Molecular Mechanisms of Viral Infection in Pregnancy

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce our upcoming Special Issue on the "Molecular Mechanisms of Viral Infection in Pregnancy". Pregnancy is a critical period in which viral infection can significantly impact maternal and fetal health. Our goal is to provide a comprehensive review of the latest developments in pathophysiology, diagnosis, management, prevention, and treatment in the field of pregnancy and viral infections.

We welcome original research, review articles, short communications, perspectives, and opinions, and encourage authors to submit papers addressing viral infections that affect pregnant women, such as SARS-CoV-2, Zika virus, cytomegalovirus, influenza, rubella, HSV, HIV, HBV, and other emerging viral infections. This Special Issue will cover a broad range of topics, including, but not limited to:

• New insights into the pathophysiology of viral infections in pregnancy.
• The molecular mechanisms of viral infections during pregnancy, fetal development, and breastfeeding, and neonatal outcomes.
• Molecular diagnosis, management, prevention, and control of viral infections during pregnancy.
• Antiviral therapy and vaccine development.

We invite authors to submit their manuscripts using our online submission system. Please contact us if you have any questions, and we look forward to receiving your contributions to this Special Issue, which we hope will serve as a comprehensive resource for the medical and scientific communities.

Dr. Quang Duy Trinh
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. International Journal of Molecular Sciences is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. There is an Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal. For details about the APC please see here. Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• pregnancy
• viral infection
• fetal development
• antiviral therapy
• vaccine
• diagnosis
• virus–host interaction
• pathophysiology
• COVID-19
• SARS-CoV-2
• Zika virus
• influenza
• cytomegalovirus
• rubella
• HSV
• HIV
• HBV