Journal profile · Allergy
International Archives of Allergy and Immunology
ISSN 1018-2438 · eISSN 1423-0097 · S. Karger AG · SWITZERLAND · Monthly · Founded 1992
International Archives of Allergy and Immunology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.41; hybrid open access; median 61 days to acceptance (102 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 50%; 148 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Archives of Allergy and Immunology is published by S. Karger AG 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 44.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
International Archives of Allergy and Immunology provides a forum for experimental and clinical research in modern molecular and cellular allergology and immunology. Appearing monthly, the journal publishes original work in the fields of allergy, immunopathology, immunogenetics, immunopharmacology, immunoendocrinology, tumor immunology, mucosal immunity, transplantation, and immunology of infectious and connective tissue diseases. In addition to original papers, it features short communications, reviews, mini-reviews, commentaries, and opinions.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Allergy
Editor-in-chief Hans-Uwe SimonPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Asthma and respiratory diseasesMedicine16.6%
- Allergic Rhinitis and SensitizationMedicine15.5%
- Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis ResearchMedicine12.4%
- Mast cells and histamineImmunology and Microbiology6.2%
- Contact Dermatitis and AllergiesMedicine5.2%
- Dermatology and Skin DiseasesMedicine5.1%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.7%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering3.3%
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 | Allergy | 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 | Allergy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Immunology | Zone 4 |
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: 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
- 2.41LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.71LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.79LetPub ·
- h-index
- 94LetPub ·
- h-index
- 131OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,664OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.17OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 13.54%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 141LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6,229 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 96 | 35 | 19 |
| 2025 | 148 | 43 | 222 |
| 2024 | 157 | 45 | 629 |
| 2023 | 148 | 56 | 986 |
| 2022 | 131 | 44 | 1,004 |
| 2021 | 171 | 53 | 2,253 |
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 PubMed · to
61 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 41 days – 88 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 21 days (102 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 86 days
- Sample
- 102 articles with submission and acceptance dates (331 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 ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 25.2%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 15 daysPublisher website ·
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted1
- short communicationShort CommunicationLength 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
- S. Karger AG
- Country or region
- SWITZERLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1992
- ISSN
- 1018-2438
- Electronic ISSN
- 1423-0097
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 187, Issue 8 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Archives of Allergy and Immunology
What CAS zone is International Archives of Allergy and Immunology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Archives of Allergy and Immunology is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Allergy / 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.
What is the impact factor of International Archives of Allergy and Immunology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.41; CiteScore 4.7, h-index 131.
How long does peer review take at International Archives of Allergy and Immunology?
Based on the dates recorded on 102 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 61 days (interquartile range 41–88 days); authors report an average review time of about 2 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 50%”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 25.2%. 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 International Archives of Allergy and Immunology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Archives of Allergy and Immunology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is International Archives of Allergy and Immunology open access, and what is the APC?
International Archives of Allergy and 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, Publisher website, 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: .