Journal profile · Immunology and Microbiology-Immunology
World Allergy Organization Journal
ISSN 1939-4551 · BioMed Central · Netherlands · Founded 2008
World Allergy Organization Journal: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.97; fully open access; APC about USD 2,840; median 152 days to acceptance (98 articles, last 24 months); 135 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
World Allergy Organization Journal is published by BioMed Central and is in Zone 2 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization, Asthma and respiratory diseases and Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research, together about 49% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The official publication of the World Allergy Organization, the World Allergy Organization Journal (WAOjournal) publishes original mechanistic, translational, and clinical research on the topics of allergy, asthma, anaphylaxis, and clinical immunology, as well as reviews, guidelines, and position papers that contribute to the improvement of patient care. WAOjournal publishes research on the growth of allergy prevalence within the scope of single countries, country comparisons, and practical global issues and regulations. The Journal invites the submissions of all authors interested in publishing on current global problems in allergy, asthma, anaphylaxis, and immunology.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Immunology and Microbiology-Immunology
Editor-in-chief Alessandro FiocchiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 9, Italy 9, Austria 5, Brazil 3, Kuwait 3 (40 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Allergic Rhinitis and SensitizationMedicine18.7%
- Asthma and respiratory diseasesMedicine18%
- Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis ResearchMedicine12.4%
- Urticaria and Related ConditionsMedicine5.4%
- Drug-Induced Adverse ReactionsMedicine5.1%
- Dermatology and Skin DiseasesMedicine5%
- Contact Dermatitis and AllergiesMedicine4.9%
- Pediatric health and respiratory diseasesHealth Professions4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Allergy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Immunology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Allergy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Immunology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Allergy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Immunology | Zone 2 |
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
- 3.97LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 7.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.23LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.72LetPub ·
- h-index
- 29LetPub ·
- h-index
- 80OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 724OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.48OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.47%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 115LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,976 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 214 | 214 | 70 |
| 2025 | 135 | 135 | 498 |
| 2024 | 164 | 164 | 1,216 |
| 2023 | 114 | 114 | 1,716 |
| 2022 | 105 | 105 | 2,274 |
| 2021 | 113 | 113 | 2,857 |
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
152 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 110 days – 209 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 25 days (98 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 177 days
- Sample
- 98 articles with submission and acceptance dates (320 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 9 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 133 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 25 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 2,840 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 2,840 / GBP 2,660 / JPY 2,270 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,540 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 2,300 | — | — |
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 accepted5, with length limits
- brief research reportsSubmit studies that do not fulfill the criteria for a full-length article can as Brief Research Reports. They are small descriptions of unexpected or unexplaine…Length not stated
- letterDescription: A Letter to the Editor generally takes the form of a substantial re-analysis of a previously published article in World Allergy Organization Journa…main text ≤ 1,000 words · abstract ≤ 1000 words · references ≤ 2
- letter to the editorsA Letter to the Editor generally takes the form of a substantial re-analysis of a previously published article in World Allergy Organization Journal or in anoth…Length not stated
- researchResearch articles should report on original primary research.Length not stated
- reviewDescription: Reviews provide comprehensive and authoritative coverage of a topic area. Key aims of reviews are to provide systematic and substantial coverage of…main text ≤ 400 words · abstract ≤ 400 words · references ≤ 5
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Use of AI
AI use policy Model summary
Policy on Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) and AI-Assisted Tools in Manuscript DevelopmentRequired Disclosure: If any author has used generative AI and AI-assisted tools in the manuscript, they are required to disclose this and provide explanations in the manuscript title page, as a section: “Disclosure of the Use of Generative AI and AI-assisted Technologies”. This statement will ap…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
All authors should have made substantial contributions to all of the following:The conception and design of the study, or acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of dataDrafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual contentFinal approval of the version to be submitted.World Allergy Organization Journal follows the recommendations and requirements of authorshi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Competing Interests
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence (bias) their work.Examples of potential competing interests include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding.Authors must disclose any potential competing intere…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Image manipulation policy Model summary
No specific feature within an image may be enhanced, obscured, moved, removed, or introduced. Adjustments of brightness, contrast, or color balance are acceptable if and as long as they do not obscure or eliminate any information present in the original.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Agreement
CC BY license option Model summary
We will ask the authors during submission to check a box indicating agreement that the authors or their institution agree to pay the Article Publishing Fee (APC). We kindly request you not to submit your manuscript if you do not intend to pay the APC.Authors from certain countries have the option to request a waiver or discount. It is important to do this prior to submitting your manuscript. Conta…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Please visit our Open Access page for more information about open access publishing in this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Policy
Double-blind peer review Model summary
Peer-review is the system used to assess the quality of a manuscript before it is published. Independent researchers in the relevant research area assess submitted manuscripts for originality, validity and significance to help editors determine whether the manuscript should be published in their journal.World Allergy Organization Journal operates a double-blind peer-review system, where the review…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
No previously published work Model summary
World Allergy Organization Journal will not publish work that has been previously published.
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
- BioMed Central
- Country or region
- Netherlands
- Language
- English
- Founded
- 2008
- ISSN
- 1939-4551
- Society / sponsor
- World Allergy Organization
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about World Allergy Organization Journal
What CAS zone is World Allergy Organization Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, World Allergy Organization Journal is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Allergy / Immunology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of World Allergy Organization Journal?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.97; CiteScore 7.2, h-index 80.
How long does peer review take at World Allergy Organization Journal?
Based on the dates recorded on 98 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 152 days (interquartile range 110–209 days); authors report an average review time of about 9 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.
Where are the editorial board members of World Allergy Organization Journal based?
Of the 40 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (9), Italy (9) and Austria (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index World Allergy Organization Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, World Allergy Organization Journal is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is World Allergy Organization Journal open access, and what is the APC?
World Allergy Organization Journal is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,840.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .