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HIV and Drugs of Abuse, 4th Edition submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5001 | Submission Open
Keywords: substance use disorders; HIV; HAND; methamphetamine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)
Early Diagnosis and Surveillance of Transboundary and Emerging Viral Diseases of Animals, 2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4343 | Submission Open
Keywords: diagnostics; surveillance; transboundary; emerging; animal diseases; virus; detection; validation; novel; sample types; alternative
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)
Advancing Research of Anelloviruses, Second Edition submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3020 | Submission Open
Keywords: TTV; TTMV; TTMDV; virome; viral species; immune system; orphan virus
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)
Advances in Honey Bee Viruses Research
edited by and Kerstin Seitz
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1567 | Submission Open
Keywords: honey bee viruses; deformed wing virus; DWV; sacbrood virus; SBV; chronic bee paralysis virus; CBPV; acute bee paralysis virus; ABPV; Israel acute bee paralysis virus; IAPV; Iflavirus; Dicistrovirus; rhabdovirus; ARV
(This special issue belongs to the Section Invertebrate Viruses)
RNA Viruses Replication and Innate Immunity
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1562 | Submission Open
Keywords: RNA virus replication and transcription; pathogen-associated molecular patterns; interferons; cytokines; signaling pathways
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals)
Viral Infection and Platelets’ Disorders submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1558 | Submission Open
Keywords: viral infections; thrombosis; thrombotic microangiopathies; disseminated intravascular coagulation; low molecular weight heparin; bleedings; acute infections
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)
Advances in Parapoxvirus Research: From Veterinary Infections to Public Health Implications
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1292 | Submission Open
Keywords: parapoxviruses; zoonotic implications; diagnostic innovation; veterinary infections; molecular epidemiology; genomic surveillance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)
Veterinary Virology and One Health
edited by and Santhamani Ramasamy
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1164 | Submission Open
Keywords: emergence; spillover; zoonotic virus; One Health; interspecies transmission; evolution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)
Avian Reovirus 2026 submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 706 | Submission Open
Keywords: avian reoviruses (ARVs); pathogenesis; genotyping; vaccines; poultry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)
Host-Targeting Antivirals: From Mechanism to Intervention
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 382 | Submission Open
Keywords: host-targeting antivirals; host receptors; signaling pathways; metabolic networks; transcription factors; treatment; clinical intervention practice; preclinical data; intervention strategy design; mechanism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals)
Porcine Virus–Host Interactions: Entry, Tropism, Immune Evasion and Control
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 354 | Submission Open
Keywords: porcine viruses; virus– host interactions; viral entry; tropism; immune evasion; viral escape; antivirals; single-cell/spatial omics; cell imaging; virus trafficking
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)
Virus Infection and Extracellular Vesicles
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 283 | Submission Open
Keywords: extracellular vesicles; exosomes; virus; viral infection; inflammation; immune function; comorbidities
(This special issue belongs to the Section General Virology)
HIV Infection, Latency, Pathogenesis and Associated Comorbidities, Including Cancer and Inflammation in the Context of Drugs of Abuse and ART
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 221 | Submission Open
Keywords: HIV infection; HIV transcription and latency; HIV; ART and drugs of abuse associated comorbidities in people living with HIV (PLWH); HIV; ART and drugs of abuse associated cancer; HIV; ART and drugs of abuse associated inflammation and aging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)
Viral Neuropathogenesis: Mechanisms, Models, and Therapeutic Strategies
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 216 | Submission Open
Keywords: neurotropic viruses; neuroinflammation; blood– brain barrier; CNS viral infection models; host– pathogen interactions; antiviral immunity; neurological complications; neurodegeneration; viral encephalitis
Bacteriophages as Precision Tools for Microbiome Modulation submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 207 | Submission Open
Keywords: bacteriophages; microbiome; phageome; phagobiotics; gut microbiota; phage-host interactions; prophage induction; immunomodulation; dysbiosis; host immunity; phage therapy; bioinformatics; metagenomics; systems biology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Viruses)
Advances in Viral Integration: Mechanisms, Targeting, Reservoirs and Therapeutics
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 207 | Submission Open
Keywords: viral integration; integration site selection; chromatin topology; anatomical reservoir; latent provirus; clonal expansion; insertional mutagenesis; gene therapy vector; integrase/co-factor; emerging virus integration
(This special issue belongs to the Section General Virology)
Bacteriophage-Based Biocontrol in Agriculture, 3rd Edition submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 193 | Submission Open
Keywords: phage-therapy; biocontrol; phytopathogenic bacteria; bioproduction; field application
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Viruses)
HIV and Aging
edited by Eugenia Negredo
submission deadline 1 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3046 | Submission Open
Keywords: HIV and aging; accelerated and accentuated aging; immune senescence; inflammation; comorbidities; geriatric syndromes; neurocognitive function; functional status; antiretroviral therapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals)
Virus Infection Fate Regulation
edited by Andreas Meyerhans and
submission deadline 1 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 657 | Submission Open
Keywords: virus infection fate; dynamics; immune response; cellular response; regulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section General Virology)
Plant Virus Research and Biotechnology-Based Resistance Strategies—In Honor of Professor Andrew Otis Jackson
edited by , and Jonathan Griffiths
submission deadline 6 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3822 | Submission Open
Keywords: viral pathogenicity; virus movement; viral replication; virus induced gene silencing; RNA silencing suppressor; molecular plant-virus interaction; host factor; antiviral defense response; virus-vector interaction and transmission; virus evolution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viruses of Plants, Fungi and Protozoa)
Controlling Zoonotic Viral Diseases from One Health Perspective 2026
edited by and Erika Schwarz-Collins
submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 28881 | Submission Open
Keywords: one health; viral zoonoses; control; vaccine; surveillance; epidemiology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)
High Consequence Viral Transmission
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submission deadline 17 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1041 | Submission Open
Keywords: high-consequence viruses; zoonotic viruses; spillover events; natural reservoirs; wildlife vectors; pandemic; outbreaks; airborne transmission; droplet transmission; sexual transmission; high fatality rates; Filoviridae; Orthoebolavirus; Orthomarbugvirus; Paramyxoviridae; Orthoparamyxovirinae; Arenaviridae; Mammarenavirus; Peribunyaviridae; Orthobunyavirus; Nairoviridae; Orthonairovirus; Hantaviridae; Orthohantavirus; Coronaviridae; Betacoronavirus
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)
Advancing Hepatitis Elimination: HBV, HDV, and HCV
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submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 13 articles | Viewed by 18502 | 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 13563 | 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 | 9 articles | Viewed by 11171 | 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 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5997 | 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 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5667 | 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)
Translational Research in Virology submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5643 | Submission Open
Keywords: vaccines; antiviral drugs; monoclonal antibodies; viral vectors; self-amplifying RNA; clinical trials; translational medicine; proteomic analysis; antiviral resistance; bioinformatics; structural virology; immune escape mechanisms; viral evolution; diagnostic virology; high-throughput screening; nanotechnology in virology; viral assembly and disassembly; host-pathogen interactions; emerging viral infections
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)
HIV in the Context of Chronic Disorders and Aging
edited by , and Mattia Trunfio
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5230 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)
Viral Infection in Airway Epithelial Cells
edited by Camille Ehré and Raymond J. Pickles
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5156 | 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)
Vaccines and Antiviral Drugs Against Viral Diseases in Domestic Animals
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submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4463 | Submission Open
Keywords: vaccines; antiviral drugs; domestic animals; virus
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals)
Virus-Host Interactions: From Mechanisms to Therapeutics
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4381 | 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)
RSV Epidemiological Surveillance: 3rd Edition
edited by Emanuele Castagno and Irene Raffaldi
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4144 | 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)
Nuclear Architecture in Viral Infection
edited by Veronica Sanchez and Elizabeth White
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3443 | Submission Open
Keywords: nuclear architecture; viral transcription; viral replication; viral assembly
(This special issue belongs to the Section General Virology)
Zika Virus and Congenital Zika Syndrome, 2nd Edition
edited by Marcos Vinicius da Silva Pone and Sheila Moura Pone
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3432 | Submission Open
Keywords: viral infections; Zika virus; congenital Zika syndrome
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)
Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3192 | Submission Open
Keywords: foot-and-mouth disease; foot-and-mouth disease virus; hoof-and-mouth disease; FMD; FMD virus; foot-and-mouth disease vaccines
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)
Dual Nature of Bacteriophages: Friends or Enemies in the Food Industry?—2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2789 | 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)
Virology and Immunology of Gene Therapy 2026
edited by Weidong Xiao and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2732 | 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)
Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection, 3rd Edition
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submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2494 | Submission Open
Keywords: primary cytomegalovirus infection; pregnancy; CMV screening; hyperimmune globulin; valaciclovir
(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 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2102 | 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 Evolution: Taxonomy, Origins, and Diversity
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1682 | 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)
Structural and Mechanistic Advances in Retroviral Biology
edited by Yong Xiong, and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1526 | 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)
Strategies for the Discovery of Antivirals Against Respiratory RNA Viruses 2026
edited by Yuanwei Pan, Badri Parshad and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1166 | 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)
Recent Advances in Antiviral Natural Products, 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1125 | 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)
Oncolytic Virus Engineering for Tumor Immunotherapy
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submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 972 | 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)
Circoviruses in Domestic and Wild Animals
edited by , Yingli Shang and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 878 | Submission Open
Keywords: circoviruses; porcine circovirus; diagnosis; epidemiology; vaccines; pathogenesis; host immunity; wildlife virology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)
Giant, Jumbo and Mega Phages
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 848 | 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)
Human Adenovirus (HAdV) Infection in Children
edited by Adriana Kajon and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 744 | 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)
Viral Aerosol Transmission, Host Environmental Exposures, and Antiviral Intervention Strategies
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 363 | 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)
Viral Immune Imprinting and Vaccine Design
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 338 | 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)
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