The largest and oldest journal in the field offers unparalleled reporting of major advances in immunology research. Fully peer-reviewed by working scientists, reports are rapidly published and broadly cited.
COMPREHENSIVE
- Your "first stop" for major advances
- No triage! Every manuscript is peer-reviewed.
- All editorial decisions made by practicing scientists
- Submission to first decision: 28 days
- Average time to online publication: 4 weeks
- Fourth most frequently used journal for NIH-supported publications
AUTHORITATIVE
- Cited more than any other immunology journal (2016 Journal Citation Reports)
- 5-year Impact Factor of 5.185, top 20% of immunology journals (2016 Journal Citation Reports)
- Ranked #1 for Eigenfactor among immunology journals (2016 Journal Citation Reports)
- Google Scholar h5-index is 95, sixth in the Immunology category (as of 1/10/18)
- Scimago H-index is 328, fourth amongst 200 Immunology journals (as of 1/10/18)
FOUNDATIONAL
- At 9.6 years, the cited half-life is one of the longest in the field! (2016 Journal Citation Reports)
- Committed to rigorously performed research that moves the field forward
- Over 1.5 million page views and 330,000 PDF downloads per month
The Journal of Immunology (The JI) is owned and published by The American Association of Immunologists, Inc., a non-profit association founded in 1913 that is dedicated to advancing the careers of scientists and promoting the field of immunological research.