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Note 8 - Common Stock (Details Textual) (USD $)	1 Months Ended			12 Months Ended			1 Months Ended	2 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	5 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2014	May 30, 2013	Jan. 17, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Oct. 31, 2013	Jan. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2014	Nov. 30, 2014	May 31, 2013	May 14, 2013	Apr. 30, 2013
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]
Stock Issued During Period, Value, New Issues						$ 273,360us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights			$ 0.60us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1	$ 0.66us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1		$ 0.75us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1						$ 0.50us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1	$ 0.60us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1
Proceeds from Warrant Exercises	873,400us-gaap_ProceedsFromWarrantExercises	583,333us-gaap_ProceedsFromWarrantExercises	1,060,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromWarrantExercises
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Warrants Exercised	3,176,000govx_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesWarrantsExercised
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding			2,933,333us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightOutstanding	5,108,826us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightOutstanding
Number Of Warrants Issued During Period			1,766,667govx_NumberOfWarrantsIssuedDuringPeriod
Class of Warrant or Right, Unissued			1,166,666us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightUnissued
General and Administrative Expense				1,807,605us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense	1,792,160us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense	1,752,765us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
Warrant Exercise Fee Per Share	$ 0.075govx_WarrantExerciseFeePerShare
Common Stock [Member]
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]
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Stock Issued During Period, Value, New Issues						408us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights								1,599,784us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightNumberOfSecuritiesCalledByWarrantsOrRights / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights								$ 1us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1 / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Issued for Services				378,205us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesIssuedForServices / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember	50,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesIssuedForServices / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember		50,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesIssuedForServices / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember
Warrant [Member]
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]
Other General and Administrative Expense		19,617us-gaap_OtherGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_WarrantMember	218,551us-gaap_OtherGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_WarrantMember
Members Of Board Of Directors And Management [Member]
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues								380,954us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = govx_MembersOfBoardOfDirectorsAndManagementMember
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights								571,432us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightNumberOfSecuritiesCalledByWarrantsOrRights / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = govx_MembersOfBoardOfDirectorsAndManagementMember
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights								$ 1us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1 / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = govx_MembersOfBoardOfDirectorsAndManagementMember
Members Of Board Of Directors And Management [Member] | Common Stock [Member]
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues								1,066,519us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = govx_MembersOfBoardOfDirectorsAndManagementMember / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember
Stock Issued During Period, Value, New Issues								714,570us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = govx_MembersOfBoardOfDirectorsAndManagementMember / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember
Expense Associated with Warrant Modifications [Member]
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]
General and Administrative Expense				39,712us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense / us-gaap_NatureOfExpenseAxis = govx_ExpenseAssociatedWithWarrantModificationsMember	238,168us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense / us-gaap_NatureOfExpenseAxis = govx_ExpenseAssociatedWithWarrantModificationsMember	0us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense / us-gaap_NatureOfExpenseAxis = govx_ExpenseAssociatedWithWarrantModificationsMember			39,711us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense / us-gaap_NatureOfExpenseAxis = govx_ExpenseAssociatedWithWarrantModificationsMember
General and Administrative Expense [Member]
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense							20,500us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpenseMember
Third Party Consulting Services [Member]
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Issued for Services										378,205us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesIssuedForServices / us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis = govx_ThirdPartyConsultingServicesMember
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense										100,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis = govx_ThirdPartyConsultingServicesMember
Common Stock Warrants [Member] | Common Stock [Member]
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues											2,933,333us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues / us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightAxis = govx_CommonStockWarrantsMember / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember
Proceeds from Warrant Exercises											$ 1,643,333us-gaap_ProceedsFromWarrantExercises / us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightAxis = govx_CommonStockWarrantsMember / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember
Warrant Exercise Price Adjustment [Member]
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding												1,166,666us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightOutstanding / us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightAxis = govx_WarrantExercisePriceAdjustmentMember
Warrants with Modified Exercise Prices [Member]
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights									$ 1us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1 / us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightAxis = govx_WarrantsWithModifiedExercisePricesMember
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding									818,376us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightOutstanding / us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightAxis = govx_WarrantsWithModifiedExercisePricesMember
Warrants with Modified Exercise Prices [Member] | Scenario, Previously Reported [Member]
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]
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