Journal profile · Allergy
Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology
ISSN 1528-4050 · eISSN 1473-6322 · Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 2001
Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.73; hybrid open access; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: moderate; 76 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology is published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. 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 Asthma and respiratory diseases, Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization and Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research, together about 41.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
This reader-friendly, bimonthly resource provides a powerful, broad-based perspective on the most important advances from throughout the world literature. Featuring renowned guest editors and focusing exclusively on one to three topics, every issue of Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology delivers unvarnished, expert assessments of developments from the previous year. Insightful editorials and on-the-mark invited reviews cover key subjects such as upper airway disease; mechanisms of allergy and adult asthma; paediatric asthma and development of atopy; food and drug allergies; and immunotherapy.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Allergy
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Asthma and respiratory diseasesMedicine17.1%
- Allergic Rhinitis and SensitizationMedicine12.3%
- Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis ResearchMedicine12.2%
- Drug-Induced Adverse ReactionsMedicine5.9%
- Dermatology and Skin DiseasesMedicine4.5%
- Contact Dermatitis and AllergiesMedicine4.4%
- Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune DisordersImmunology and Microbiology4.4%
- Occupational exposure and asthmaMedicine4.1%
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 |
| Minor | Allergy | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Allergy | 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 | Allergy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Immunology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
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
- 2.73LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.87LetPub ·
- h-index
- 76LetPub ·
- h-index
- 114OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,584OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 16.75%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 63LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,471 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 53 | 8 | 13 |
| 2025 | 76 | 22 | 195 |
| 2024 | 88 | 27 | 444 |
| 2023 | 72 | 17 | 574 |
| 2022 | 73 | 13 | 792 |
| 2021 | 78 | 15 | 952 |
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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- ModerateLetPub ·
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 2001
- ISSN
- 1528-4050
- Electronic ISSN
- 1473-6322
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology
What CAS zone is Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Immunology / Allergy. 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 Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.73; CiteScore 4.9, h-index 114.
How long does peer review take at Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Moderate”. 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 Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology open access, and what is the APC?
Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .