Journal profile · Immunology
Autoimmunity
ISSN 0891-6934 · eISSN 1607-842X · Informa Healthcare · ENGLAND · Bimonthly · Founded 1988
Autoimmunity: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.28; JCR Q2 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,990; median 144 days to acceptance (82 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 32 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Autoimmunity is published by Informa Healthcare and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are T-cell and B-cell Immunology, Diabetes and associated disorders and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research, together about 36% of its articles. Its main subfields are Immunology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Please note that Autoimmunity converted to a full Open Access journal from Volume 56 (2023). Previous volumes will continue to provide access through a Pay to Read model. Autoimmunity is an international peer-reviewed journal that publishes articles on cell and molecular immunology, immunogenetics, molecular biology as relevant to immunity and autoimmunity. Current understanding of immune and autoimmune responses is being furthered by the progress in cell biology and molecular methods that has recently been little short of spectacular. Autoimmunity is interested in immune system cells, such as innate lymphoid cells, T cells and B cells, as well as molecular mediators of the immune system. Particular attention is given to regulatory mechanisms of T cells and (B cell) antibody responses, with emphasis on immune cell intrinsic epigenetic and metabolic processes. The scope of Autoimmunity extends to the cellular and molecular mechanisms that underpin systemic and organ-specific autoimmune responses as well as immune and autoimmune disorders. The journal reflects the immunology areas in which scientific progress is most rapid. It is a valuable tool to basic and translational researchers in cell biology, genetics and molecular biology of immunity and autoimmunity. Autoimmunity accepts Research Articles, Review Articles, Methods, Brief Reports, Data Notes and Editorials (Editors and Guest Advisors only) for publication. Please note, from 2023 the Print ISSN is not in active use as this journal is no longer published in print. Last updated 16th June 2026.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Immunology
Editor-in-chief Haijing WuPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- T-cell and B-cell ImmunologyImmunology and Microbiology14.7%
- Diabetes and associated disordersBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.5%
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ResearchMedicine9.8%
- Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies ResearchMedicine9.2%
- Immune Cell Function and InteractionImmunology and Microbiology8.3%
- Pancreatic function and diabetesMedicine4.8%
- Immunotherapy and Immune ResponsesImmunology and Microbiology4.4%
- Thyroid Disorders and TreatmentsMedicine3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Immunology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Immunology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Immunology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPubMedCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Index Medicus
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
- Impact factor
- 4.28LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.03LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 1.03Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.79LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.79Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 66LetPub ·
- h-index
- 98OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,880OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.55OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 34LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,023Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 312,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,050 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 39 | 39 | 18 |
| 2025 | 32 | 32 | 129 |
| 2024 | 59 | 59 | 445 |
| 2023 | 50 | 50 | 682 |
| 2022 | 57 | 7 | 646 |
| 2021 | 63 | 7 | 1,177 |
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
144 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 103 days – 212 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 18 days (82 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 171 days
- Sample
- 82 articles with submission and acceptance dates (85 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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 5%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 6 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 53 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 20 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 7 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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 accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | AUD 4,165 / EUR 2,875 / GBP 2,392 / USD 2,990 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC | |
| Publisher website | USD 3,565 / GBP 2,640 / EUR 3,170 / AUD 4,960 | — | — |
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)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 50–250 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 4,000 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
Article types accepted14, with length limits
- brief reportResearch Articles Should be written with the following elements in the following order: title page; abstract; keywords; main text introduction, materials and me…main text ≤ 2,500 words · abstract ≤ 200 words
- brief reportsAutoimmunity accepts the following types of article: Research Articles Review Articles Brief Reports Editorials Methods Data NotesLength not stated
- commentaryResearch Articles Should be written with the following elements in the following order: title page; abstract; keywords; main text introduction, materials and me…Length not stated
- data noteShould be written with the following elements in the following order: title page; abstract; keywords; main text; references; acknowledgements; appendices; data …main text ≤ 4,000 words · abstract ≤ 250 words
- data notesAutoimmunity accepts the following types of article: Research Articles Review Articles Brief Reports Editorials Methods Data NotesLength not stated
- editorialResearch Articles Should be written with the following elements in the following order: title page; abstract; keywords; main text introduction, materials and me…main text ≤ 1,000 words · abstract ≤ 50 words
- editorialsAutoimmunity accepts the following types of article: Research Articles Review Articles Brief Reports Editorials Methods Data NotesLength not stated
- methodsAutoimmunity accepts the following types of article: Research Articles Review Articles Brief Reports Editorials Methods Data NotesLength not stated
- opinionResearch Articles Should be written with the following elements in the following order: title page; abstract; keywords; main text introduction, materials and me…Length not stated
- original researchResearch Articles Should be written with the following elements in the following order: title page; abstract; keywords; main text introduction, materials and me…Length not stated
- research articleResearch Articles Should be written with the following elements in the following order: title page; abstract; keywords; main text introduction, materials and me…Length not stated
- research articlesAutoimmunity accepts the following types of article: Research Articles Review Articles Brief Reports Editorials Methods Data NotesLength not stated
- review articleResearch Articles Should be written with the following elements in the following order: title page; abstract; keywords; main text introduction, materials and me…main text ≤ 4,000 words · abstract ≤ 150 words
- review articlesAutoimmunity accepts the following types of article: Research Articles Review Articles Brief Reports Editorials Methods Data NotesLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Data availability Data Sharing Policy
Taylor & Francis Basic Data Sharing Policy Model summary
This journal applies the Taylor & Francis Basic Data Sharing Policy. Authors are encouraged to share or make open the data supporting the results or analyses presented in their paper where this does not violate the protection of human subjects or other valid privacy or security concerns. Authors are encouraged to deposit the dataset(s) in a recognized data repository that can mint a persistent dig…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Options
Copyright allows you to protect your original material, and stop others from using your work without your permission. Taylor & Francis offers a number of different license and reuse options, including Creative Commons licenses when publishing open access. Read more on publishing agreements.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Overview Open journals Open Select Dove Medical Press F1000Research
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review and Ethics
Single anonymous peer review by two independent, anonymous experts Model summary
Taylor & Francis is committed to peer-review integrity and upholding the highest standards of review. Once your paper has been assessed for suitability by the editor, it will then be single anonymous peer reviewed by two independent, anonymous expert. If you have shared an earlier version of your Author’s Original Manuscript on a preprint server, please be aware that anonymity cannot be guaranteed…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
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
- Informa Healthcare
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1988
- ISSN
- 0891-6934
- Electronic ISSN
- 1607-842X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 59, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Autoimmunity
What CAS zone is Autoimmunity in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Autoimmunity is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Immunology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Autoimmunity?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.28; CiteScore 7, h-index 98.
How long does peer review take at Autoimmunity?
Based on the dates recorded on 82 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 144 days (interquartile range 103–212 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 5%. 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.
What JCR quartile is Autoimmunity in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 3 of Medicine.
What are the manuscript requirements of Autoimmunity?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 50–250 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 4,000 words; Reference style: Author–date. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Autoimmunity?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Autoimmunity is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PubMed and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Autoimmunity open access, and what is the APC?
Autoimmunity is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,990.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .