Abbreviated title (ISO 4) J. Immunol. Language English Publication history 1915–present | Discipline Immunology Edited by Pamela J. Fink | |
Publisher The American Association of Immunologists (United States) | ||
The Journal of Immunology is a twice monthly peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes basic and clinical studies in all aspects of immunology. Established in 1916 it is the official journal of the American Association of Immunologists (AAI) which publishes the journal. The editor-in-chief is Pamela J. Fink. Content from 1998 to the present is delayed open access with a 12-month embargo.
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Indexing and abstracting
The journal is abstracted and indexed in:
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2013 impact factor of 5.362, ranking it 24th out of 144 journals in the category "Immunology".
History
The Journal of Immunology was established by Arthur Fernandez Coca in 1916 as the official journal of the American Association of Immunologists and the New York Society for Serology and Hematology. Coca was sole editor from 1916 to 1925 when John C. Torrey joined the journal. From 1916 to 1925 the journal was published every 2 months, from 1926 to 1985 (except in 1928) it was published monthly. The journal has been published twice a month since 1986.