COVID

Aims & Scope

• Human or Animal Coronaviruses: epidemiology and evolution; viral cross-species transmission and evolution; viral host interactions; mechanistic studies on coronaviruses; and pre-clinical studies on cellular and animal models. • Clinical Treatment: viral respiratory infection; coronavirus pneumonia; severe acute respiratory syndrome; Middle East respiratory syndrome; and coronavirus immunity. • Treatment Development: vaccine design; therapeutic vaccines; antiviral drug design; monoclonal antibodies; peptides; assay development and test kits; diagnostics; combinatorial therapies; and advances in cell as well as gene therapies. • Public Health: pandemic surveillance; epidemiologic models; dynamic models; social and physical effects of lockdowns; mental health; vaccination campaigns; pandemic-related retrospective studies; and work engagement. • Healthcare and COVID Complications: ventilation and transmission; acute respiratory failure; pneumonia; acute respiratory distress syndrome; acute liver injury; acute cardiac injury; cardiovascular risk factors; secondary infection; acute kidney injury; septic shock; comorbidities; and nursing perspectives. • Global Impact: economic impact; lifestyle changes; online education; tourism; environmental impact; food supply; and logistics. • Host Genetics and Susceptibility/Resistance: epidemiological and experimental evidence; predisposition; monogenic and polygenic inheritance; errors of immunity; and interferonopathies.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Immunology and Microbiology and Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Immunology and Microbiology and Medicine, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 1,000.00 CHF. Learn more.

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