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HLA

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1979

ISSN2059-2302eISSN2059-2310

SJR Q4✓ 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

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

days submission → published

measured · last 16 articles · accept 7d

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q4. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.273

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.214

Total Worksi

3,991

Total Citationsi

16,797

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.32

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

HLA publishes original articles, brief communications, commentaries, and reviews covering all aspects of immunogenetics and the genetic control of immunity. The scope includes functional, biochemical, and genetic studies on molecules of the immune system, such as cell surface receptors, cytokines, chemokines, adhesion molecules, antigen receptors, and genes and products of the major histocompatibility complex. It emphasizes research in areas like transplantation, autoimmunity, infectious immunity, allergy, tumor immunity, vaccine science, pregnancy, and disease susceptibility.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1979

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,991

Publisher OrgWiley

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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?

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2059-2302 / 2059-2310

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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

346

1.6k

2019

404

2.7k

2020

364

1.7k

2021

441

1.6k

2022

384

1.4k

2023

494

1.8k

2024

560

1.1k

2025

286

191

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.

GeneticsQ4

ImmunologyQ4

Immunology and AllergyQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Cell BiologyImmunologyPathology

Scopus Categories

ImmunologyGeneticsImmunology and Allergy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

T-cell and B-cell ImmunologyImmune Cell Function and InteractionImmunotherapy and Immune ResponsesMonoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies ResearchRenal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatmentsvaccines and immunoinformatics approachesImmunodeficiency and Autoimmune DisordersReproductive System and PregnancyHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationCytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research

Frequently asked questions about HLA

Is HLA a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for HLA: 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 HLA?

HLA 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 2.32.

Is HLA indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

HLA is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

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