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Annual Review of Immunology

Annual Reviews Inc. · United States · Est. 1905

ISSN1545-3278

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

16.066

H-Indexi

436

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

6.624

Total Worksi

1,481

Total Citationsi

640,838

2yr Mean Citednessi

22.03

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Annual Review of Immunology focuses on basic immune mechanisms and molecular basis of immune diseases in humans. Topics include innate and adaptive immunity; immune cell development and differentiation; immune control of pathogens (viruses, bacteria, parasites) and cancer; and human immunodeficiency and autoimmune diseases.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1905

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,481

Publisher OrgAnnual Reviews

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Annual Reviews Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1545-3278

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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?

English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

5.7k

2019

8.2k

2020

5.8k

2021

3.8k

2022

3.2k

2023

1.4k

2024

458

2025

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.

ImmunologyQ1

Immunology and AllergyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Immunology

Scopus Categories

ImmunologyImmunology and Allergy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Immune Cell Function and InteractionT-cell and B-cell ImmunologyImmunotherapy and Immune ResponsesMonoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies ResearchImmune Response and InflammationCAR-T cell therapy researchImmunodeficiency and Autoimmune DisordersIL-33, ST2, and ILC PathwaysDiabetes and associated disordersCancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers

Frequently asked questions about Annual Review of Immunology

Is Annual Review of Immunology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Annual Review of Immunology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Annual Review of Immunology?

Annual Review of 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 22.03.

Is Annual Review of Immunology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Annual Review of Immunology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.