Journal profile · Immunology
International Immunology
ISSN 0953-8178 · eISSN 1460-2377 · Oxford University Press · ENGLAND · Monthly · Founded 1989
International Immunology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.44; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,530; median 90 days to acceptance (101 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: moderate; 76 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Immunology is published by Oxford University Press 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 T-cell and B-cell Immunology, Immune Cell Function and Interaction and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses, together about 60.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Immunology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
International Immunology is an online only (from Jan 2018) journal that publishes basic research and clinical studies from all areas of immunology and includes research conducted in laboratories throughout the world.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Immunology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- T-cell and B-cell ImmunologyImmunology and Microbiology23.4%
- Immune Cell Function and InteractionImmunology and Microbiology22.7%
- Immunotherapy and Immune ResponsesImmunology and Microbiology14.1%
- Immune Response and InflammationImmunology and Microbiology6.4%
- Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies ResearchMedicine5.8%
- CAR-T cell therapy researchMedicine2.7%
- Cell Adhesion Molecules ResearchMedicine2.5%
- Cytokine Signaling Pathways and InteractionsMedicine2.1%
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 | Immunology | Zone 4 |
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
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
- 3.44LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.35LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.85LetPub ·
- h-index
- 124LetPub ·
- h-index
- 188OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,860OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.79OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 22.94%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 60LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,599 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 51 | 17 | 10 |
| 2025 | 76 | 37 | 216 |
| 2024 | 77 | 46 | 547 |
| 2023 | 56 | 40 | 361 |
| 2022 | 64 | 39 | 1,046 |
| 2021 | 114 | 57 | 1,901 |
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
90 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 54 days – 162 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 6 days (26 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 84 days
- Sample
- 101 articles with submission and acceptance dates (138 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)
- 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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,530 | — | — |
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
- Oxford University Press
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1989
- ISSN
- 0953-8178
- Electronic ISSN
- 1460-2377
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Immunology
What CAS zone is International Immunology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Immunology is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 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 International Immunology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.44; CiteScore 7.1, h-index 188.
How long does peer review take at International Immunology?
Based on the dates recorded on 101 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 90 days (interquartile range 54–162 days); 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 International Immunology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Immunology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is International Immunology open access, and what is the APC?
International Immunology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,530.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .