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Research and Significance of Vaccines Against Sexually Transmitted Diseases

edited by

Angela Chia-Chen Chen

and Elizabeth Reifsnider

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 711 | Submission Open

Keywords: sexually transmitted infections (STIs); HPV vaccine; hepatitis B vaccine; hepatitis A vaccine; vaccine uptake; interventions; equity in vaccination; preventive health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccines and Public Health)

Parasitic Infections: Therapy for Host Immunity and Vaccination—2nd Edition

edited by José Manuel Molina Caballero and Antonio Ruiz Reyes

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 299 | Submission Open

Keywords: immune response; parasites; helminths; arthropods; protozoa; therapy; vaccination

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccines Against Tropical and Other Infectious Diseases)

Vaccination for Patients with Hematologic Diseases

edited by

Monia Marchetti

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 296 | Submission Open

Keywords: vaccine; SARS-CoV-2; influenza; leukemia; lymphoma; myeloma

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccination Against Cancer and Chronic Diseases)

Strategies to Increase the Uptake and Delivery of HPV Vaccination in LMICs

edited by

Sohail Agha

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 295 | Submission Open

Keywords: HPV vaccination; low- and middle-income countries (LMICs); vaccination strategies; vaccination uptake ; behavior; cost-effectiveness; health promotion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Papillomavirus Vaccines)

Vaccine-Preventable Transmission Diseases

edited by

Vincenzo Restivo

and

Cecilia Trucchi

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 279 | Submission Open

Keywords: vaccine-preventable diseases; transmission route; high-risk people; vaccination; vaccine effectiveness; vaccination safety; neonatal immunization; adult vaccination; elderly vaccination

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccines and Public Health)

Mechanisms of Inflammation in Long-COVID/Post-COVID-Vaccination Syndrome

edited by

Loredana Frasca

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 246 | Submission Open

Keywords: Long-COVID/Post-COVID-vaccination; syndrome; development of IgG4; side effects of vaccination

Vaccine Efficacy and Disease Burden Evaluation

edited by Xiaoli Wang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 148 | Submission Open

Keywords: vaccine efficacy; vaccine effectiveness; disease burden; vaccination programs; immunogenicity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Epidemiology and Vaccination)

Anti-Parasitic Vaccines and Host Immune Responses

edited by

Fu-Shi Quan

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 41 | Submission Open

Keywords: malaria; Leishmania donovani; Leishmania amazonensis; Toxoplasma gondii; Trichinella spiralis; Clonorchis sinensis

Maternal and Infant Vaccines

edited by Prabha Andraweera and Bing Wang

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1355 | Submission Open

Keywords: maternal vaccines; infant vaccines; immunogenicity; effectiveness; vaccine uptake; safety

Role of Next Generation Vaccines in Immunotherapeutics

edited by Swayam Prakash

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 14620 | Submission Open

Keywords: immunotherapeutics; vaccines; nucleic acid vaccines; viral vector and protein subunit vaccines; cancer vaccines; autoimmune diseases and allergies; COVID-19; clinical trials; pre-clinical trials

The Development of mRNA Vaccines

edited by Minghui Yang, Yuming Li and Bo Hu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8845 | 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)

Intracellular Parasites: Immunology, Resistance, and Therapeutics

edited by

Rajesh Mani

and Nagendran Tharmalingam

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 8763 | 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 Immunology of Dengue, Chikungunya and Zika Virus: Implications for Vaccines and Vaccine Development

edited by

Jonathan O. Rayner

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4570 | 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)

The Development of Peptide-Based Vaccines

edited by

José Manuel Pérez De La Lastra

and

José de la Fuente

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3901 | Submission Open

Keywords: peptide antigens; vaccine design; immunogenicity; epitope mapping; adjuvants; multi-epitope vaccines; personalized peptide vaccines; vaccine delivery systems; computational vaccine design; synthetic peptides

Animal Vaccines: 2nd Edition

edited by

Hsian-Yu Wang

and

David Benfield

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3550 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal vaccines; novel antigen or adjuvant design; vaccine technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Vaccines)

Infectious Diseases and Immunization in Animals

edited by

Fábio Abade dos Santos

, Ezgi Akdesir and

Jelena Prpić

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3187 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal vaccination; zoonotic diseases; One Health; host– pathogen interaction; veterinary immunology; emerging infectious diseases; antimicrobial resistance; vaccine development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Vaccines)

Global Immunization Inequities-Challenges and Solutions

edited by

Zixin Wang

and

Siyu Chen

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1475 | Submission Open

Keywords: immunization; vaccine uptake; vaccine hesitancy; vaccination coverage; digital health innovations; chatbots

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccines and Public Health)

Epidemiology and Vaccinations in Infectious Diseases

edited by

Alessio Facciolà

and

Antonio Laganà

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 190 | Submission Open

Keywords: epidemiology of infectious diseases; traditional and innovative vaccinations; epidemic and pandemic risk; global public health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Epidemiology and Vaccination)

Advancing the Development and Accessibility of Vaccines Against Bacterial and Viral Pathogens in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs)

edited by Ahmed Mostafa and Sherif Abouelhadid

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 174 | Submission Open

Keywords: vaccines; LMICs; infection; bacterial; AMR; viral; pandemic; epidemic

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccines and Public Health)

Strategies of Viral Vectors for Vaccine Development—2nd Edition

edited by

Kathleen Hefferon

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 169 | Submission Open

Keywords: vaccine; viral vector; virus-like particles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccine Design, Development, and Delivery)

Nanomaterial Application in Vaccines

edited by

Tian Xia

and

Bingbing Sun

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 168 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; vaccine delivery; immunogenicity enhancement; tolerogenic nanovaccine; nanotechnology; vaccine stability; vaccine design; nanoparticles; immunization strategies; biotechnology in vaccines

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccine Design, Development, and Delivery)

Neurobiological Impacts of Infection, Protective Effects, and Clinical Implications of Vaccines

edited by

James B. Daunais

and John Walton Sanders

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 164 | Submission Open

Keywords: vaccines; neuroimaging; biomarkers; neuroinflammation; neurodegeneration; neuroprotection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccines, Clinical Advancement, and Associated Immunology)

Vaccination and Global Health Equity: Innovations, Access, and Impact

edited by

Roshan Thapa

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 124 | Submission Open

Keywords: vaccine; vaccination; infectious disease; cancer

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccines and Public Health)

Approaches in Hepatitis Vaccine Design and Vaccination Strategy

edited by

Sheikh Mohammad Fazle Akbar

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 108 | Submission Open

Keywords: hepatitis B virus; preventive vaccine; therapeutic vaccine; nature of vaccines; route of administration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hepatitis Virus Vaccines)

Decoding the Host–Microbe Interface in Vaccination: Immune Mechanisms, Microbiota, and Vaccine Responsiveness

edited by Farha Naz and Mohd Arish

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open

Keywords: host– microbe interactions; vaccination; microbiota; mucosal immunity; innate immune signaling; vaccine responsiveness; adjuvants; systems immunology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathogens-Host Immune Boundaries)

Vaccines and Animal Health: 2nd Edition

edited by

Matteo Legnardi

and

Claudia Maria Tucciarone

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 67 | Submission Open

Keywords: veterinary vaccines; parasitic diseases; vaccinology; infectious diseases; livestock; poultry; companion animals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Vaccines)

Advance Public Health Through Vaccination: 2nd Edition

edited by Maria Rosaria Gualano,

Giuseppina Lo Moro

Gianluca Voglino

and

Erica De Vita

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 60 | Submission Open

Keywords: epidemiology; vaccination strategies; vaccine hesitancy; health equity; vulnerable population

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccines and Public Health)

Bacterial Vaccines in Veterinary Science

edited by

Shenye Yu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 46 | Submission Open

Keywords: bacterial vaccine; animals; immune response; mucosal immunity; vaccine design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Vaccines)

New Technology for Vaccines and Vaccine-Preventable Diseases

edited by

Jue Liu

submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3426 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence in vaccines; big data in vaccine research; emerging infectious diseases; vaccine accessibility; vaccine delivery systems; vaccine efficacy and safety; vaccine-preventable diseases; vaccine technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccines Against Tropical and Other Infectious Diseases)

Research in Vaccine Adjuvants: Innovations and Challenges

edited by Haibo Li and

Hongwu Sun

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2775 | Submission Open

Keywords: vaccine adjuvants; immune response enhancement; mucosal vaccine adjuvants; adjuvant safety and efficacy; new adjuvant materials; adjuvant mechanisms of action; adjuvant development challenges

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccine Design, Development, and Delivery)

Viral Vector-Based and Other Vaccine Strategies for Poultry and Livestock

edited by Mathias Martins

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 577 | Submission Open

Keywords: vaccine strategies; viral vector-based vaccines; poultry; livestock; infectious diseases; immune responses; vaccine platforms; genetic engineering; veterinary medicine; antigen delivery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Vaccines)

Vaccines Against Influenza and Other Respiratory Virus Infections

edited by

Santosh Dhakal

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 403 | Submission Open

Keywords: adjuvants; influenza; mucosal immunity; respiratory viral pathogens; vaccine effectiveness; vaccine safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Influenza Virus Vaccines)

Vaccine Efficacy and Safety in Transplant Recipients

edited by

Ger Rijkers

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5650 | Submission Open

Keywords: transplant recipients; vaccination; kidney; heart; lung; stem cell transplants; safety; antibody response; efficacy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccine Advancement, Efficacy and Safety)

New Insights into Vaccination and Public Health: 2nd Edition

edited by

Paolo Castiglia

and

Antonella Arghittu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3331 | 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 Herpesviruses: 2nd Edition

edited by

Stefano Petrini

and

Clinton Jones

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2344 | Submission Open

Keywords: herpesvirus pathogenesis; immune responses; diagnostic tools; herpesvirus vaccinology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Vaccines)

Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunization

edited by

Vana Spoulou

and

Ioanna Papadatou

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 709 | Submission Open

Keywords: vaccines; pediatric infectious diseases; vaccine immunology; pediatric vaccines

Recent Advances in Virus-Like Particle-Based Vaccines

edited by

Abel Gutiérrez-Ortega

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 596 | Submission Open

Keywords: virus-like particles (VLPs); vaccine design; immune response mechanisms; clinical trials; therapeutic vaccines; vaccine manufacturing; antigen delivery; rapid vaccine development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccine Design, Development, and Delivery)

New Approaches to Vaccine Development and Delivery—2nd Edition

edited by

Antonio Carlos de Freitas

and

Anna Silva

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 560 | Submission Open

Keywords: vaccines and delivery; vaccine formulation; vaccine delivery systems; adjuvants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccine Design, Development, and Delivery)

Advances, Challenges, and Future Directions in Inactivated Vaccine Technology

edited by

John Walton Sanders

and Appavu K. Sundaram

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 156 | Submission Open

Keywords: inactivated vaccines; whole-cell vaccines; pathogen inactivation; adjuvant systems; vaccine manufacturing; immunogenicity enhancement; vaccine stability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccine Design, Development, and Delivery)

Latest Research on Orthoflavivirus Vaccines

edited by

Florian Douam

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 133 | Submission Open

Keywords: orthoflavivirus vaccines; vaccine development; dengue virus; yellow fever virus; west nile virus; zika virus; tick-borne encephalitis virus; immunization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccines Against Tropical and Other Infectious Diseases)

Bacterial Vectored Vaccines: Design and Application

edited by

John Hwa Lee

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 110 | Submission Open

Keywords: bacterial vectors; mucosal immunity; live attenuated vaccines; synthetic biology in vaccinology; antigen delivery systems; Salmonella and Listeria vectors; bacteria species in cancer immunotherapy; outer membrane vesicles (OMVs)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccine Design, Development, and Delivery)

Novel Immunotherapeutic Strategies Targeting Autoimmune and Inflammatory Diseases

edited by Ola Winqvist

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open

Keywords: autoimmunity; targeted therapy; immunomodulation; T cell; B cell; immune-mediated disorders; genetically modified therapy; autoantigen

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccines, Clinical Advancement, and Associated Immunology)

Immunization Strategies for Animal Health: 2nd Edition

edited by Eva Calvo-Pinilla and Sandra Moreno

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 68 | Submission Open

Keywords: vaccine immunology; virus; emerging infectious diseases; animal health; public health; vaccination

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Vaccines)

Addressing Immunity Gaps: Strengthening Vaccine Confidence and Coverage

edited by

Christian Napoli

and Lavinia Bianco

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 36 | Submission Open

Keywords: vaccines; immunization; infectious diseases; acceptance; advocacy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccines and Public Health)

Next-Generation Animal Vaccines: Broad-Spectrum Protection, Precision Design, and Rapid-Deployment Platforms

edited by Yongwen Luo, Huiying Fan and Qing Wang

submission deadline 15 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 189 | Submission Open

Keywords: LNP-mRNA vaccines; VLP vaccines; polymeric/inorganic nanoparticle vaccines; self-assembled protein vaccines; biomimetic nanoparticle vaccines; novel vector-based vaccines; new adjuvanted vaccines; nanovaccines

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Vaccines)

The Development of HIV Vaccines: Advances and Challenges

edited by

Michael Bukrinsky

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1952 | 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)

Cancer Vaccines and Immunotherapy: Latest Advances, Limitations and Prospects

edited by

Eyad Elkord

and Afsheen Raza

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 20114 | 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)

Tuberculosis Diagnosis and Vaccines Research

edited by Shumaila Nida Javed Tunio

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1952 | 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)

Transforming Veterinary Vaccinology: From Empirical Immunity to Scientific and Systems-Based Approaches

edited by

Min Ja Lee

and

Bapi Pahar

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 266 | Submission Open

Keywords: veterinary vaccinology; precision vaccinology; multidimensional immune analysis; next-generation vaccine platform; novel adjuvants; comparative and translational vaccinology; biological validation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Vaccines)

Vaccines for Pediatric Infectious Diseases

edited by

Artur Sulik

and

Kacper Toczylowski

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 171 | Submission Open

Keywords: pediatric vaccines; RSV; meningococcal vaccines; pneumococcal vaccines; COVID-19; maternal immunization; Group A streptococcus; vaccine effectiveness

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccines Against Tropical and Other Infectious Diseases)

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