Journal profile · Allergy
Allergy
ISSN 0105-4538 · eISSN 1398-9995 · Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · ENGLAND · Monthly · Founded 1978
Allergy: CAS Zone 1 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 11.22; hybrid open access; APC about USD 5,300; median 115 days to acceptance (99 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 50%; 459 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Allergy is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd and is in Zone 1 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization, Asthma and respiratory diseases and Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research, together about 51.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The aim of Allergy is to advance, impact and communicate all aspects of the discipline of Allergy/Immunology including educational, basic, translational and clinical research and maintain contact between basic and clinical Allergy/Immunology. Allergy is an international journal with contributors and readers from all countries. Allergy publishes original articles, reviews, position papers, guidelines, editorials, news and commentaries, letters to the editors and correspondences. Articles are accepted purely on the basis of scientific merit and quality.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Allergy
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Allergic Rhinitis and SensitizationMedicine20.3%
- Asthma and respiratory diseasesMedicine18.3%
- Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis ResearchMedicine12.6%
- Contact Dermatitis and AllergiesMedicine8.9%
- Dermatology and Skin DiseasesMedicine5.9%
- Drug-Induced Adverse ReactionsMedicine3.9%
- Mast cells and histamineImmunology and Microbiology3.5%
- Respiratory and Cough-Related ResearchMedicine3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Allergy | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Immunology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Allergy | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Immunology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Immunology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Allergy | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 11.22LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 23.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 3.85LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 3.56LetPub ·
- h-index
- 156LetPub ·
- h-index
- 253OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 8,660OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.89OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 64.91%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 303LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 15,604 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 326 | 246 | 293 |
| 2025 | 459 | 356 | 1,864 |
| 2024 | 467 | 375 | 5,214 |
| 2023 | 405 | 310 | 7,789 |
| 2022 | 435 | 290 | 10,808 |
| 2021 | 492 | 302 | 15,903 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
115 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 63 days – 190 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 14 days (99 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 131 days
- Sample
- 99 articles with submission and acceptance dates (904 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 2 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 50%LetPub ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 5,300 / EUR 4,660 / GBP 3,940 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1978
- ISSN
- 0105-4538
- Electronic ISSN
- 1398-9995
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Allergy
What CAS zone is Allergy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Allergy is in Zone 1 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Allergy / Immunology; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Allergy?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 11.22; CiteScore 23.4, h-index 253.
How long does peer review take at Allergy?
Based on the dates recorded on 99 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 115 days (interquartile range 63–190 days); authors report an average review time of about 2 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 50%”. 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 Allergy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Allergy is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Allergy open access, and what is the APC?
Allergy is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 5,300.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .