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Advancing Hepatitis Elimination: HBV, HDV, and HCV
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submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9085 | Submission Open
Keywords: hepatitis elimination; HBV; HCV; HDV
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)
Rodent-Borne Viruses 2026 submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8913 | Submission Open
Keywords: rodent-borne viruses; hantaviridae; arenaviridae; poxviridae; zoonosis; virus ecology and evolution; virus– host interaction; virus discovery; animal model; rodents
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)
Molecular Epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2, 4th Edition
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submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4535 | Submission Open
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2; genomic monitoring; phylodynamic; molecular epidemiology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Coronaviruses)
Coronavirus Pathogenesis and Virus-Host Interaction
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submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3952 | Submission Open
Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; SARS-CoV-1; MERS-CoV; pathogenesis; virus– host interaction; virus entry; host factors; animal models; SARS-CoV-2 variants
(This special issue belongs to the Section General Virology)
Interaction Between Influenza Virus and Host Cell
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submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2241 | Submission Open
Keywords: influenza virus; virus-– host interaction; restriction factor; host species barrier; pandemic; pathogenicity; zoonosis; cell culture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)
Virology and Immunology of Gene Therapy 2026
edited by Weidong Xiao and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2201 | Submission Open
Keywords: gene therapy; viral vector; vaccine; immune responses; viruses; AAV; lentiviral vectors; neutralizing antibody
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals)
Vaccines and Antiviral Drugs Against Viral Diseases in Domestic Animals
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submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2065 | Submission Open
Keywords: vaccines; antiviral drugs; domestic animals; virus
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals)
HIV in the Context of Chronic Disorders and Aging
edited by , and Mattia Trunfio
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1990 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)
Structural and Mechanistic Advances in Retroviral Biology
edited by Yong Xiong, and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 933 | Submission Open
Keywords: retroviruses; capsid structure and assembly; host-viral interactions; in situ cryo EM; reverse transcription; integration; genome packaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)
Giant, Jumbo and Mega Phages
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submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 686 | 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)
Virus-Host Interactions: From Mechanisms to Therapeutics
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 650 | Submission Open
Keywords: host-directed antivirals; antiviral agents; drug resistance; host factors; viral– host interplay
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals)
Phage Evolution: Taxonomy, Origins, and Diversity
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 635 | Submission Open
Keywords: phage taxonomy and phylogeny; origins and evolution of phage genes and genomes; phage-host coevolution; phage diversity and ecology; artificial evolution of phages; computational and bioinformatic approaches to phage evolution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Viruses)
Human Adenovirus (HAdV) Infection in Children
edited by Adriana Kajon and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 524 | Submission Open
Keywords: epidemiology; pediatric; transplant recipients; antivirals; outbreak; acute respiratory illness; gastroenteritis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)
Viroinformatics and Viral Diseases
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submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 206 | Submission Open
Keywords: viral genomics; virus variation; genome-wide variation; gene silencing; antiviral defense; virus replication; host factors; high-throughput sequencing; small RNA sequencing
(This special issue belongs to the Section General Virology)
Phage: Biocontrol and Biosafety
edited by Ran Wang and Tao He
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 183 | Submission Open
Keywords: phage– host interaction; biocontrol and biosafety; antimicrobial resistance; pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics of phage; phage and immunity; phage safety assessment; regulatory frameworks
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Viruses)
Viral Aerosol Transmission, Host Environmental Exposures, and Antiviral Intervention Strategies
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submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 172 | Submission Open
Keywords: viral aerosol transmission; host– environment interactions; emerging cellular mechanisms; antiviral therapeutics; immune defense mechanisms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals)
Oncolytic Virus Engineering for Tumor Immunotherapy
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submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 135 | Submission Open
Keywords: oncolytic viruses (OV); cancer immunotherapy; cancer treatment; genetic engineering; tumor-specificity; tumor-specific promoters; immunosuppressive; tumor micro environment (TME)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals)
Viral Immune Imprinting and Vaccine Design
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submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 119 | Submission Open
Keywords: viral imprinting; original antigenic sin; trained immunity; viral interference; cross-protective immunity; vaccine design
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals)
Phages in the Battle Against Antimicrobial Resistance submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 115 | Submission Open
Keywords: antimicrobial resistance (AMR); multidrug-resistant bacteria (MDR); non-antibiotic strategies; phage therapy; phage characteristics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Viruses)
Circoviruses in Domestic and Wild Animals
edited by , Yingli Shang and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 90 | Submission Open
Keywords: circoviruses; porcine circovirus; diagnosis; epidemiology; vaccines; pathogenesis; host immunity; wildlife virology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)
Viral Regulation of Cell Death and Stress Responses
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submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open
Keywords: virus; cell death; stress response; viral gene; viral controlling; viral therapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section General Virology)
Recent Advances in Antiviral Natural Products, 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open
Keywords: virus; antiviral; natural product; antimicrobial peptides; drug delivery; infectious disease
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals)
Dual Nature of Bacteriophages: Friends or Enemies in the Food Industry?—2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 82 | Submission Open
Keywords: bacteriophages; biocontrol; biosensors; food safety; foodborne bacterial pathogens; food quality; foodborne saprophytic bacteria
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Viruses)
Strategies for the Discovery of Antivirals Against Respiratory RNA Viruses 2026
edited by Yuanwei Pan, Badri Parshad and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 69 | Submission Open
Keywords: antiviral discovery; respiratory RNA viruses; drug repurposing; high-throughput screening; nanomaterials-based antivirals; antiviral drug delivery; viral polymerase inhibitors; preclinical models
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals)
Intrinsic Immunity vs. Viral Antagonism: Which One Bites the Dust? submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 60 | Submission Open
Keywords: host restriction factors; viral antagonists; replication cycle; interferon-inducible pathways; ubiquitination; membrane trafficking
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals)
The 13th Wisc-e-sota Symposium submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 49 | Submission Open
Keywords: HIV; retrovirus; adeno-associated virus; Epstein– Barr virus; pichinde virus; porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus
(This special issue belongs to the Section General Virology)
The Role of Adjuvants in Viral Vaccines and Vaccination
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submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 49 | Submission Open
Keywords: aluminum hydroxide; oil-in-water emulsion adjuvants; TLR agonists; combination adjuvants
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals)
RSV Epidemiological Surveillance: 3rd Edition
edited by Emanuele Castagno and Irene Raffaldi
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 35 | Submission Open
Keywords: respiratory syncytial virus (RSV); epidemiological surveillance; bronchiolitis; children; newborns; infants
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)
Advances in the Dynamics of Viral Structures
edited by and Celia A. Schiffer
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Submission Open
Keywords: virus structure; conformational dynamics; molecular interactions; viral proteins; antiviral drug design; protein structure; functional dynamics; molecular simulations; biophysical spectroscopy; crystallography; cryo-EM; NMR
(This special issue belongs to the Section General Virology)
Viruses 2026—New Horizons in Virology
edited by and
submission deadline 1 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 835 | Submission Open
Keywords: virus; replication; assembly; pathogenesis; outbreak; molecular biology; cell biology; public health; structural biology
(This special issue belongs to the Section General Virology)
Immune Modulation by Human Cytomegalovirus: 2nd Edition
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submission deadline 1 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open
Keywords: human cytomegalovirus (CMV); molecular and cellular mechanisms; cell-intrinsic immunity; adaptive immunity; innate immunity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)
Spotlight on Bocavirus and Other Parvoviruses, and Overlooked Respiratory Viruses submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1111 | Submission Open
Keywords: bocavirus; Parvovirus B19; canine parvovirus; porcine parvovirus; metapneumovirus; rhinovirus Planned Papers 1. Molecular detection of Porcine cytomegalovirus (PCMV) and Porcine parvovirus (PPV) in domestic pigs and wild boars from Croatia 2.  Protoparvovirus carnivoran 1 outbreak in golden jackals in Croatia 3.  Epidemiology of parvovirus B19 in Croatian childbearing-aged women: A ten-year seroprevalence study
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)
2nd Edition: How to Adjust the Action Steps for Achieving the Global Hepatitis Virus (HBV/HCV/HDV) Elimination Targets?
edited by Ferruccio Bonino
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1287 | Submission Open
Keywords: antivirals; chronic viral hepatitis infections; HBV; HBV; functional cure; HCV; HCV vaccine; HDV; HDV-RNA; anti-HD
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals)
Rotaviruses and Rotavirus Vaccines: 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 183 | Submission Open
Keywords: rotaviruses; molecular biology; reverse genetics; molecular epidemiology; vaccine development; human intestinal organoid models
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals)
Gene Therapy in the Fight Against Viral Infections and Related Diseases: Innovations, Challenges and Future Perspectives submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 120 | Submission Open
Keywords: gene therapy; viral infections; gene delivery systems; viral vectors; non-viral vectors; gene editing; CRISPR/Cas systems; antiviral therapy vector engineering; targeted delivery; tissue-specific targeting; host– pathogen interactions; CAR-T
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals)
CRISPR Applications in Plant Virology
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submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 109 | Submission Open
Keywords: CRISPR/Cas9; plant virology; virus resistance; genome editing; plant breeding; viral evolution; CRISPR applications; host– virus interactions; crop protection; genome modification
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viruses of Plants, Fungi and Protozoa)
Seed-Borne and Seed-Transmitted Virus
edited by Qinsheng Gu
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 94 | Submission Open
Keywords: seed-borne virus; seed-transmitted virus; management; detection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viruses of Plants, Fungi and Protozoa)
Insights into Feline Viruses: Molecular, Structural, Pathogenic, and Clinical Aspects
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submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open
Keywords: cats; feline viruses; emerging viruses; molecular virology; pathogenesis; clinical virology; molecular and serological diagnostics; metagenomics; therapeutic and control strategies; One Health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)
Hepatitis Viruses in Pathogenesis: Chronic Infection to Hepatocellular Carcinoma
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submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 54 | Submission Open
Keywords: hepatocellular carcinoma; chronic infection; viral hepatitis; liver pathogenesis; biomarkers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)
Therapeutic Antibodies in HIV submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 39 | Submission Open
Keywords: HIV-1; therapeutic antibodies; Fc-effector functions; broadly neutralizing antibodies; non-neutralizing antibodies; CD4 mimetics; Env conformation; antibody-based CAR T cells; epitope location; ADCC; ADCP; antibody engineering; HIV-1 reservoir clearance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals)
Virus Discovery: Innovative Approaches to Detection and Characterization of Emerging Viruses
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submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 36 | Submission Open
Keywords: virus detection; virus assay; emerging viruses; virus threats; cryptic viruses
(This special issue belongs to the Section General Virology)
Mosquito-Borne Encephalitis Viruses: 2nd Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 30 | 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)
Hepatitis Viruses: Detection, Diagnosis and Treatment
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submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 5 | Submission Open
Keywords: molecular virology; virus– host interactions; epidemiology; novel biomarkers and therapy; HBV; HCV; HDV
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)
Mechanisms of Herpesvirus Resistance
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submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5882 | 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)
Coronaviruses Pathogenesis, Immunity, and Antivirals (2nd Edition)
edited by and Fei Yu
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 14630 | Submission Open
Keywords: coronavirus; pathogenesis; molecular; vaccines; evolution; immunity; antivirals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Coronaviruses)
Pestivirus 2025
edited by and Christiane M. Riedel
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3817 | 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)
The Structure and Function of Flavivirus Genes and Proteins
edited by and Kay Choi
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1414 | Submission Open
Keywords: flavivirus; structural protein; non-structural protein; 5'UTR; 3'UTR
(This special issue belongs to the Section General Virology)
Antigenic Drift in Respiratory Viruses
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submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1330 | Submission Open
Keywords: respiratory viruses; virus diversity; viral recombination; reassortment; zoonotic viruses; wastewater pathogen surveillance; viral sequencing; virus evolutionary characterization; animal viruses
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)
Coronavirus Therapy: Antiviral Drugs and Anti-Inflammatory Immunopharmacology submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 440 | Submission Open
Keywords: coronavirus therapeutics; antiviral target; host-directed antivirals; immunomodulation; diagnostics; prevention; antiviral resistance; AI-driven drug discovery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Coronaviruses)
The Entry and Fusion of Enveloped Virus
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submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 203 | Submission Open
Keywords: enveloped virus; entry; attachment; virus binding; membrane fusion; internalization; endocytosis; uncoating; intracellular trafficking; nuclear import; receptor; carbohydrates; antiviral; neutralizing antibody; vaccine
(This special issue belongs to the Section General Virology)
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