by

Miguel López-Ferber

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11123 | Submission Open

Keywords: insect-specific viruses; pest control; virus-based biocontrol agents; quality control; industrial production; resistance development to virus-based biocontrol agents

(This special issue belongs to the Section Invertebrate Viruses)

Viruses and Eye Diseases

edited by Homayon Ghiasi and

Deepak Shukla

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6282 | Submission Open

Keywords: ocular health; herpesviruses; herpes simplex virus (HSV); varicella zoster virus (VZV); adenovirus; respiratory viruses; Zika virus; cytomegalovirus (CMV); virus– ocular tissue interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)

JC Polyomavirus

edited by

Sébastien Lhomme

and Anne-Sophie L'Honneur

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6096 | Submission Open

Keywords: JC polyomavirus; progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML); neurotropic variants; viral genomic rearrangements

(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)

Computational Biology of Viruses: From Molecules to Epidemics, Volume 2

edited by

Viktor Müller

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5875 | 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)

Coronaviruses Pathogenesis, Immunity, and Antivirals (2nd Edition)

edited by

Wentao Li

and Fei Yu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5595 | Submission Open

Keywords: coronavirus; pathogenesis; molecular; vaccines; evolution; immunity; antivirals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Coronaviruses)

Mechanism of Receptor Recognition in Coronavirus, 2nd Edition

edited by

Qibin Geng

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4042 | Submission Open

Keywords: receptor recognition; spike protein adaptations; receptor-binding domain (RBD); host range and zoonotic transmission; viral evolution and immune evasion; glycosylation and co-receptors; proteolytic activation; therapeutic and vaccine strategies; cross-species viral transmission; pandemic preparedness and surveillance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)

Mechanisms of Herpesvirus Resistance

edited by

Graciela Andrei

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4008 | Submission Open

Keywords: human herpesviruses; cytomegalovirus; drug resistance; antiviral agents; immunocompromised host; novel anti-herpesvirus therapies; DNA polymerase; terminase

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals)

Viral Diseases of Livestock and Diagnostics, 2nd Edition

edited by

Scott P. Kenney

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3338 | Submission Open

Keywords: viral disease; zoonosis; zooanthroponosis; production animal

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)

Diversity and Evolution of Viruses in Ecosystem 2025

edited by

René Kallies

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3334 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental virology; viral metagenomics; viral metatranscriptomics; phage genomics; virus evolution and phylogeny

(This special issue belongs to the Section General Virology)

Dual Nature of Bacteriophages: Friends or Enemies in Food Industry?

edited by

Barbara Sokolowska

Ewa Jończyk-Matysiak

and

Michał Wójcicki

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3308 | Submission Open

Keywords: bacteriophages; biocontrol; biosensors; food safety; foodborne bacterial pathogens; food quality; foodborne sapro-phytic bacteria

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Viruses)

Animal Herpesvirus 2025

edited by

Shafiqul Chowdhury

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3057 | Submission Open

Keywords: herpesviruses; innate immune responses; host adaptive immune responses; herpesvirus-host; interactions; susceptibility

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)

Viral Diseases of Sheep and Goats

edited by Ramsés Reina and Álex Gómez

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2759 | Submission Open

Keywords: small ruminants; viral immunopathogenesis; infection; transmission; epidemiology; control strategies; vaccines

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)

Application of Plant Viruses in Biotechnology

edited by

Kathleen Hefferon

and

Srividhya Venkataraman

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2118 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant viruses; viral nanoparticles; plant viral vectors; biotechnological applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viruses of Plants, Fungi and Protozoa)

Broadly Protective Anti-Viral Vaccines 2025

edited by

Lei Deng

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1887 | Submission Open

Keywords: universal vaccines; structure-based rational design; cross-protection; broadly neutralizing antibody; T-cell epitopes; preventative and therapeutic vaccines; adaptive immunology; highly variable virus

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals)

Advances in Understanding Viral Pathogenesis and Host Immune Responses to Arboviruses and Respiratory Viruses

edited by

Laura Beatriz Talarico

and

Claudia Filomatori

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1403 | Submission Open

Keywords: arboviruses; respiratory viruses; viral pathogenesis; host immune responses; innate immunity; adaptive immunity; viral immune evasion; cytokine storm; interferon response; viral replication; viral transmission; immunopathology; neutralizing antibodies; host– virus interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)

Development of Diagnostics and Therapeutic Interventions for Viral Infections of the Central Nervous System

edited by Karin E. Peterson and Amanda E. Calvert

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1402 | Submission Open

Keywords: encephalitis; arbovirus; diagnosis; treatment; neurovirology; antibody therapeutics; agnostic therapeutics; point of care diagnostics; rapid diagnostics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals)

Molecular Epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2, 4th Edition

edited by

Marta Giovanetti

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1338 | Submission Open

Keywords: SARS-CoV-2; genomic monitoring; phylodynamic; molecular epidemiology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Coronaviruses)

Recent Advances in Anti-HCV, Anti-HBV and Anti-Flavivirus Agents, 2nd Edition

edited by

Grigoris Zoidis

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 855 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal chemistry of anti-HCV; anti-HBV and anti-flavivirus agents; synthesis; structure activity relationships (SAR); antiviral drug discovery; HBV; HCV; Dengue (DENV); Yellow Fever (YFV); West Nile (WNV); Zika (ZIKV); mechanism of action; drug targets; in silico studies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals)

Pathogenesis of Viral Infections

edited by

Cheng-Wen Lin

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 393 | Submission Open

Keywords: human and zoonotic viral diseases; viral pathogenesis; systems-level analyses; immune response; protein– protein interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section General Virology)

Giant, Jumbo and Mega Phages

edited by

Julie Thomas

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 345 | Submission Open

Keywords: long-genome phage; giant phage; jumbo phage; mega phage; genomes; structure/assembly; infection strategies; ecology; evolution; applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Viruses)

Viral Strategies to Regulate Host Immunity or Signal Pathways 2nd Edition

edited by

Bumsuk Hahm

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 344 | 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)

Therapeutic Interfering Particles (TIPs): A Promising Treatment for Viral Infections

edited by

Jason William Botten

and Rebekah Honce

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 337 | Submission Open

Keywords: defective interfering particles; defective viral genomes; therapeutic interfering particles; DIPs; DVGs; TIPs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals)

Viral Pathogenesis and Novel Vaccines for Fish Viruses

edited by Vikram Vakharia

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 251 | Submission Open

Keywords: fish; RNA viruses; viral pathogenesis; virulence; reverse genetics; recombinant vaccines; oral vaccines

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)

15-Year Anniversary of Viruses

edited by

Eric O. Freed

and

Abdul A. Waheed

submission deadline 1 Oct 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 16571 | Submission Open

Keywords: diversity; innovation; and impact of modern virology research; virology across all domains; Viruses fifteenth year anniversary

(This special issue belongs to the Section General Virology)

Women in Virology 2025

edited by

Mariana Baz

Barbara Baker

, Priti Kumar and Ulrike Lange

submission deadline 1 Oct 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 14016 | Submission Open

Keywords: human; animal; and plant viruses; virus replication; pathogenesis; transmission; antivirals; antiviral resistance; drug discovery; vaccine development and evaluation; animal models; high-risk populations

(This special issue belongs to the Section General Virology)

Viral Infection in Airway Epithelial Cells

edited by Camille Ehré and Raymond J. Pickles

submission deadline 1 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1851 | Submission Open

Keywords: respiratory viral infections; airway epithelial cells; virus– host interactions; viral pathogenesis; immune responses; Influenza viruses; respiratory syncytial virus (rsv); coronaviruses; SARS-CoV-2; respiratory tract

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)

Conquering Antiviral Drug Resistance via Development of Novel Antivirals and New Testing Methods for Drug Resistance: From Bench to Bedside

edited by

Benjamin M. Liu

Jun Wang

and David Hillyard

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 427 | Submission Open

Keywords: antivirals; viral hepatitis; HIV; Mpox; influenza; enterovirus; chronic viral infections; acute viral infections; diagnosis; antiviral drug resistance; antiviral drug mutations; antiviral drug development; viral evolution; treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals)

Viral RNA and Its Interaction with the Host

edited by

Redmond Smyth

and Neva Caliskan

submission deadline 24 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5742 | Submission Open

Keywords: virus life cycle; host-virus interactions; viral RNA; RNA structures; RNA binding proteins; translational control; RNA modifications; immune evasion; RNA localization

(This special issue belongs to the Section General Virology)

Pestivirus 2025

edited by

Benjamin J. Lamp

and Christiane M. Riedel

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2214 | Submission Open

Keywords: pestiviruses; classical swine fever virus; bovine viral diarrhea virus; BVDV-1; BVDV-2; CSF

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)

Mosquito-Borne Encephalitis Viruses

edited by

John Mackenzie

Allison Imrie

and

Marietjie Venter

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 13 articles | Viewed by 22687 | Submission Open

Keywords: mosquito-borne arboviruses; encephalitic togaviruses; encephalitic flaviviruses; encephalitic bunyaviruses; mosquito vectors; laboratory diagnostics; one health approaches to arbovirus ecology; arbovirus surveillance; vaccines to encephalitic arboviruses

(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)

Innate and Adaptive Immune Responses to Arbovirus Infections

edited by Manuela Sales Lima Nascimento, Paulo Marcos da Matta Guedes and

Rafael Freitas de Oliveira França

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10696 | Submission Open

Keywords: arbovirus; innate immunity; adaptive immunity; immunotherapeutic; immunoprophylaxis; vaccines

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals)

Viruses Associated with Gastroenteritis

edited by

Celso Cunha

and

Claudia Istrate

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6359 | Submission Open

Keywords: vaccines; therapeutic approaches; virus replication; molecular epidemiology; immune response; microbiome; diagnosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)

HIV-1 Infection and Immunometabolism: Relevance to HIV Pathogenesis and Persistence 3.0

edited by

Sonia Moretti

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5632 | Submission Open

Keywords: immunometabolism; HIV-1; inflammation; immune activation; HIV pathogenesis; HIV latency; innate/adaptive immunity; metabolic diseases; non-AIDS-associated comorbidities

(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)

HIV Neurological Disorders: 2nd Edition

edited by

Frank Denaro

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5480 | Submission Open

Keywords: neuroinflammation; chronic HIV inflammation; HIV reservoir; HIV proteins; HIV receptors; HIV models; drugs of abuse; AIDS dementia complex; HIV noninfectious comorbidities; HIV healthcare disparities; HIV neuropathology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)

Biotechnological Applications of Phage and Phage-Derived Proteins 2025

edited by

Silvio Santos

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5060 | Submission Open

Keywords: bacteriophage; biotechnological applications; genetic engineering; antimicrobials; diagnostic

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Viruses)

Viral Hemorrhagic Disease

edited by Joseph W. Golden and Aura R. Garrison

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4031 | Submission Open

Keywords: host factors contributing to severe disease; immune correlates of protection; animal models; persistent infections; surveillance of hemorrhagic fever viruses; prophylactic and therapeutic development against hemorrhagic fever viruses

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)

Bunyaviruses 2025

edited by Natasha L. Tilston-Lunel, Kenneth A. Stapleford and Ryan F. Relich

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3318 | Submission Open

Keywords: bunyaviruses; viral evolution; reassortment; vector biology; pathogenesis; animal models; vaccines and therapeutics

(This special issue belongs to the Section General Virology)

Advances in Research on HIV Drug Resistance and Other Determinants of Treatment Success: 3rd Edition

edited by

Alberto Borghetti

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2233 | 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)

Molecular Epidemiology of Re-Emerging Arboviruses: Genetics and Ecology Insights

edited by

Marta Giovanetti

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1632 | Submission Open

Keywords: arboviruses; climate change; epidemic– pandemic preparedness; genomic surveillance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)

Economically Important Viruses in African Crops

edited by James Peter Legg, Stephen Winter,

Rudolph Rufini Shirima

and

Samar Sheat

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1609 | Submission Open

Keywords: economically important viruses; african crops; cassava; banana; potato; yams; beans; cowpeas; maize; cacao; tomatoes; peppers; rice yellow mottle virus; chili; okra

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viruses of Plants, Fungi and Protozoa)

Current ART, Virologic Failure and Implications for HIV Drug Resistance, 2nd Edition

edited by Susan M. Schader

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1394 | Submission Open

Keywords: antiretroviral therapy (ART); HIV; AIDS; drug resistance; low level viremia (LLV); very low level viremia (VLLV); virologic failure (VF); clinical failure; viral load (VL); viral suppression; long-acting injectables (LAI); pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP); first-line ART; second-line ART; target detected; target not detected (TND); viral blips; novel mechanisms of HIV drug resistance; acquired genotypic drug resistance; adherence; people living with HIV (PLWH); management of people living with HIV (PLWH); risk factors; genotype; phenotype; treatment efficacy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)

Multiscale Modeling and Forecasting of COVID-19 and Respiratory Virus Dynamics

edited by

Gerardo Chowell

and Sunmi Lee

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1294 | Submission Open

Keywords: COVID-19 modeling; respiratory virus dynamics modeling; epidemic forecasting; parameter identifiability; multiscale transmission dynamics

(This special issue belongs to the Section General Virology)

Vaccines and Antiviral Drugs Against Viral Diseases in Domestic Animals

edited by

Jing Zhang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1041 | Submission Open

Keywords: vaccines; antiviral drugs; domestic animals; virus

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals)

Regulation of HIV-1 Transcription and Latency, 2nd Edition

edited by

Uri Mbonye

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 983 | Submission Open

Keywords: HIV provirus; HIV latency; latency reversal; HIV transcription initiation; HIV transcription elongation; transcription factors; epigenetic silencing; posttranscriptional control of HIV gene expression; transcriptomic analysis of HIV infection; HIV reservoir

(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)

Enteric Viruses in Environment and Humans: Identification, Surveillance and Control

edited by