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Frontiers in Immunology

Frontiers Media SA · Switzerland · Est. 1863

ISSN1664-3224eISSN1664-3224

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

1.964

H-Indexi

343

SNIPi

1.259

Total Worksi

52,763

Total Citationsi

1,581,011

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.52

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Frontiers in Immunology is a high-impact open-access journal that publishes rigorously peer-reviewed research on all aspects of immunology. The journal covers the entire spectrum of immunology, from basic science to clinical applications. We welcome original research, reviews, mini-reviews, and perspective articles.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1863

FrequencyContinuous

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications52,763

Publisher OrgFrontiers Media

OA Since2009

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Frontiers Media SA

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1664-3224 / 1664-3224

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

PMC, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

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

3.1k

211k

2019

3.5k

205k

2020

6.1k

240k

2021

8.2k

224k

2022

6.5k

130k

2023

5.5k

66k

2024

34k

2025

6.9k

3.3k

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 ResponsesCancer Immunotherapy and BiomarkersImmune cells in cancerImmune Response and InflammationCAR-T cell therapy researchFerroptosis and cancer prognosisSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchMonoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research

Frequently asked questions about Frontiers in Immunology

Is Frontiers in Immunology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Frontiers in Immunology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Frontiers in Immunology?

Frontiers in 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 4.52.

Is Frontiers in Immunology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Frontiers in Immunology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.