The International Journal of Coronaviruses was launched in 2020 with the main aim of bringing awareness about this new virus (COVID-19), which has created a great impact on the livelihood of the entire world. As time passes by COVID-19 changes its structure into many variants and continuous research is happening in the world. Recently a new variant BA.2.86.1—a child variant of the so-called Pirola strain is found. Many researchers are seeking the help of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to forecast the new variants of COVID-19 and its consequences. IJCV helps in bringing all the upcoming research in the form of unique articles in regular issues or special issues by covering the entire scope of COVID-19.