Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals
A section of Viruses (ISSN 1999-4915).
Section Information
- acquired resistance and evolution
- regulatory/societal/legislation aspects
- immune system stimulation
- limitations of vaccines
- new developments and the future
- natural antivirals and their uses
- viral infections
- differences between antivirals and antibiotics in health care
- antiviral use in children
- immunology/animal models
- adverse effects
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Interferons in Viral Infections (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Host Cell–Virus Interaction 2.0 (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Novel Antiviral Agents: Synthesis, Molecular Modelling Studies and Biological Investigation (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Ways to Eliminate Viral Hepatitis as a Global Health Threat 2.0 (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Antiviral Molecular Mechanisms (Deadline: 1 July 2023)
- African Swine Fever Virus: Infection and Immunity (Deadline: 1 July 2023)
- Antibody-Based Therapeutics and Diagnostics for Viral Diseases (Deadline: 15 July 2023)
- HIV Elimination as the Goal by 2030 (Deadline: 20 July 2023)
- Recent Advances in the Fight against Respiratory Viruses (Deadline: 31 July 2023)
- Antiviral Treatment for Cytomegalovirus Diseases (Deadline: 31 July 2023)
- Vaccines and Antivirals in Pregnancy (Deadline: 31 July 2023)
- Biologics for Emerging and Reemerging Viral Infections (Deadline: 31 July 2023)
- Innovative Inhibitors against Viral Targets (Deadline: 31 July 2023)
- Viral-Induced Inflammation (Deadline: 31 August 2023)
- Novel Antiviral Targets against Emerging Viruses (Deadline: 31 August 2023)
- Efficacy, Safety, and Immunogenicity of Vaccines against Viruses: From Network Medicine to Clinical Experimentation (Deadline: 31 August 2023)
- Therapeutic Antibodies against Virus Infection (Deadline: 31 August 2023)
- Apoptosis and Necroptosis as Host Defense Strategies to Prevent Viral Infection (Deadline: 31 August 2023)
- HIV-1 Infection and Immunometabolism: Relevance to HIV Pathogenesis and Persistence 2.0 (Deadline: 31 August 2023)
- DNA Vaccines 2022 (Deadline: 1 September 2023)
- T Cells in Viral Infections Volume 2 (Deadline: 15 September 2023)
- Virus-Like Particle Vaccines 2023 (Deadline: 15 September 2023)
- SARS-CoV-2: Vaccine Design and Host Immunity (Deadline: 15 September 2023)
- Medicinal Chemistry Strategies for the Discovery of Novel Antiviral Agents (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Recent Advances in Anti-HCV, Anti-HBV and Anti-flavivirus Agents (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Immune Modulating Drugs in Viral Infections (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Control of Viral Epidemics through Vaccination (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Animal Coronaviruses: Infection, Prevention, and Antivirals (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Diagnostics, Antiviral Therapy and Vaccination against Orthopoxvirus Infections (Deadline: 15 October 2023)
- Regulation of Viral Replication and Cellular Antiviral Mechanisms by Components of SWI/SNF Complex (Deadline: 15 October 2023)
- Roles of Macrophages in Viral Infections (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Novel Viral Vectors for Gene Therapy 2023 (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Broad-Spectrum Antivirals and Interaction with Viruses (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Chemokines and Chemokine Receptors in Viral Infection 2023 (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Interferon-Induced Transmembrane Proteins at the Intersection of Virus Infection and Immunity (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Rabies Virus: Treatment and Prevention (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Current ART, Virologic Failure and Implications for HIV Drug Resistance (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- STING-Mediated Antiviral Activity and Viral Evasion (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Pharmacology of Antivirals Targeting Metabolism and Immunity (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Advances and Novel Concepts in Herpesvirus Vaccines (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Regulation of the Virus Lifecycle by Cellular RNA-Binding Proteins (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Viral Entry Inhibitors 2023 (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Vaccines and Treatments for Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers (Deadline: 10 December 2023)
- Integrase Inhibitors 2023 (Deadline: 15 December 2023)
- Vaccines against Enveloped RNA Viruses (Deadline: 15 December 2023)
- Novel and Repurposed Antiviral Agents (Deadline: 16 December 2023)
- Antibody Response to Dengue, Zika and Other Flaviviruses (Deadline: 20 December 2023)
- Innate and Adaptive Immunity to Cutaneous Virus Infection (Deadline: 30 December 2023)
- Broadly Protective Anti-viral Vaccines (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Antivirals against Arboviruses (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Universal Influenza Vaccines for Humans and Animals (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- RNA Viruses and Antibody Response 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
- Innate Sensing and Restriction of Retroviruses (Deadline: 31 January 2024)