Journal profile · Immunology and Microbiology-Immunology
Science Immunology
ISSN 2470-9468 · American Association for the Advancement of Science · United States
Science Immunology: CAS Zone 1 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 16.28; hybrid open access; median 356 days to acceptance (84 articles, last 24 months); 155 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Science Immunology is published by American Association for the Advancement of Science and is in Zone 1 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Immune Cell Function and Interaction, T-cell and B-cell Immunology and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses, together about 46.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Immunology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Science Immunology publishes original, peer-reviewed, science-based research articles that report critical advances in all areas of immunological research, including important new tools and techniques.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Immunology and Microbiology-Immunology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Immune Cell Function and InteractionImmunology and Microbiology20.6%
- T-cell and B-cell ImmunologyImmunology and Microbiology16.1%
- Immunotherapy and Immune ResponsesImmunology and Microbiology9.9%
- CAR-T cell therapy researchMedicine5.5%
- IL-33, ST2, and ILC PathwaysImmunology and Microbiology5.2%
- Cancer Immunotherapy and BiomarkersMedicine4.2%
- Immune cells in cancerImmunology and Microbiology4.2%
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchMedicine3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Immunology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Immunology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Immunology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview 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
- 16.28LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 24.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 8.56LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.61LetPub ·
- h-index
- 168OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 990OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 16.03OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 5.32%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 124LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,462 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 109 | 29 | 189 |
| 2025 | 155 | 70 | 1,889 |
| 2024 | 171 | 87 | 4,894 |
| 2023 | 151 | 97 | 7,198 |
| 2022 | 192 | 122 | 14,077 |
| 2021 | 182 | 114 | 16,942 |
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
356 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 234 days – 424 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 24 days (84 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 382 days
- Sample
- 84 articles with submission and acceptance dates (303 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".
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
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2470-9468
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Science Immunology
What CAS zone is Science Immunology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Science Immunology is in Zone 1 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Immunology; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Science Immunology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 16.28; CiteScore 24.8, h-index 168.
How long does peer review take at Science Immunology?
Based on the dates recorded on 84 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 356 days (interquartile range 234–424 days). 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 Science Immunology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Science Immunology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Science Immunology open access, and what is the APC?
Science 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, Publisher website; 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: .