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Immunity and Ageing

BioMed Central Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2004

ISSN1742-4933eISSN1742-4933

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

/ 100

High Trust

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total75

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

1.76

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.084

Total Works

740

Total Citations

27,099

2yr Mean Citedness

7.38

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on the study of aging and its impact on the immune system. It publishes research on immunosenescence, inflammaging, and the relationship between immune function and age-related diseases and conditions. Topics include immune responses to infections and vaccines in older adults, the role of immune cells in frailty and chronic diseases, and interventions to modulate immune aging.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2004

Annual Volume~ 76 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications740

Publisher OrgBioMed Central

OA Since2003

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~12 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

CLOCKSSLOCKSSPMCPortico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BioMed Central Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1742-4933 / 1742-4933

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

CLOCKSS, LOCKSS, PMC, Portico

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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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

AgingQ1

ImmunologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geriatrics & GerontologyImmunology

Scopus Categories

ImmunologyAging

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

T-cell and B-cell ImmunologyImmune Cell Function and InteractionNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration MechanismsImmune responses and vaccinationsAdipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic DiseasesCytomegalovirus and herpesvirus researchNeutrophil, Myeloperoxidase and Oxidative MechanismsTryptophan and brain disordersImmune Response and InflammationInfluenza Virus Research Studies