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Molecular Immunology

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0161-5890eISSN1872-9142

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.969

H-Indexi

179

SNIPi

0.7

Total Worksi

14,898

Total Citationsi

317,324

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.44

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Molecular Immunology publishes original articles, reviews, and commentaries on all areas of immunology, with a particular focus on cellular, biochemical, or genetic mechanisms underlying immunological phenomena. The journal's papers focus largely on the fields of molecular biology, immunology, antibody, biochemistry, and cell biology, and explore topics under complementary DNA and peptide.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

FrequencyEighteen No. A Year

StatusActive

Total Publications14,898

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0161-5890 / 1872-9142

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

N/A

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

277

8.3k

2019

283

5.4k

2020

304

5.8k

2021

326

2.5k

2022

180

1.7k

2023

143

845

2024

214

555

2025

125

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

ImmunologyQ2

Molecular BiologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biochemistry & Molecular BiologyImmunology

Scopus Categories

ImmunologyMolecular Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies ResearchT-cell and B-cell ImmunologyComplement system in diseasesImmune Cell Function and InteractionGlycosylation and Glycoproteins Research

Frequently asked questions about Molecular Immunology

Is Molecular Immunology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Molecular Immunology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Molecular Immunology?

Molecular Immunology is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 2.44.

Is Molecular Immunology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Molecular Immunology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.