Journal profile · IMMUNOLOGY
Iranian Journal of Immunology
ISSN 1735-1383 · eISSN 1735-367X · Shiraz University of Medical Sciences · IRAN
Iranian Journal of Immunology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.11; fully open access; APC about USD 300; review about 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 31 articles a year; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Iranian Journal of Immunology is published by Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 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 Hepatitis B Virus Studies, T-cell and B-cell Immunology and Asthma and respiratory diseases, together about 18% of its articles. Its main subfields are Immunology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Iranian Journal of Immunology (I.J.I) is an internationally disseminated peer-reviewed publication and publishes a broad range of experimental and theoretical studies concerned with all aspects of immunology.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): IMMUNOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Hepatitis B Virus StudiesMedicine7.7%
- T-cell and B-cell ImmunologyImmunology and Microbiology5.1%
- Asthma and respiratory diseasesMedicine5.1%
- Multiple Sclerosis Research StudiesMedicine5.1%
- Hepatitis C virus researchMedicine5.1%
- Renal Transplantation Outcomes and TreatmentsMedicine5.1%
- Immunotherapy and Immune ResponsesImmunology and Microbiology5.1%
- Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies ResearchMedicine5.1%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | 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 | Immunology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 1.11LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.31LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15LetPub ·
- h-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 31LetPub ·
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)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 14 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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 | USD 300 / IRR 20,000,000 | No | CC BY-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 300 / IRR 20,000,000 | — | — |
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
- Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
- Country or region
- IRAN
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1735-1383
- Electronic ISSN
- 1735-367X
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Iranian Journal of Immunology
What CAS zone is Iranian Journal of Immunology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Iranian Journal of 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 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Iranian Journal of Immunology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.11; CiteScore 2, h-index 6.
How long does peer review take at Iranian Journal of Immunology?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 Iranian Journal of Immunology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Iranian Journal of Immunology is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Iranian Journal of Immunology open access, and what is the APC?
Iranian Journal of Immunology is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 300.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .