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Viruses runs special issues to create collections of papers on specific topics. The aim is to build a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors who are experts in the subject and oversee the editorial process for papers. Papers published in a Special Issue will be collected together on a dedicated page of the journal website. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Smallpox and Emerging Zoonotic Orthopoxviruses 2.0: What Is Coming Next?

edited by Jônatas Abrahão and Hermann Meyer

submission deadline 15 Jul 2020 | 4 articles

Keywords: poxvirus; smallpox; variola virus; cowpox virus; vaccinia virus; monkeypox virus; bioterrorism; vaccine; antiviral

(This special issues belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)

Role of Myeloid Cells in Viral Infections

edited by Ravindra Gupta and Petra Mlcochova

submission deadline 31 Jul 2020 | 5 articles

Keywords: macrophage; reservoir; SAMHD1; virus; HIV; replication; persistence

(This special issues belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)

HIV Intervention Using Mouse Models

edited by Kei Sato

submission deadline 31 Jul 2020

(This special issues belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)

Viruses of Aquatic Ecosystems

edited by Télesphore Sime-Ngando and Markus G. Weinbauer

submission deadline 31 Jul 2020 | 3 articles

Influenza Virus Vaccines

edited by Aaron G. Schmidt

submission deadline 31 Jul 2020 | 1 articles

Keywords: influenza; viral vaccines; immunogen design; adaptive immunity; therapeutic antibodies; antibody discovery; virus-host co-evolution; immune imprinting

(This special issues belongs to the Section Antivirals & Vaccines)

Viral Coinfection

edited by Tanya Miura

submission deadline 1 Aug 2020 | 3 articles

Keywords: viral pathogenesis; coinfection; polymicrobial interactions

Function and Structure of Viral Ribonucleoproteins Complexes

edited by Serena Bernacchi

submission deadline 1 Aug 2020

Keywords: virus; viral proteins; viral RNA; ribonucleoproteins complexes; function; structure; viral replication

The Role of Lipids in Virus Replication

edited by Kouacou Konan and Eric Yager

submission deadline 20 Aug 2020 | 1 articles

Novel Advances in Vaccines against HCV

edited by Thomas Fuerst

submission deadline 28 Aug 2020

Keywords: Hepatitis C virus; B cell response; T cell response; neutralization antibodies; human monoclonal antibodies; viral escape; epitope mapping; antigenic domains; vaccine development; immunoadjuvants; vector delivery systems.

(This special issues belongs to the Section Antivirals & Vaccines)

Bioinformatics and Computational Approaches in Viral Genomics and Evolution

edited by John-Sebastian Eden, Sebastián Duchêne and Mang Shi

submission deadline 31 Aug 2020 | 5 articles

Keywords: bioinformatics; computational biology; phylogenetics; virus evolution; virus genomics; metagenomics; macroevolution; virus–host interactions

HIV Molecular Epidemiology for Prevention 2020

edited by William M. M. Switzer and Dimitrios Paraskevis

submission deadline 31 Aug 2020

Keywords: human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); molecular epidemiology; transmission dynamics; transmission networks and clusters; cluster detection; phylogenetic analysis; phylodynamics; drug resistance testing; sequence analysis; subtypes; quasispecies; public health response; risk factors; persons who inject drugs; interventions; pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis; modeling; prevention and care; partner services; contact tracing; disease surveillance; co-infections; data integration and visualization; bioinformatics

(This special issues belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)

HIV Proteins and Endothelial Dysfunction

edited by Francesca Caccuri

submission deadline 31 Aug 2020

Keywords: HIV; HIV proteins; Endothelial cells; Vascular dysfunctions; Angiogenesis; Coagulation disorders; Cytokines; Inflammation

(This special issues belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)

Giant or Jumbo Phages

edited by Julie Thomas and Lindsay Black

submission deadline 31 Aug 2020 | 4 articles

Keywords: giant phage; jumbo phage; virion; host–phage interactions; evolution; ecology; phage therapy; applications

(This special issues belongs to the Section Bacterial Viruses)

BK Virus and Transplantation

edited by Valeria Pietropaolo

submission deadline 31 Aug 2020

Keywords: BK virus; BK virus strains; subtyping; transplantation; immunosuppressive therapy; kidney transplant; BKVAN; haemorrhagic cystitis; noncoding control region (NCCR); VP1

(This special issues belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)

Mosquito-Specific Viruses: Their Role in Nature and Potential Use for Vector Control or Control of Arboviral Pathogens

edited by Nikos Vasilakis and Robert B. Tesh

submission deadline 31 Aug 2020 | 1 articles

Keywords: Mosquito-specific viruses; mosquito virome; epidemiology and pathogenesis of MSVs; vector competence; isolation and characterization of novel/new viruses; diversity and evolution of arthropod-borne viruses

(This special issues belongs to the Section Insect Viruses)

Antiviral Drug Combinations

edited by Denis E. Kainov

submission deadline 31 Aug 2020 | 2 articles

Keywords: Antiviral agents; Antiviral drug combinations; Broad-spectrum antivirals; Antiviral response; Innate immunity; Adaptive immunity

(This special issues belongs to the Section Antivirals & Vaccines)

Molecular Determinants of Enveloped Virus Assembly

edited by Abdul A. Waheed

submission deadline 1 Sep 2020

Keywords: enveloped viruses; budding and release; viral determinants; membrane lipids; host proteins; restriction factors; assembly inhibitors

New Advances in Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus Research

edited by Jennifer Corcoran

submission deadline 1 Sep 2020

Keywords: Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus; virus-host interactions; viral immune evasion; viral tumorigenesis; KSHV animal models; latent-lytic switch; KSHV tool development; methods for KSHV research

(This special issues belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)

Lentiviral Vectors

edited by Yasuhiro Takeuchi

submission deadline 1 Sep 2020

Keywords: HIV; Gene Therapy; Gene Vector; Manufacture; Pseudotyping; Safety/Genotoxicity

(This special issues belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)

In Memory of Michael Rossmann

edited by Richard J. Kuhn, Venigalla B. Rao and Bentley A. Fane

submission deadline 4 Sep 2020 | 5 articles

Keywords: capsid assembly; genome packaging; genome delivery; structural virology; cryo-EM

(This special issues belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)

MicroRNAs and Other Small RNAs in Viral Infections

edited by Kenneth W. Witwer and Sowmya V. Yelamanchili

submission deadline 15 Sep 2020 | 3 articles

Keywords: microRNA; small RNA; noncoding RNA; viruses; extracellular vesicles; extracellular RNA; viral RNA; restriction factors

Emerging Viruses 2020: Surveillance, Prevention, Evolution and Control

edited by Luciana Barros de Arruda, Fabrício S. Campos and Flavio Guimaraes da Fonseca

submission deadline 15 Sep 2020 | 4 articles

Keywords: emerging virus; prevention; evolution; control; diagnosis; surveillance

(This special issues belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)

Unconventional Viruses

edited by Jean-Michel Claverie

submission deadline 15 Sep 2020

Keywords: unconventional viruses; giant DNA viruses; huge phages; archaeal viruses; virophages

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

Pathogenesis of Human and Animal Coronaviruses

edited by Andrew Davidson

submission deadline 15 Sep 2020 | 25 articles

Keywords: Coronaviruses; SARS-CoV; SARS-CoV-2; MERS-CoV; 2019-nCoV; COVID-2019; Animal coronaviruses; Coronavirus pathogenesis

(This special issues belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)

Diversity and Evolution of HIV and HCV

edited by Miguel A. Martínez

submission deadline 15 Sep 2020 | 1 articles

Keywords: HIV; HCV; genetic and phenotypic diversity; spread and epidemiology; pathogenesis; therapeutics; antiviral development and resistance; vaccine; eradication

(This special issues belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)

The Application of Viruses to Biotechnology

edited by Carla Varanda and Patrick Materatski

submission deadline 30 Sep 2020 | 3 articles

Keywords: viral vectors; potential use; plant protection; nanotechnology; gene therapy

Epigenetics and Viral infection

edited by Italo Tempera

submission deadline 30 Sep 2020

Keywords: epigenetics; chromatin; gene regulation; viral infection; chromatin structure; virus-host interactions

Polyomaviruses

edited by John M. Lehman and Thomas D. Friedrich

submission deadline 30 Sep 2020 | 1 articles

Keywords: polyomaviruses—animal & human; treatment options; mechanisms of oncogenesis; mechanisms of viral pathogenesis

(This special issues belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)

Adenovirus Pathogenesis

edited by Annasara Lenman and Niklas Arnberg

submission deadline 30 Sep 2020 | 5 articles

Keywords: Human adenovirus; Viral pathogenesis; Virus–host interactions; Immune defense; Life cycle; Replication; Tropism; Persistence; Antiviral targets

(This special issues belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)

Influenza Viruses in Wildlife

edited by Ignacio (Nacho) Mena

submission deadline 30 Sep 2020 | 2 articles

Keywords: avian influenza; bat influenza; migratory birds; marine mammals; highly pathogenic avian influenza; aquatic birds; migratory flyways; influenza surveillance; influenza subtypes

(This special issues belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)

Zika Virus Infections in Pregnancy and Congenital Zika Syndrome in the Latin American Region

edited by Elizabeth B. Brickley, Celina M.T. Martelli and David A. Schwartz

submission deadline 1 Oct 2020

Keywords: arbovirus; Zika virus; pregnancy; congenital infection; congenital Zika syndrome; microcephaly; birth defects; maternal health; infant health

(This special issues belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)

Endemic and Emerging Swine Viruses

edited by Douglas Gladue, Fernando Rodriguez and Manuel Borca

submission deadline 15 Oct 2020 | 13 articles

Keywords: African swine fever virus (ASFV); Classical swine fever virus (CSFV); Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV); Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV); Porcine deltacoronavirus (PDCoV); Swine influenza virus (SwIV); Foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV)

(This special issues belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)

Gastroenteritis Viruses

edited by Susana Guix

submission deadline 15 Oct 2020 | 1 articles

Keywords: epidemiology; diagnostic; basic virology; virus-host interactions; extraintestinal dissemination; vaccines; control and prevention; emergence and evolution; animal reservoirs and zoonosis; viral discovery

(This special issues belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)

Enteric Viruses in Animals

edited by Tohru Suzuki

submission deadline 15 Oct 2020 | 2 articles

Keywords: coronaviruses; rotaviruses; caliciviruses; reverse genetics; cultivation; pathogenicity; treatment

(This special issues belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)

Plant Virus Emergence

edited by Michael Goodin and Jeanmarie Verchot

submission deadline 15 Oct 2020 | 1 articles

Keywords: plant viruses; plant viral resistance; viral ecology; viral–host interactions; plant virus pandemics

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

The Application of 3D Tissue Culture Systems in Virology

edited by Margaret Scull

submission deadline 15 Oct 2020

Keywords: emergent properties; tissue engineering; organoids; spheroids; persistent infections; virus-host interactions; spatiotemporal dynamics; multiple organ components; high-throughput applications

Flavivirus Vaccines

edited by Ashley L. St. John and Abhay P.S. Rathore

submission deadline 21 Oct 2020 | 2 articles

Keywords: Mosquito borne flaviviruses including Dengue, Zika, West Nile, Kunjin, Usutu, Ntaya, Japanese encephalitis, Yellow fever, and more; Tick-borne flaviviruses including but not limited to Omsk hemorrhagic fever, Powassan, and Kyasanur forest disease; Vaccines and vaccine platforms; Adjuvants; Adaptive immunity and Immune memory (T and B cell responses); Flavivirus cross-reactive immune responses; Skin immunity; Host–virus protein interactions that may influence vaccine effectiveness

(This special issues belongs to the Section Antivirals & Vaccines)

APOBECs and Virus Restriction

edited by Linda Chelico

submission deadline 31 Oct 2020

Keywords: APOBEC; viral restriction factor; deamination; mutagenesis; enzyme–nucleic acid interactions; DNA viruses; RNA viruses; retroviruses; host–pathogen interactions

(This special issues belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)

Virus Bioinformatics 2020

edited by Manja Marz, Bashar Ibrahim, Franziska Hufsky, Ronald Dijkman, Alban Ramette and Jenna Kelly

submission deadline 31 Oct 2020 | 3 articles

Keywords: systems virology; virus-host interactions; virus classification and evolution; epidemiology and surveillance; viral metagenomics and ecology; clinical bioinformatics

Contribution of Innate Lymphocytes during Viral Infections

edited by Edwin Leeansyah and Liyen Loh

submission deadline 31 Oct 2020

Keywords: mucosal immunity; antiviral response; natural killer cells; innate lymphoid cells; invariant T cells (NKT, MAIT, γδT cells)

(This special issues belongs to the Section Antivirals & Vaccines)

Intrinsic Antiviral Factors

edited by Sébastien Nisole

submission deadline 1 Nov 2020 | 4 articles

Keywords: Restriction factors; Antiviral proteins; Intrinsic immunity; Host defense; Antiviral ISGs; Virus-cell interactions

(This special issues belongs to the Section Antivirals & Vaccines)

Pathogenesis and Novel Antiviral Targets of Alphaherpesviruses

edited by Maria Kalamvoki

submission deadline 15 Nov 2020

Keywords: pathogenesis; antiviral targets; lytic infection; latent infection; host–pathogen interactions; host–antiviral responses; infection and disease models; drug discovery; vaccines; interventions

(This special issues belongs to the Section Antivirals & Vaccines)

Viral Integration

edited by Duane P. Grandgenett and Fabien Zoulim

submission deadline 15 Nov 2020

Keywords: retrovirus; integration; structural biology; HIV-1; gene therapy; hepadnaviruses; clonal expansion; hepatocellular carcinoma

(This special issues belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)

Capsid-Targeting Antivirals and Host Factors

edited by Stefan G. Sarafianos

submission deadline 30 Nov 2020

Keywords: capsid; HIV; HBV; antiviral; nucleocapsid; assembly; uncoating; disassembly; “capsid stability”

(This special issues belongs to the Section Antivirals & Vaccines)

Application of Advanced Imaging to the Study of Virus-Host Interactions

edited by Cristina Risco

submission deadline 30 Nov 2020

Keywords: virus-host; viral life cycle; viral replication; imaging; light microscopy; electron microscopy; correlative microscopy; molecular mapping in situ

(This special issues belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)

Retroviral RNA Processing

edited by Karen Beemon and Marie-Louise Hammarskjold

submission deadline 30 Nov 2020

Keywords: Retroviral RNA splicing, export, translation, and localization; RNPs; Packaging; All classes of retroviruses, including endogenous retroviruses and latent viruses

RNA Viruses and Membranes

edited by Delphine M. Muriaux

submission deadline 30 Nov 2020

Keywords: RNA envelopped viruses; virus assembly; budding; membrane curvature; lipids; membrane nanodomains; virus factories; virus containing compartment; virus trafficking; virus exocytosis

(This special issues belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)

Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) Eradication: Improved Understanding of Epidemiology, Diagnostics and Vaccine Efficacy

edited by Satya Parida

submission deadline 30 Nov 2020 | 9 articles

Keywords: Peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV); PPR; PPR in sheep, goats, cattle, buffaloes and wildlife; eradication; epidemiology; transmission; diagnostics; vaccines and vaccine efficacy; pathogenesis; host range

(This special issues belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)

Viruses and Autoimmunity

edited by Santo Landolfo and Pier Luigi Meroni

submission deadline 30 Nov 2020

Keywords: viruses; viral infections; antiviral immunity; innate and adaptive immunity; autoimmune diseases; autoinflammatory diseases

(This special issues belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)

Virus Receptors and Viral Tropism

edited by Petri Susi

submission deadline 30 Nov 2020

Keywords: entry; evolution; motif; receptor; structure; tropism

(This special issues belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)

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