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Current Opinion in Immunology

Current Opinion in Immunology aims to stimulate scientifically grounded, interdisciplinary, multi-scale debate and exchange of ideas. It publishes polished, concise, and timely reviews and opinions with emphasis on articles published in the past two years, and helps readers through expert views on current advances and evaluations of notable recent papers. The journal is divided into 8 themed sections and 2 special sections reviewed once a year, and review articles are by invitation only.

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Subject Immunology
Impact Factor 5.8
Quartile Q1
Open Access Type Hybrid
ISSN 0952-7915
eISSN 1879-0372
Invitation Only Yes
Cost Range Open Access APC: USD 4,250 (excluding taxes); subscription publication: no publication fee charged to authors.

Submission Instructions

Current Opinion in Immunology is an invitation-only journal. Submissions are accepted by invitation from the editorial board only. The following article types are accepted:

Review Articles

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract must be unstructured and able to stand alone.
Manuscript Review Article should be approximately 2000 words excluding references and reference notes. Manuscript must be divided into clearly defined sections with headings and must explore the most important developments from the last 2 years. Submission must include 1 to 7 English keywords and separate highlights consisting of 3 to 5 bullet points, and at least 10% of references must be annotated as papers of special (*) or outstanding (**) interest with brief descriptions of their findings and importance.
References Review Article should include approximately 50 references, with self-citations kept below 20% of the total. References must use numbered citations in square brackets. References must be numbered in the order cited in the text, and entries with more than 6 authors must list the first 6 followed by 'et al.'.
Figures & Tables Review Article must include no more than 4 tables or figures in total and should include at least 1 figure summarizing the main concepts discussed. Figures must be supplied as separate files and tables must be submitted as editable text. All figures and tables must be cited in the text, numbered consecutively, and provided with captions.
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Editorial Overview

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract must not exceed 250 words.
Manuscript Manuscript should begin with a short overview introducing the reviews and highlighting particularly interesting developments. Submission must include 1 to 7 English keywords and article highlights consisting of 3 to 5 bullet points provided as a separate editable file.
References References must be cited by number in square brackets. Reference list must be numbered in citation order, and references with more than 6 authors must list the first 6 followed by 'et al.'.
Figures & Tables Figures must be supplied as separate files, while tables are included as editable text. All figures and tables must be cited in the text, numbered consecutively, and accompanied by captions.
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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

6 days from submission to first decision; 40 days from submission to decision after review; 58 days from submission to acceptance; 21 days from acceptance to first online publication.

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What are the publication costs?

Open Access APC: USD 4,250 (excluding taxes). Subscription option: no publication fee charged to authors.

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