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Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics is an international open access peer-reviewed journal focused on human vaccinology and immunotherapy. It publishes research on novel vaccines and immunotherapeutics, preclinical studies, clinical trials, disease mechanisms, licensed products, vaccine acceptance and hesitancy, policy, safety, surveillance, epidemiology, pharmaco-economics, and related public health topics. The journal operates single-anonymized peer review, is affiliated with the International Society for Vaccines and the Association for Cancer Immunotherapy, and has been fully open access since Volume 18 in 2022.

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Subject Immunology
Impact Factor 3.5
Quartile Q2
Open Access Type Open
ISSN 2164-5515
eISSN 2164-554X
Invitation Only No
Cost Range Open access costs may be covered by a Taylor & Francis open access agreement; use the open access cost finder for journal-specific charges.

Submission Instructions

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Research Articles

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Research Articles must include an abstract. The abstract must be 250 words. The abstract must be unstructured.
Manuscript Research Articles must be no more than 5,000 words. Research Articles must be arranged in the order Title page, Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Patients/Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusions, Funding Statement, Acknowledgments, Declaration of Interest Statement, Data Availability Statement, References, Appendices as appropriate, Tables with captions on individual pages, Figures, and Figure captions as a list. Research Articles must include 5 to 10 keywords and a statement disclosing whether and how generative AI was used in the research and manuscript preparation process, or state that generative AI was not used.
References In-text citations must use superscripted numbered references. References must be numbered consecutively in order of first citation, use surname-first author names with initials without periods or spaces, list up to ten authors before using et al., and include a corresponding in-text citation for every entry.
Figures & Tables Figures and tables may be placed within the text or submitted as separate documents, but Research Articles must place tables with captions on individual pages and include figures followed by a separate list of figure captions in the manuscript order. Tables must be supplied as editable files and figures must be relevant and valuable to the work reported.
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Review Article

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract is required. Abstract must be 150 words. Abstract must be unstructured.
Manuscript Manuscript must be no more than 8,000 words. Manuscript must be ordered as Title page, Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Discussion, Conclusions, Funding Statement, Acknowledgments, Declaration of Interest Statement, Data Availability Statement, References, Appendices as appropriate, Table(s) with caption(s) on individual pages, Figures, and Figure captions as a list. Manuscript must include 5 to 10 keywords and a statement disclosing whether and how generative AI was used, or stating that generative AI was not used.
References References must use a numbered citation style with superscripted in-text citations. References must be numbered consecutively in order of first citation, not repeated in the reference list, and entries with more than ten authors must list the first ten authors followed by "et al.".
Figures & Tables Tables with captions must appear on individual pages followed by figures and a separate list of figure captions, and figures and tables may also be placed within the text or submitted as separate documents. Tables must be supplied as editable files.
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State-Of-The-Art Reviews

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract An unstructured abstract is required for State-Of-The-Art Reviews. The abstract must be 150 words. The abstract must be unstructured.
Manuscript The manuscript must be no more than 8,000 words. The manuscript must be ordered as Title page, Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Discussion, Conclusions, Funding Statement, Acknowledgments, Declaration of Interest Statement, Data Availability Statement, References, Appendices as appropriate, tables with captions on individual pages, figures, and a list of figure captions. The manuscript must include 5 to 10 keywords and a statement disclosing whether and how generative AI was used, or stating that generative AI was not used.
References References must be numbered consecutively in order of first citation and cited in the text using superscripted digits.
Figures & Tables Figures and tables may be placed within the text or submitted as separate documents. Tables must be provided with captions on individual pages, and figure captions must be supplied as a list.
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Case Report

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract is required. Abstract must be 150 words. Abstract must be unstructured.
Manuscript Manuscript must be between 1000 and 2000 words. Manuscript must be ordered as Title page, Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Patients/Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusions, Funding Statement, Acknowledgments, Declaration of Interest Statement, Data Availability Statement, References, Appendices as appropriate, Table(s) with caption(s) on individual pages, Figures, and Figure captions as a list. Manuscript must include 5 to 10 keywords and a statement disclosing whether and how generative AI was used in the research and manuscript preparation process.
References References must use consistent scholarly formatting, include complete bibliographic details and corresponding in-text citations, and be numbered consecutively in order of first citation with superscripted digits used for in-text citations.
Figures & Tables Tables with captions must appear on individual pages followed by figures and a list of figure captions, and figures and tables may also be placed within the text or submitted as separate documents. Tables must be supplied as editable files.
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Rapid Communication

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract is required. Abstract must be 200 words. Abstract must be unstructured.
Manuscript Manuscript must be no more than 3,000 words. Manuscript must be ordered as Title page, Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Patients/Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusions, Funding Statement, Acknowledgments, Declaration of Interest Statement, Data Availability Statement, References, Appendices as appropriate, Table(s) with caption(s) on individual pages, Figures, and Figure captions as a list. Manuscript must include 5 to 10 keywords and a statement disclosing whether and how generative AI was used in the research and manuscript preparation process.
References References must be numbered consecutively in order of first citation with in-text citations given as superscripted digits, and entries with more than ten authors must list the first ten followed by et al.
Figures & Tables A combined total of tables and figures must not exceed 4. Tables with captions must appear on individual pages, followed by figures and then a list of figure captions.
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Mini-Reviews

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract requirements are not specified.
Manuscript Mini-Reviews must be no more than 3,000 words. The manuscript must include a statement disclosing whether and how generative AI was used in the research and manuscript preparation process.
References References must be numbered consecutively in order of first citation and cited in the text using superscripted digits.
Figures & Tables Figures and tables may be placed within the text or submitted as separate documents.
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Recent Publications

Multifocal mucocutaneous herpes simplex virus type 1 infection temporally associated with seasonal influenza vaccination in a young adult without a known immunocompromising condition: A case report

Yen-Hung Liu, Pei-Lun Hung

10.1080/21645515.2026.2735737
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Healthcare resource use and costs following RSV-related hospitalizations among US adults aged 50 years and older

David Singer, Yan Wang, Elizabeth M. La, Aozhou Wu, Susan I. Gerber, Keith A. Betts

10.1080/21645515.2026.2720988
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Measles as tracer and tugboat: Why eradication can strengthen immunization systems

David N. Durrheim, Jon K. Andrus, Mimi Mynak, David Githanga, Mira Kojouharova, Nadia Teleb

10.1080/21645515.2026.2732457
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From vaccine availability to effective deployment: Closing the arboviral vaccine access gap

Kok Keng Tee, Dongkui Mu, Binghui Wang, Xueshan Xia

10.1080/21645515.2026.2728936
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More than a moment: Evolving decisions among eligible volunteers in phase 1 COVID-19 vaccine trials

Donna M. Halperin, Bailey M. Selig, Brian R. J. Condran, Alexa J. Davis, Carrie A. Whittle, Joanne M. Langley, Scott A. Halperin

10.1080/21645515.2026.2724632
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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

25 days average from submission to first decision; 48 days average from submission to first post-review decision; 14 days average from acceptance to online publication.

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Is a cover letter required?

A cover letter is not used for APC waiver requests. Waiver requests must be made at the time of online submission, not in a cover letter.

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What are the publication costs?

Open access costs may be covered by a Taylor & Francis open access agreement; journal-specific charges vary.

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Research Topics

Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Influenza Virus Research Studies SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Hepatitis B Virus Studies Respiratory viral infections research Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections Immunotherapy and Immune Responses Cervical Cancer and HPV Research Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology Bacterial Infections and Vaccines Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology Virology and Viral Diseases COVID-19 epidemiological studies Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments Immune responses and vaccinations Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Viral Infections and Immunology Research vaccines and immunoinformatics approaches Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research Misinformation and Its Impacts Animal Virus Infections Studies Immune Cell Function and Interaction COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies CAR-T cell therapy research Immune Response and Inflammation

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