Journal profile · Immunology and Microbiology-Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous)
Exploration of Immunology
ISSN 2768-6655 · Open Exploration Publishing Inc. · China
Exploration of Immunology: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 141 days to acceptance (94 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 20.1% (journal website); 56 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Exploration of Immunology is published by Open Exploration Publishing Inc.. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are T-cell and B-cell Immunology, Immunotherapy and Immune Responses and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, together about 31.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Immunology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Exploration of Immunology (eISSN 2768-6655), a peer-reviewed, open access online journal. The journal is a multidisciplinary journal that publishes papers of the highest quality and significance in all areas of immunology. Priority is given to work that provides translational and/or fundamental insight into the workings of the immune system. Areas covered include, but are not limited to immune system development, innate immunity and inflammation, molecular and structural immunology, autoimmunity, immunogenetics, vaccines, antigen recognition, allergy and other hypersensitivities, immune regulation, mucosal immunology, system immunology, tumor immunology, microbial immunopathology, immune based therapy and transplantation immunology.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Immunology and Microbiology-Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous)
Editorial board by country: 7 in mainland China (about 13%); most named United States 11, Mainland China 7, France 7, Italy 6, India 4 (52 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- T-cell and B-cell ImmunologyImmunology and Microbiology12%
- Immunotherapy and Immune ResponsesImmunology and Microbiology10%
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchMedicine9.5%
- Cancer Immunotherapy and BiomarkersMedicine7.8%
- Reproductive System and PregnancyImmunology and Microbiology5.8%
- COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesMedicine5.3%
- Immune responses and vaccinationsImmunology and Microbiology5.3%
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ResearchMedicine4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous) | Q3 | 28/43 | — |
| Immunology | Q4 | 197/243 | — |
| Microbiology | Q4 | 158/194 | — |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CASPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 26OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.75OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher) 2026
- 2,026Publisher website ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 2,025Publisher website ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2024
- 2,024Publisher website ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2023
- 2,023Publisher website ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2022
- 2,022Publisher website ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2021
- 2,021Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 22,814Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 271 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 38 | 38 | 366 |
| 2025 | 56 | 56 | 341 |
| 2024 | 52 | 52 | 151 |
| 2023 | 41 | 41 | 90 |
| 2022 | 52 | 52 | 56 |
| 2021 | 30 | 30 | 5 |
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
141 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 108 days – 198 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 28 days (94 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 174 days
- Sample
- 94 articles with submission and acceptance dates (107 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 13 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 20.1%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 32 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 13 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 2,000 | — | — |
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 accepted10, with length limits
- case reportThe journal publishes Original Article, Review, Meta-Analysis, Systematic Review, Case Report, Protocol, Commentary, Perspective, Editorial, and Letter to the E…Length not stated
- commentaryThe journal publishes Original Article, Review, Meta-Analysis, Systematic Review, Case Report, Protocol, Commentary, Perspective, Editorial, and Letter to the E…Length not stated
- editorialThe journal publishes Original Article, Review, Meta-Analysis, Systematic Review, Case Report, Protocol, Commentary, Perspective, Editorial, and Letter to the E…Length not stated
- letter to the editorThe journal publishes Original Article, Review, Meta-Analysis, Systematic Review, Case Report, Protocol, Commentary, Perspective, Editorial, and Letter to the E…Length not stated
- meta-analysisThe journal publishes Original Article, Review, Meta-Analysis, Systematic Review, Case Report, Protocol, Commentary, Perspective, Editorial, and Letter to the E…Length not stated
- original articleThe journal publishes Original Article, Review, Meta-Analysis, Systematic Review, Case Report, Protocol, Commentary, Perspective, Editorial, and Letter to the E…Length not stated
- perspectiveords 3-8 N/A ≤ 3000 words ≤ 3 ≤ 30 Long perspectives should be no more than 6000 words. Editorial Template Editorial articles are compelling opinimain text ≤ 6,000 words
- protocolThe journal publishes Original Article, Review, Meta-Analysis, Systematic Review, Case Report, Protocol, Commentary, Perspective, Editorial, and Letter to the E…Length not stated
- reviewThe journal publishes Original Article, Review, Meta-Analysis, Systematic Review, Case Report, Protocol, Commentary, Perspective, Editorial, and Letter to the E…Length not stated
- systematic reviewThe journal publishes Original Article, Review, Meta-Analysis, Systematic Review, Case Report, Protocol, Commentary, Perspective, Editorial, and Letter to the E…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, Peer review, Plagiarism
- AI use AI and AI-assisted Technologies in Scientific Writing
For AI-assisted work, author(s) should not list AI or AI-assisted technologies as an author or co-author, nor cite AI as an author. AI and AI-assisted technologies cannot replace the tasks of researchers, such as developing scientific insights, analyzing and interpreting data, drawing scientific graphs, or drawing scientific conclusions. Author(s) should primarily use AI technologies to improve th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
The journal endorses the authorship criteria defined by ICMJE. Individuals who fulfill the following criteria can be defined as authors.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflicts of Interest
Authors should provide a statement to disclose any potential or existing conflict of interest. The corresponding author must ensure that all authors have been asked to disclose any conflict of interest.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
Research EthicsFor any study involving human subjects, authors should provide a statement to state that the study is approved by an institutional ethics. Written informed consent to participate should be obtained from all participants. For manuscripts involving privacy issues (e.g., including individuals’ details in images or videos), authors must obtain the consent to publication from the partici…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Single-blind peer review model; reviewers' identities concealed from authors, authors' identities known to reviewers. Model summary
The journal adopts a single-blind peer review model meaning that reviewers' identities are kept concealed from authors, but authors' identities are known to reviewers.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism
Plagiarism is not acceptable and includes, but is not limited to, copying or reusing text, ideas, images or data from other sources without clear attribution, and goes against the principle of academic publishing. Reuse of parts of text from an author's previous research publication without clear attribution is a form of self-plagiarism.
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
- Open Exploration Publishing Inc.
- Country or region
- China
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2768-6655
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Exploration of Immunology
How long does peer review take at Exploration of Immunology?
Based on the dates recorded on 94 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 141 days (interquartile range 108–198 days); authors report an average review time of about 13 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 20.1%. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Exploration of Immunology based?
Of the 52 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 7 (about 13%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (11), Mainland China (7) and France (7). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Exploration of Immunology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Exploration of Immunology is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Exploration of Immunology open access, and what is the APC?
Exploration of Immunology is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .