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Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy provides timely open access publication of original discovery and developments in basic and translational research in the field of cancer immunology and immunotherapy. It is an online-only journal and the print ISSN 0340-7004 is ceased.
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Subject
Immunology, Oncology
Impact Factor
5.1
Quartile
Q1
Open Access Type
Open
ISSN
0340-7004
eISSN
1432-0851
Invitation Only
No
Cost Range
APC: £2990.00 GBP / $4790.00 USD / €3590.00 EUR
Submission Instructions
Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.
Original Research Articles
Cover Letter
Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract
Abstract is required and must be 150 to 250 words. Abstract must be 150 to 250 words.
Manuscript
Manuscript text must not exceed 4000 words. Manuscript must include Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, and a Discussion that follows the Results section. Manuscript must include 4 to 6 keywords, a section headed 'Statements and Declarations' after the references with funding and competing interests statements, documentation of any LLM use in the Methods or suitable alternative section, and a disclosure statement.
References
Reference list must not exceed 45 references. Citations must use numbered references in square brackets. Reference list entries must be numbered consecutively and include only works cited in the text that have been published or accepted for publication, with DOI links included when available.
Figures & Tables
Submission is limited to 8 figures and 3 tables. Figures should be submitted within the body of the text unless file size causes upload problems, in which case large figures should be submitted separately. Figures and tables must be numbered with Arabic numerals and cited in the text in consecutive numerical order, and each must have a descriptive caption.
Review
Cover Letter
Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract
Abstract is required. Abstract must be 150 to 250 words.
Manuscript
Manuscript must not exceed 4000 words. Manuscript must include 4 to 6 keywords, a statement identifying who had the idea for the article, who performed the literature search and data analysis, and who drafted and/or critically revised the work, a disclosure statement, and a section headed 'Statements and Declarations' after the references including Funding and Competing Interests statements.
References
References must not exceed 40. Citations must use numbered references in square brackets. Reference list entries must be numbered consecutively and include only works cited in the text that have been published or accepted for publication, with full DOI links included when available.
Figures & Tables
Figures and tables are limited to 2 explanatory items in total. Figures should be submitted within the body of the text unless file size causes upload problems, in which case large figures should be submitted separately. Figures and tables must be numbered with Arabic numerals, cited in consecutive numerical order, and accompanied by concise descriptive captions, with figure captions included in the manuscript text file rather than in the figure files.
Meta-Analysis Reviews
Cover Letter
Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract
Abstract must be 150 to 250 words.
Manuscript
Manuscript must not exceed 3000 words. Manuscript must describe a rigorous methodological/statistical approach in detail in the Methods section. Manuscript must include 4 to 6 keywords and a section headed 'Statements and Declarations' after the References section that includes Funding and Competing Interests statements, and any use of an LLM must be documented in the Methods section or a suitable alternative section if no Methods section is available.
References
References must not exceed 100. Citations must be numbered in square brackets in the text, and the reference list must include only cited published or accepted works numbered consecutively with full DOI links when available.
Figures & Tables
Figures should be embedded within the manuscript text unless file size causes upload problems, in which case large figures should be submitted separately. Tables and figures must be numbered with Arabic numerals, cited in consecutive numerical order, and accompanied by captions, with figure captions included in the manuscript text file rather than in the figure file.
Brief Research Reports
Cover Letter
Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract
Abstract must be 150 to 250 words.
Manuscript
Brief Research Reports must not exceed 2000 words. Manuscript must include an Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, and a Discussion that follows the Results section. Manuscript must include 4 to 6 keywords, a section headed 'Statements and Declarations' after the References section including Funding and Competing Interests statements, and documentation of any LLM use in the Methods section or a suitable alternative part if no Methods section is available.
References
Brief Research Reports must not exceed 20 references. Citations must be numbered in square brackets. Reference list entries must be numbered consecutively and include only works cited in the text that have been published or accepted for publication, with full DOI links included when available.
Figures & Tables
Brief Research Reports are limited to 4 figures and 2 tables. Figures should be submitted within the body of the text unless file size causes upload problems, in which case large figures should be submitted separately. Each figure and table must be numbered with Arabic numerals, cited in consecutive numerical order in the text, and accompanied by a caption.
Letter To The Editor
Cover Letter
Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract
Abstract must not be included.
Manuscript
Manuscript must not exceed 750 words. Manuscript must include a section headed 'Statements and Declarations' after the References section, must document any LLM use in the Methods section or another suitable part if no Methods section is available, and must not include keywords.
References
Reference list may include up to 5 references. Citations must be identified by numbers in square brackets. Reference list entries must be numbered consecutively and include only works cited in the text that have been published or accepted for publication.
Figures & Tables
Submission may include 1 figure. Figures should be submitted within the body of the text unless file size causes upload problems, in which case large figures should be submitted separately. Each figure must be numbered with Arabic numerals, cited in consecutive numerical order, and accompanied by a concise caption included in the manuscript text file rather than in the figure file.
Clinical Trial Reports
Cover Letter
Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract
Abstract is required. Abstract must be 150 to 250 words. For Clinical Trial Reports, the last line of the abstract must state the trial registration number and date of registration for prospectively registered trials, or the trial registration number, date of registration, and the words 'retrospectively registered' for trials not registered prospectively.
Manuscript
Manuscript text must not exceed 4000 words. The manuscript must include Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, and a Discussion that follows the Results section. The manuscript must include 4 to 6 keywords, a section headed 'Statements and Declarations' after the References section with Funding and Competing Interests statements, documentation of any LLM use in the Methods section or suitable alternative part, and relevant immunological data.
References
Reference list must not exceed 45 references. Citations must use numbered references in square brackets. References must be listed consecutively in numerical order and include only works cited in the text that have been published or accepted for publication.
Figures & Tables
Clinical Trial Reports are limited to 8 figures and 3 tables. Figures should be embedded within the manuscript text unless file size causes upload problems, in which case large figures should be submitted separately. Figures and tables must be numbered with Arabic numerals, cited in consecutive numerical order in the text, and accompanied by descriptive captions.
Recent Publications
Transcription factor RBPJ improves the efficacy of PD-1/PD-L1-based therapies in non-small cell lung cancer by expanding CD8+ tissue-resident memory T cells
Gaoming Liao, Qi Liu, Min Zhang, Yan Liu, Jinwei Li, Si Huang, Jian Shi, Xionghai Qin
10.1007/s00262-026-04571-0
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Dynamics of peripheral blood NKT cells and PD-L1-expressing classical monocytes as immune correlates of radiotherapy-primed atezolizumab in relapsed small cell lung cancer: a phase II study
Yang-Gun Suh, Youngjoo Lee, Sung Ho Moon, Seojin Lee, Ji-Youn Han
10.1007/s00262-026-04570-1
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TREM2 blockade reprograms HER2 CAR macrophages toward inflammatory phagocytes in breast cancer models
Jassaud Marius, Ziane-Chaouche Lydia, Raffo-Romero Antonella, Salzet Michel, Duhamel Marie
10.1007/s00262-026-04576-9
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Vaccination against neoantigens induced in cross-priming cDC1 in vivo
Emily S. Clark, Ana Paula Benaduce, Wasif N. Khan, Olivier Martinez, Eli Gilboa
10.1007/s00262-023-03597-y
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Development of a cellular model to study CCR8 signaling in tumor-infiltrating regulatory T cells
Libao Liu, Laurie Rangan, Nathan Vanalken, Qianqian Kong, Susan Schlenner, Steven De Jonghe, Dominique Schols, Tom Van Loy
10.1007/s00262-023-03607-z
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Frequently asked questions
How long does it take to publish?
Submission to first decision (median): 2 days.
Reformat to Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy using Livewrite PremiumIs a cover letter required?
A submission letter is referenced for suggesting reviewers, including institutional email addresses or other identity verification for suggested reviewers.
Reformat to Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy using Livewrite PremiumWhat are the publication costs?
Article processing charge: £2990.00 GBP / $4790.00 USD / €3590.00 EUR, plus VAT or local taxes where applicable.
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Immune Response and Inflammation
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vaccines and immunoinformatics approaches
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