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Fish Disease Occurrence and Immune Prevention and Control
edited by , and Yang Zhou
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 16319 | Submission Open
Keywords: fish immunology; fish disease; pathogenesis; virulence factor; disease prevention and control; vaccine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Vaccines)
Virus-Like Particle Vaccine Development
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 14377 | Submission Open
Keywords: vaccine; virus-like particle; display; protein production; immunogenicity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccine Design, Development, and Delivery)
Innovations in Vaccine Technology
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12875 | Submission Open
Keywords: inactivated vaccines; live-attenuated vaccines; messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines; subunit; recombinant; polysaccharide and conjugate vaccines; toxoid vaccines; viral vector vaccines; personalized vaccines; antigen design; reverse vaccinology; lipid nanoparticles; cell-based vaccine production; virus-like particles
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccine Design, Development, and Delivery)
Immunity to Influenza Viruses and Vaccines
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11478 | Submission Open
Keywords: avian influenza; etiology; antiviral immunity; serology; vaccine; pathogenesis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Influenza Virus Vaccines)
Analysis of Vaccine-Induced Adaptive Immune Responses submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10412 | Submission Open
Keywords: RNA sequencing; flow cytometry; microscopy; T cells; B cells; antibodies; biochemistry; molecular biology; systems biology; epitope prediction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccines, Clinical Advancement, and Associated Immunology)
Next-Generation Vaccine and Immunotherapy
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9893 | Submission Open
Keywords: next-generation vaccine; immunotherapy; pathogens; cancers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccination Against Cancer and Chronic Diseases)
Recent Scientific Development of Poliovirus Vaccines
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8755 | Submission Open
Keywords: novel oral polio vaccines (nOPV); vaccine-derived poliovirus (VDPV); recombination; inactivated oral vaccine strains (sIPV); edible vaccines; non-infectious vaccine-like particles (VLPs); subdermal administration of fractional doses; adjuvants; edible vaccines; microarray patches
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccines against Tropical and other Infectious Diseases)
Vaccine Development and Global Health submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7204 | Submission Open
Keywords: next-generation vaccines; clinical efficacy of vaccines; vaccine safety; treatment methods for civilization diseases; public health; prevention of civilization diseases
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccines and Public Health)
Respiratory Viruses and Antiviral Immunity submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5044 | Submission Open
Keywords: respiratory viruses; innate antiviral response; adaptative antiviral response; prevention; damage; viral clearance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccines, Clinical Advancement, and Associated Immunology)
Advances in Vaccine Adjuvants
edited by Devyani Joshi and Sanjeev Kumar
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4720 | Submission Open
Keywords: infectious diseases; cancer vaccines; mechanisms of adjuvants; novel adjuvants; delivery systems; particulate adjuvants; innate immune response; adaptive immune response
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccine Design, Development, and Delivery)
Immune Responses in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease After Vaccination
edited by and Arne Bokemeyer
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4043 | Submission Open
Keywords: inflammatory bowel disease; vaccination; opportunistic infections; immune response; immunomodulatory therapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccines, Clinical Advancement, and Associated Immunology)
Effectiveness and Safety of Vaccines in Special Populations
edited by Arjan Harxhi and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4036 | Submission Open
Keywords: vaccines; special populations; HIV; pregnancy; migrants
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccine Advancement, Efficacy and Safety)
Challenges to Developing New Vaccines and Improving Existing Platforms
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3265 | Submission Open
Keywords: infectious disease; cancer vaccines; humoral and cellular immunity; flaviviruses vaccines; inactivated and subunit vaccines; novel assays
Development of Novel Mucosal Vaccines: Advances in Technology and Delivery submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3253 | Submission Open
Keywords: oral vaccines; nasal vaccines; live attenuated vaccines; DNA vaccines; mRNA vaccines; viral vectors vaccine; nanoparticle delivery system; adjuvants; gene-based vaccine; microencapsulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccination Against Cancer and Chronic Diseases)
Host Immunity and Vaccines for Respiratory Pathogens
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2486 | Submission Open
Keywords: vaccines; immunity; infectious disease; respiratory pathogens
Novel Immunotherapies, Cell Therapies and Cancer Vaccines
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2424 | Submission Open
Keywords: cell therapy; vaccine; cancer; immunotherapy; antibody
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccination Against Cancer and Chronic Diseases)
Vaccination Against Major Respiratory Pathogens in Livestock Farming
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2266 | Submission Open
Keywords: respiratory tract infections; innate and adaptive immune responses; vaccines; safety issues; risks and benefits studies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Vaccines)
Vaccine Design and Development
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2058 | Submission Open
Keywords: vaccine design; vaccine development; vaccinology; immunization; immune response; vaccine delivery; vaccine efficacy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccine Design, Development, and Delivery)
Vaccines for Porcine Diseases
edited by Xiaohu Wang and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1270 | Submission Open
Keywords: vaccine development; immune mechanisms; adjuvants; global animal health; porcine diseases; vaccine candidate targets
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Vaccines)
Recent Research on Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Infection and Vaccination: 2nd Edition
edited by and Yufeng Yao
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1209 | Submission Open
Keywords: HPV infection; HPV vaccination; willingness; hesitancy; therapeutic vaccines; cervical cancer prevention
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Papillomavirus Vaccines)
Chronic Viral Infections and Cancer: Openings for Vaccines and Cure
edited by and Karl Ljungberg
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1014 | Submission Open
Keywords: chronic viral infection; oncogenic viruses; hepatitis B virus; high risk human papillomaviruses; hepatitis C virus; epstein– barr virus; human immunodeficiency virus type I; cancer associated with viral infection; immunotherapy; prophylactic viral vaccines; therapeutic viral vaccines
Immune Responses After Malaria Infection and Next Generation Malaria Vaccine
edited by Yu-Min Chuang
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 448 | Submission Open
Keywords: humoral immune response; cellular immune response; malaria; antimalaria vaccine; Plasmodium
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccines against Tropical and other Infectious Diseases)
Reactive Vaccination During Outbreaks
edited by Giuseppe Ippolito, Gary Kobinger and Giovanni Rezza
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 294 | Submission Open
Keywords: vaccination strategies; reactive vaccination; vaccine efficacy; efficiency; duration of protection; and the selection of populations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccines and Public Health)
The Era of Vaccines: Advancing Tumor Immunology and Immunotherapy submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 206 | Submission Open
Keywords: cancer immunotherapy; tumor microenvironment; immune editing; immune checkpoints; CAR-T and NK therapy; biomarkers for immunotherapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccination Against Cancer and Chronic Diseases)
Communicable Diseases: New and Old Therapies and Preventive Strategies, 2nd Edition submission deadline 26 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 182 | Submission Open
Keywords: vaccines; therapies; communicable diseases
Improving HPV Vaccination Coverage: Current Issues, Future Prospects and Strategies
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11608 | Submission Open
Keywords: HPV vaccine; HPV-related cancers; vaccination; vaccine coverage; vaccine acceptance; vaccine hesitancy; vaccines knowledge; attitudes and practice; immunity; prevention
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Papillomavirus Vaccines)
Viral Infections, Host Immunity and Vaccines
edited by Salman L. Butt and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10714 | Submission Open
Keywords: multi-omics; innate immunity; spatial; virulence; persistence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathogens-Host Immune Boundaries)
Recombinant Vaccine for Human and Animal Diseases
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9706 | Submission Open
Keywords: subunit vaccines; protein expression; synthetic biology; virus like particles; bacterial antigens; baculovirus antigens; plant antigens
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Vaccines)
Vaccines to Reduce Antimicrobial Resistance to Bacterial Pathogens
edited by , Astrid Pérez and Eva Gato
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6717 | Submission Open
Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; immune responses; infectious diseases; bacterial vaccines; antibody response; cellular response; mucosal immunity; efficacy evaluation; vaccine development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathogens-Host Immune Boundaries)
Vaccines Against Flaviviruses and Alphaviruses: Recent Advances and Future Challenges—2nd Edition submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5227 | Submission Open
Keywords: vaccine; arbovirus; flavivirus; alphavirus; vaccines; preclinical; animal model; challenge studies; clinical trials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccines against Tropical and other Infectious Diseases)
Safety and Side Effects in SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine
edited by and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5143 | Submission Open
Keywords: COVID-19 vaccine; vaccine adverse event reporting system (VAERS); vaccine safety datalink (VSD); adverse event; safety and side effects
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccine Advancement, Efficacy and Safety)
Enterovirus Vaccines Development and Immune Responses Following Immunization
edited by and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5051 | Submission Open
Keywords: enterovirus; vaccine; immune efficacy; immune response
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccines against Tropical and other Infectious Diseases)
The Effectiveness of Influenza Vaccine
edited by Filippo Ansaldi and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2336 | Submission Open
Keywords: effectiveness; influenza vaccines; infection control; influenza vaccination; seasonal influenza vaccines
(This special issue belongs to the Section Influenza Virus Vaccines)
Vaccination and Infectious Disease Epidemics submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1925 | Submission Open
Keywords: vaccination; infectious disease; epidemics; vaccination efficacy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccines against Infectious Diseases)
Nanoparticle-Based Delivery Systems for Vaccines submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1907 | Submission Open
Keywords: virus-like particle; nanocage; chimeric antigen; mucosal vaccine; nanoadjuvant; nanoparticle
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccine Design, Development, and Delivery)
Receptor-Binding Domain-Based Vaccines Against SARS-CoV-2
edited by Puthupparampil Scaria
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1513 | Submission Open
Keywords: RBD vaccine; COVID-19; vaccine; SARS-CoV-2
(This special issue belongs to the Section COVID-19 Vaccines and Vaccination)
Advances in DNA Vaccine Research
edited by Dabbu Jaijyan
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1247 | Submission Open
Keywords: DNA vaccines; DNA-vectored vaccine; vectors for DNA vaccines; adjuvants; DNA vaccine delivery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nucleic Acid (DNA and mRNA) Vaccines)
Vaccine Strategies to Prevent Community-Acquired Pneumonia submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 705 | Submission Open
Keywords: community-acquired respiratory infections; Streptococcus pneumoniae; Staphylococcus aureus; influenza; pneumonia; respiratory infections; respiratory pathogens
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccines against Tropical and other Infectious Diseases)
Mucosal Vaccines: Advances in Technology and Delivery
edited by , Shangen Xu and Yuhong Lin
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 466 | Submission Open
Keywords: mucosal immunization; mucosal vaccine; adjuvant; vaccine delivery strategy; vaccine formulations; immune response
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccine Design, Development, and Delivery)
Advancements in NK Vaccines for Solid Tumors: A Focus on Ongoing Clinical Trials
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 429 | Submission Open
Keywords: natural killer (NK) cell-based vaccines; solid tumors; cancer immunotherapy; clinical trials; immune response modulation
Recent Advances in Ruminant Vaccines
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 244 | Submission Open
Keywords: mastitis; ruminant; vaccine; mammary gland; cattle; inflammation
Cancer Vaccines: Current Advances, Clinical Applications, and Future Directions
edited by , Kajetan Kiełbowski and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 221 | Submission Open
Keywords: cancer; cancer vaccines; tumor microenvironment; mRNA vaccines; DNA vaccines; neoantigen vaccines; translational medicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccination Against Cancer and Chronic Diseases)
Memory T Cells in Vaccine-Induced Immunity for Infectious Diseases
edited by Bingdong Zhu
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 211 | Submission Open
Keywords: memory T cells; vaccination; adjuvant; immune strategy; infectious disease
SARS-CoV-2: Infections, Treatment, and Development of Vaccines—2nd Edition submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 175 | Submission Open
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2; vaccines; COVID-19; diagnosis; treatment; antibodies; monoclonal antibodies; recombinant protein
(This special issue belongs to the Section COVID-19 Vaccines and Vaccination)
Applications of Nanoparticles in Vaccines
edited by Kirsty Wilson, and Nhiem L. Tran
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 155 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanoparticles; vaccine design; nanoparticle applications in vaccines; antigen incorporation with nanoparticles; physicochemical properties of nanoparticles; adjuvant properties of nanoparticles; mechanisms of nanovaccines; immune response; disease models
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccine Design, Development, and Delivery)
Advances in Veterinary Vaccine Development and Immunoprophylaxis for Livestock Diseases
edited by and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 128 | Submission Open
Keywords: livestock vaccines; veterinary immunoprophylaxis; antibody-based vaccines; nanobodies; passive immunization strategies; One Health vaccinology; sustainable animal health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Vaccines)
Advances in Vaccines against Infectious Diseases submission deadline 1 Mar 2026 | 17 articles | Viewed by 39683 | Submission Open
Keywords: vaccination; antigens; disease; immune; immunity; vaccine delivery; host responses; biodefence; emerging pathogens; MERS; parasites; virus; bacteria; adjuvants
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccines against Tropical and other Infectious Diseases)
African Swine Fever Virus Immunotherapies and Vaccine Development
edited by and Xiaodong Qin
submission deadline 1 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 874 | Submission Open
Keywords: ASFV; vaccine development; pathogenesis; immune evasion; diagnostic tools and technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Vaccines)
Innovations in Vaccines for Poorly Responding Populations
edited by Martha Alexander-Miller and Kenneth E. Schmader
submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 239 | Submission Open
Keywords: vaccines; infants; newborns; elderly; immunocompromised; high-risk populations; adjuvants; novel vacine platforms; correlates of protection; vaccine effectiveness
Advances in Cancer Immunotherapy and Vaccines Research: 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 18505 | Submission Open
Keywords: tumor vaccine; immune adjuvants; tumor immune environment; peptide vaccine; chemoradiotherapy; cytokines; suppressive immune cells; checkpoint inhibitors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccination Against Cancer and Chronic Diseases)
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