Journal profile · IMMUNOLOGY
AIMS Allergy and Immunology
ISSN 2575-615X · American Institute of Mathematical Sciences · United States
AIMS Allergy and Immunology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; no APC; review about 4 weeks (community reports); 20 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
AIMS Allergy and Immunology is published by American Institute of Mathematical Sciences and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Asthma and respiratory diseases, Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization and Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research, together about 23.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Immunology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
AIMS Allergy and Immunology is an international Open Access journal devoted to publishing peer-reviewed, high quality, original papers in the field of immunology and allergy.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): IMMUNOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Asthma and respiratory diseasesMedicine9.3%
- Allergic Rhinitis and SensitizationMedicine7.4%
- Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis ResearchMedicine6.9%
- COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesMedicine5.4%
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchMedicine5.4%
- Immune Cell Function and InteractionImmunology and Microbiology5.4%
- Dermatology and Skin DiseasesMedicine4.9%
- Immune Response and InflammationImmunology and Microbiology4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Immunology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Immunology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCILetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.6OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.15%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 18LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 158 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| 2025 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
| 2024 | 20 | 20 | 15 |
| 2023 | 19 | 19 | 22 |
| 2022 | 17 | 17 | 49 |
| 2021 | 19 | 19 | 54 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 4 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Peer reviewLetPub
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted5
- conference reportsWe publish the following article types: original research articles, reviews, editorials, letters, and conference reports.Length not stated
- editorialsWe publish the following article types: original research articles, reviews, editorials, letters, and conference reports.Length not stated
- lettersWe publish the following article types: original research articles, reviews, editorials, letters, and conference reports.Length not stated
- original research articlesWe publish the following article types: original research articles, reviews, editorials, letters, and conference reports.Length not stated
- reviewsWe publish the following article types: original research articles, reviews, editorials, letters, and conference reports.Length not stated
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- American Institute of Mathematical Sciences
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2575-615X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about AIMS Allergy and Immunology
What CAS zone is AIMS Allergy and Immunology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, AIMS Allergy and Immunology is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Immunology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at AIMS Allergy and Immunology?
Authors report an average review time of about 4 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index AIMS Allergy and Immunology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, AIMS Allergy and Immunology is indexed in ESCI. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is AIMS Allergy and Immunology open access, and what is the APC?
AIMS Allergy and Immunology is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .