Special Issues

Viruses publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building 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 on the topic. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated EBM will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Controlling Zoonotic Viral Diseases from One Health Perspective
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3662 | Submission Open
Keywords: one health; viral zoonoses
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)
Mosquito-Borne Virus Discovery, Diagnostics and Vaccines
edited by and Basu Dev Pandey
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3173 | Submission Open
Keywords: mosquito-borne viruses; diagnostic approach; serology; molecular epidemiology; pathogenesis; antiviral drug; vaccine development; vitro assay; vivo assay (animal model)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Insect Viruses)
Vertical Transmission of Human Papillomavirus Infections
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2831 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)
Plant Viruses: Pirates of Cellular Pathways, 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2730 | Submission Open
Keywords: virus– plant interactions; virus– host– vector interactions; virus replication; virus replication; virus evolution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viruses of Plants, Fungi and Protozoa)
Microscopy Methods for Virus Research
edited by Krishanu Ray
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2323 | Submission Open
Keywords: viruses; fluorescence imaging; single-molecule imaging; super-resolution imaging; intra-vital imaging; electron microscopy; Cryo-EM; Cryo-ET
(This special issue belongs to the Section General Virology)
Human Norovirus 2024
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2123 | Submission Open
Keywords: virus replication and tropism; development of cost effective; point-of-care diagnostic assays; genetic evolution; pathogenesis; disinfection; antivirals and vaccines; foodborne and waterborne norovirus
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)
Omics Insights into Viral Infections: From Mechanisms to Biomarkers, Antiviral Therapies and Vaccines submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2082 | Submission Open
Keywords: viral infections; omics; molecular mechanisms; host– pathogen interactions; biomarker discovery; translational impact; therapeutic interventions; vaccines
(This special issue belongs to the Section General Virology)
Innovative Drug Discovery for Emerging Viral Diseases
edited by Chaoping Chen and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1974 | Submission Open
Keywords: antivirals; drug discovery; high-throughput screen; SARS-CoV-2; Influenza virus; RSV; Zika; Ebola Virus; chikungunya virus; emerging/re-emerging RNA viral pathogens; host-directed therapies; immunomodulator
(This special issue belongs to the Section General Virology)
Flow Virometry: A New Tool for Studying Viruses
edited by John Yin
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1717 | Submission Open
Keywords: flow virometry; virus particle detection; virus counting; virus labeling/staining; virus-like particles; scanning ion occlusion sensing
(This special issue belongs to the Section General Virology)
Caliciviruses
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1612 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)
Viral Infections in Gynecological Diseases
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1548 | Submission Open
Keywords: herpes viruses; rubella virus; hepatitis viruses; parvovirus B19; HIV; HPV; Zika virus; placenta; gynecology; cancer
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)
Novel Perspectives in Virucidal Disinfection
edited by Maren Eggers and Nils-Olaf Hübner
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1448 | Submission Open
Keywords: approaches to disinfection; active ingredients; surrogate viruses for efficacy testing; spectrum of virucidal activity; molecular mechanisms; virucidal disinfection
(This special issue belongs to the Section General Virology)
Early Diagnosis and Surveillance of Transboundary and Emerging Viral Diseases of Animals
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1439 | 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)
Disorders Caused by Viral Hepatitis beyond the Liver: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatment submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1434 | Submission Open
Keywords: viral hepatitis; extrahepatic disorders; replication; pathogenesis; in vitro or in vivo culture model for studying extrahepatic disorders; diagnosis; treatment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)
Plant-Infecting Negative-Strand RNA Viruses submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1345 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant virology; negative-strand RNA virus; pathogenesis; epidemiology; vector transmission; replication; silencing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viruses of Plants, Fungi and Protozoa)
Host–Viral Protein Interactions and Post-translational Modifications in Viral Infections
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1344 | Submission Open
Keywords: host– virus interactions; protein post-translational modifications; viral manipulation of host immune system; therapeutics targeting host– viral interactions
(This special issue belongs to the Section General Virology)
Bacteriophage Bioinformatics 2.0
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1258 | Submission Open
Keywords: viruses; bacteriophage; bacteriophage classification; genome; bioinformatics; deep learning; computational tools; structural organisation; infectivity; function; structural methods; electron microscopy; X-ray; NMR; high-throughput screening
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Viruses)
Viral Infections in Special Populations
edited by Karolina Akinosoglou
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1123 | Submission Open
Keywords: viral infections; HIV; pregnancy and lactation; immunocompromised population; elderly; hematological patients; patients on renal replacement therapy; liver cirrhosis; obesity; pediatric population and adolescents; critically ill patients; moving populations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)
The Diverse Regulation of Transcription in Endogenous Retroviruses
edited by and Zachary H. Williams
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1115 | Submission Open
Keywords: endogenous retrovirus (ERV); human endogenous retrovirus (HERV); HERV-K; long terminal repeat (LTR); retrotransposon; exaptation; transcriptional silencing; piRNA; gene regulatory network; pluripotency; chromatin; methylation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals)
Porcine Viruses 2024
edited by , and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 874 | Submission Open
Keywords: epidemiology; pathogenesis; immune evasion; virus evolution; vaccine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)
Understanding the Oncogenesis of Human Herpesviruses through Their Critical Comparisons
edited by Ya-Fang Chiu and Bill Sugden
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 596 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)
Molecular Biomarkers for Viral Infection submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 383 | Submission Open
Keywords: molecular biomarkers; viral infections
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)
Antibody Response to Dengue, Zika and Other Flaviviruses
edited by Wei-Kung Wang and Scott Halstead
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 316 | Submission Open
Keywords: dengue virus; zika virus; flavivirus; antibody; mechanism; immune protection; enhancement; animal models; pathogenesis; vaccine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals)
Potyviruses and Related Viruses submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 253 | Submission Open
Keywords: viral pathogenicity; virus movement; replication; virus induced gene silencing and RNA silencing suppression; molecular plant– virus interactions; genetic resistance; virus– vector interactions and transmission; autophagy; epigenetics in virus infcetion; post-translaitonal modifications in virus infection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viruses of Plants, Fungi and Protozoa)
Molecular Epidemiology of Measles, Mumps, and Rubella
edited by Alberto Severini and Joanne Hiebert
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 200 | Submission Open
Keywords: measles; mumps; rubella; molecular epidemiology; next generation sequencing; analysis of outbreaks; vaccine preventable diseases
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)
Mechanisms of Herpesvirus Resistance
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 193 | 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)
Maternal to Child Transmission of HIV and the Effects on Pregnancy
edited by Marta F. López
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 132 | Submission Open
Keywords: maternal to child transmission; perinatal transmission; pregnancy outcomes; HIV in pregnancy; antiretroviral treatment; preventive strategies; adverse perinatal outcome; prematurity and low birthweight
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)
Viruses, MicroRNAs and Host Interactions
edited by John Paul Pezacki
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 130 | Submission Open
Keywords: microRNA; RNA– protein interactions; host factor; mRNA silencing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals)
Avian Coronaviruses
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 122 | Submission Open
Keywords: avian coronaviruses; pathogenesis; viral infection mechanisms; host– virus interactions; vaccine development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)
Virology Research in South Africa—from a Great Legacy to an Optimistic Future
edited by and
submission deadline 1 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8141 | Submission Open
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2; other respiratory viruses; vaccines; HIV; antiviral resistance; zoonotic viruses; hepatitis viruses; enteric viruses; novel viruses/virus discovery
(This special issue belongs to the Section General Virology)
Chronic Infection by Oncogenic Viruses
edited by
submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1897 | Submission Open
Keywords: virus transmission; virus replication; virus pathogenesis; virus latency; virus– host interactions; antiviral immune responses; virus-induced cellular transformation; antiviral drugs and vaccines
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals)
Papillomavirus-Induced Oncogenesis: Current Insights and Future Directions
edited by Hossein H. Ashrafi and Mustafa Ozdogan
submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4095 | Submission Open
Keywords: oncogenesis; human papillomavirus (HPV); molecular mechanisms; cancer prevention; viral oncology; novel therapies for HPV-related cancers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)
Diversity and Evolution of Viruses in Ecosystem
edited by
submission deadline 25 Sep 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 8454 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Viruses)
Overlapping Genes in Viral Genomes submission deadline 25 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1160 | Submission Open
Keywords: viral genomes; overlapping genes; sense overlap; antisense overlap; reading frames; host/virus interaction
(This special issue belongs to the Section General Virology)
Basic Sciences for the Conquest of COVID-19 submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 24781 | Submission Open
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2; host– pathogen interactions; virus replication; immune response; viral pathogenicity; animal models; therapeutic strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19)
Bioinformatics-Driven Analysis of Mechanisms Underlying the Function and Evolution of Pandemic Viruses submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 13644 | Submission Open
Keywords: pandemic virus; avian influenza; coronavirus; SARS-CoV-2; immune escape; structural bioinformatics; variant; mutation; antiviral design; host jump; pathogenicity shift; antiviral design; epitope identification
(This special issue belongs to the Section General Virology)
Insect-Specific Viruses 2.0 submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10317 | Submission Open
Keywords: insect-specific virus; mosquito-specific virus; arbovirus; evolution; vaccine; biological control; interference
(This special issue belongs to the Section Insect Viruses)
Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Models of HIV/AIDS in Nonhuman Primates 2024 submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6090 | Submission Open
Keywords: human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV); HIV latency; pathogenesis; cure; vaccination; co-infection; transmission; nonhuman primate models; natural hosts; infectious diseases
(This special issue belongs to the Section General Virology)
Virus Discovery, Classification and Characterization
edited by , and Eszter Kaszab
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4532 | Submission Open
Keywords: metagenomics; next generation sequencing; virus discovery; molecular epidemiology; taxonomy; virus– host relationship
(This special issue belongs to the Section General Virology)
Regulation of the Virus Lifecycle by Cellular RNA-Binding Proteins
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3196 | Submission Open
Keywords: RNA-binding proteins; RBPs protein– RNA interactions; antiviral defenses; viral life cycle
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals)
Adeno-Associated Virus (AAV) for Gene Therapy
edited by Thomas Weber
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3094 | Submission Open
Keywords: AAV gene therapy; immune responses triggered by AAV vector administration; AAV-Biology; novel AAV variants; AAV vector manufacturing and quality control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)
Molecular Epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2, 3rd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2554 | Submission Open
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2; genomic monitoring; phylodynamic; molecular epidemiology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Coronaviruses)
CRISPR/Cas in Viral Research 2024
edited by Shuliang Chen
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2366 | Submission Open
Keywords: CRISPR/Cas; gene targeting and antiviral defense; viral genome editing; viral detection and diagnostic; viral pathogenesis; vaccine development and antiviral drug discovery; viral evolution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals)
Vaccines against Enveloped RNA Viruses, 2024
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2271 | Submission Open
Keywords: enveloped RNA viruses; emerging viruses; vaccines; zika virus; SARS-CoV-2; influenza virus
(This special issue belongs to the Section General Virology)
Rhinoviruses and Asthma
edited by Yury A. Bochkov
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2237 | Submission Open
Keywords: rhinovirus; epidemiology; phylogenetic analysis; immune response; antibodies; vaccines; antivirals; asthma; exacerbations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)
Insect Viruses and Pest Management, the Third Edition submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2223 | Submission Open
Keywords: insect-specific viruses; pest control; virus-based biocontrol agents; quality control; industrial production; resistance development to virus-based biocontrol agents
(This special issue belongs to the Section Insect Viruses)
Self-Replicating RNA Viruses
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1956 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section General Virology)
Progress and Prospects in Oncolytic Virotherapy submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1804 | Submission Open
Keywords: oncovirotherapy; chemotherapy; preclinical studies; clinical trials; combinatory strategy; safety profile; therapeutic efficacy; immunotherapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)
Evolution and Adaptation of Avian Viruses submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1756 | Submission Open
Keywords: virus; poultry; evolution; genetics; diagnosis; host; epidemiology; control; vaccine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)
Vesicular Stomatitis Virus (VSV)
edited by , Luis L. Rodriguez, and Michael A. Whitt
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1497 | Submission Open
Keywords: pathogenesis; innate immune evasion; Virus– vector interactions; Virus– host interactions; epidemiology; entry; assembly; replication; transcription; vaccine; oncolytic
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)
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