IMPACT FACTOR 5.048 an Open Access Journal by MDPI Virology in the Czech Republic – from a Great Legacy to Optimistic Future Guest Editor: Message from the Guest Editor Dr. Tomas Ruml Dear Colleagues, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Department We are currently experiencing one of the worst viral of Biochemistry and pandemics in recent history. The new coronavirus, SARS- Microbiology, Prague, Czech Republic CoV-2, has shown that we need to be prepared for new viral threats. This is true not only for emerging viruses but also [email protected] for those seemingly under control. Moreover, due to global warming, some viruses may migrate from tropical regions to areas with a continental climate. Therefore, it is Deadline for manuscript extremely important to exploit and interlink all possible submissions: resources and scientists worldwide in a battle against the 21 December 2021 (re)emerging threats posed by viruses. This Special Issue o f Viruses aims to introduce state-of-the-art virology research in the Czech Republic, which is a country that has left a noticeable trace in the field of virology. I look forward to receiving your submissions for this Special Issue. Prof. Tomas Ruml Guest Editor mdpi.com/si/57086 SpeciaIslsue IMPACT FACTOR 5.048 an Open Access Journal by MDPI Editor-in-Chief Message from the Editor-in-Chief Dr. Eric O. Freed Viruses (ISSN 1999-4915) is an open access journal which Director, HIV Dynamics and provides an advanced forum for studies of viruses. It Replication Program, Center for publishes reviews, regular research papers, Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, MD communications, conference reports and short notes. Our 21702-1201, USA aim is to encourage scientists to publish their experimental and theoretical results in as much detail as possible. There is no restriction on the length of the papers. The full experimental details must be provided so that the results can be reproduced. We also encourage the publication of timely reviews and commentaries on topics of interest to the virology community and feature highlights from the virology literature in the 'News and Views' section. Electronic files or soware regarding the full details of the calculation and experimental procedure, if unable to be published in a normal way, can be deposited as supplementary material. Author Benefits Open Access:— free for readers, with article processing charges (APC) paid by authors or their institutions. High Visibility: indexed within Scopus, SCIE (Web of Science), PubMed, MEDLINE, PMC, Embase, AGRICOLA, and many other databases. Journal Rank: JCR - Q2 (Virology) / CiteScore - Q2 (Infectious Diseases) Contact Us Viruses Tel: +41 61 683 77 34 mdpi.com/journal/viruses MDPI, St. Alban-Anlage 66 Fax: +41 61 302 89 18 [email protected] 4052 Basel, Switzerland www.mdpi.com @VirusesMDPI.