Journal profile
Vaccine Research
ISSN 2383-2819 · eISSN 2423-4923 · Pasteur Institute of Iran · Iran, Islamic Republic of
Vaccine Research: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 15 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025.
The latest issue on the journal's website is from 2023 (Volume 10, Issue 2): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Vaccine Research is published by Pasteur Institute of Iran. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Immunotherapy and Immune Responses, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research and vaccines and immunoinformatics approaches, together about 26.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
| Last update: 2022/06/26 | Aims and Scope Vaccine Research publishes the original high-quality research papers that contribute to the field of vaccinology - all original paper submissions across basic and clinical medical research, vaccine manufacturing, history, public policy, behavioral science and ethics, social sciences, safety, and other related areas are welcomed. Vaccine Research is a peer-reviewed medical journal, published by the Pasteur Institute of Iran (IPI). It is targeted towards medical professionals who are interested in vaccines and vaccination. It serves as an interface between academics, those in research and development, and workers in the field of vaccinology. Relevant topics range from basic medical research through to applications, safety and legislation. Scope of the Vaccine Research The scope of vaccine research includes: • Human and veterinary vaccines: - Infectious diseases - Non-infectious diseases • Prophylactic and therapeutic, and plant-based vaccines • Vaccine technology: - Vaccine development, efficacy and safety evaluation - Immune responses to vaccines - Vaccine vectors, adjuvants and immunomodulators - Vaccine production and manufacturing - Immunologic studies and animal models • Reverse vaccinology • Synthetic peptides and novel immunogens • Protein modeling. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). View: 8861 Time(s) | Print: 1391 Time(s) | Email: 0 Time(s) | 0 Comment(s)
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Mohammad RezaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Iran 12, France 5, Switzerland 1 (18 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Immunotherapy and Immune ResponsesImmunology and Microbiology10.1%
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchMedicine8.2%
- vaccines and immunoinformatics approachesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.2%
- Bacterial Infections and VaccinesImmunology and Microbiology6.7%
- Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in InsectsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.3%
- Virology and Viral DiseasesMedicine5.6%
- Animal Virus Infections StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.5%
- Influenza Virus Research StudiesMedicine3.7%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google ScholarPublisher website
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
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 339Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 154 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 22 |
| 2021 | 29 | 29 | 31 |
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 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 15 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
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-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
What to prepare9 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright Copyright Policy
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) Model summary
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License which allows users to read, copy, distribute and make derivative works for non-commercial purposes from the material, as long as the author of the original work is cited properly.
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
- Pasteur Institute of Iran
- Country or region
- Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2383-2819
- Electronic ISSN
- 2423-4923
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 10, Issue 2 (2023)
- 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 Vaccine Research
How long does peer review take at Vaccine Research?
Authors report an average review time of about 15 weeks. 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Vaccine Research?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Reference style: Vancouver; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Vaccine Research based?
Of the 18 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Iran (12), France (5) and Switzerland (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Vaccine Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Vaccine Research is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Vaccine Research open access, and what is the APC?
Vaccine Research 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: .