General Virology
A section of Viruses (ISSN 1999-4915).
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Countless virus species infect all life forms everywhere on our planet, either in a host-specific fashion or by crossing host species barriers. Viruses may affect an infected host at individual and population levels in a variety of manners, from devastating pandemics to silent transmission. Viruses have evolved diverse genetic organizations and contrasting replication cycles involving elaborate host- and virus-specific molecular mechanisms and releasing virus particles whose structure and function may vary sharply. This section welcomes submissions of rigorous experimental and theoretical research that advance our understanding of virus fundamentals, expand our appreciation of the virosphere and its evolution, or contribute to tools of virology.
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Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Viruses and Cellular Metabolism 2023 (Deadline: 30 March 2024)
- Bioinformatics-Driven Analysis of Mechanisms Underlying the Function and Evolution of Pandemic Viruses (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Annual Meeting of the Rocky Mountain Virology Association (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- The 7th International Conference on Retroviral Integration (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Computational Modeling in RNA Viruses (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Viral Genetic Variation (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Self-Replicating RNA Viruses (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Transmission Dynamics 2.0 (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- The Role of the Cytoskeleton during Viral Replication Cycle (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Cellular Restriction Factors against Viral Infection (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Flow Virometry: A New Tool for Studying Viruses (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Models of HIV/AIDS in Nonhuman Primates 2024 (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Oncolytic Viruses as Immunotherapeutic Agents (Deadline: 1 May 2024)
- Cutaneous Reactions Following Virus Infections and Antiviral Vaccines (Deadline: 15 May 2024)
- Within-Host Viral Dynamics: A Window into Viral Evolution (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Modeling the Unholy Trinity of Pandemics: Viral Infection, Immunity, and Virus Transmission (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Viral Strategies and Cellular Countermeasures that Regulate mRNA Access to the Translation Apparatus (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Progress and Applications of Reverse Genetics in Virology (Deadline: 15 June 2024)
- Viruses 2024 - A World of Viruses (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- The Application of Viruses to Biotechnology 3.0 (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Vaccines against Enveloped RNA Viruses, 2024 (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- State-of-the-Art Virology Research in Australia (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Advanced Microscopy and Imaging Approaches to Dissect Virus–Host Interactions (Deadline: 30 July 2024)
- Virus Bioinformatics 2024 (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- 15th International Adenovirus Meeting (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Viruses and Non-Coding RNAs (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Virus Assembly and Genome Packaging (Deadline: 1 August 2024)
- The World of Rhabdoviruses (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Innovative Drug Discovery for Emerging Viral Diseases (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Omics Insights into Viral Infections: From Mechanisms to Biomarkers, Antiviral Therapies and Vaccines (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Host–Viral Protein Interactions and Post-translational Modifications in Viral Infections (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Novel Perspectives in Virucidal Disinfection (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Microscopy Methods for Virus Research (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Virology Research in South Africa—from a Great Legacy to an Optimistic Future (Deadline: 1 September 2024)
- Overlapping Genes in Viral Genomes (Deadline: 25 September 2024)
- Virus Discovery, Classification and Characterization (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Women in Virology 2024 (Deadline: 6 October 2024)
- Assembly of RNA Viruses (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- The Role of Cell Death in Viral Infections (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Virus Recombination (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Virus Structure and Assembly (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Computational Biology of Viruses: From Molecules to Epidemics, Volume 2 (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Viruses and Climate Change: Looking for a Connection (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Arboviruses and Global Health: A PanDengue Net Initiative (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
Topical Collection
Following topical collection within this section is currently open for submissions: