About this journal
Aims and scope
ImmunoTargets and Therapy is an international journal that aims to present and publish basic and clinical research on the aspects of immunology in health and disease. ImmunoTargets and Therapy is primarily focused on the immunological basis of disease and explores the evidence behind new and existing immunotherapies in terms of improving outcomes and, importantly, will seek to define their usage in terms of ultimate uptake and acceptance by the patient and health care professional.
Specific Topics covered in this journal include:
- Biology and pathophysiology of the immune system in health and disease
- Immunological basis and immunological markers of diseases
- Potential targets for immune based therapy including therapeutic and prophylactic vaccines
- Novel and improved targets for immunodiagnostics and immunomonitoring
- Treatment protocols to improve management of patient with immune-mediated diseases
- Impact of management programs and new therapeutic agents
- Protocols on patient perspectives such as quality of life, adherence, and satisfaction
Studies based on in-vitro research need to be supported by comprehensive experimental validation of results.
ImmunoTargets and Therapy will no longer consider meta-analyses for publication.
Journal metrics
Usage
- 29K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
- 6.2 (2023) Impact Factor
- Q1 Impact Factor Best Quartile
- 8.1 (2023) 5 year IF
- 16.5 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
- Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
- 1.772 (2023) SNIP
- 2.140 (2023) SJR
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Journal metrics in brief
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of the following metrics (find out why).
- Usage: the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
- Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles published in the journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
- Impact Factor Best Quartile*: the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
- 5 Year Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal within a five-year window.
- CiteScore (Scopus)†: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over a four-year period.
- CiteScore Best Quartile†: the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
- SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper): the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation potential in the field.
- SJR (Scimago Journal Rank): Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
- From submission to first decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a first decision in the last six months.
- From submission to first post-review decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review. Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last six months.
- From acceptance to online publication: the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published in the last six months.
- Acceptance rate: articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
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*Copyright: Journal Citation Reports®, Clarivate Analytics
†Copyright: CiteScore™, Scopus
Editorial board
Editor-in-Chief:
Professor Michael Shurin, Pathology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, United States
Associate Editors-in-Chief:
Professor Jadwiga Jablonska, Otolaryngology, University Hospital Essen, Germany
Dr Flavio Salazar Onfray, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile
Dr Sarah Wheeler, Pathology, University of Pittsburgh, United States
Editorial Board:
Dr Natalia Aptsiauri, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Immunology, University of Granada Medical School, Spain
Professor Dr Subashchandrabose Chinnathambi, Clinical Biochemistry Unit, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), India
Dr Girdhari Lal, Ph.D. Senior Scientist at National Centre for Cell Science, Pune India. His laboratory is interested in understanding the cellular and molecular basis of Inflammation and tolerance in cancer and autoimmunity, National Centre for Cell Science, India.
Professor Azzam A Maghazachi, Clinical Sciences, University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Professor Qizhi (Cathy) Yao, Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, United States
Abstracting and indexing
ImmunoTargets and Therapy is indexed/tracked/covered by the following services:
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
EMBASE (Elsevier)
Pubmed (NLM)
PubMed Central Selective Deposit Medicine & Health (NLM)
Scopus (Elsevier)
Open access
ImmunoTargets and Therapy is an open access journal and only publishes open access articles. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
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- Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
- Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
- Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
- Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
- Rigorous peer review for every open access article
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