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Science Immunology

American Association for the Advancement of Science · United States · Est. 1972

ISSN2470-9468eISSN2470-9468

SJR Q1✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 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

8.56

H-Indexi

159

SNIPi

2.349

Total Worksi

1,398

Total Citationsi

98,672

2yr Mean Citednessi

12.80

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Immunology; Immunology and Allergy.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1972

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,398

Publisher OrgAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2470-9468 / 2470-9468

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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?

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

119

13k

2019

141

21k

2020

182

17k

2021

192

14k

2022

151

2023

171

4.7k

2024

155

1.7k

2025

150

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 ResponsesCAR-T cell therapy researchIL-33, ST2, and ILC PathwaysCancer Immunotherapy and BiomarkersImmune cells in cancerSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchImmune Response and InflammationCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies

Frequently asked questions about Science Immunology

Is Science Immunology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Science 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 Science Immunology?

Science 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 12.80.

Is Science Immunology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Science Immunology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Science Immunology?