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Research Topics
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Immunity & Ageing explores all aspects of ageing from an immunological point of view. It specializes in the impact of ageing on immune systems, the influence of aged immune systems on organismal well-being and longevity, age-associated diseases with at least partial immune etiology, and potential immune interventions to increase health span.
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Subject
Geriatrics & Gerontology, Immunology
Impact Factor
5.6
Quartile
Q1
Open Access Type
Open
ISSN
1742-4933
eISSN
1742-4933
Invitation Only
No
Cost Range
APC: £2590.00 GBP / $3390.00 USD / €2890.00 EUR, plus VAT or local taxes where applicable.
Submission Instructions
Immunity & Ageing accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.
Research Articles
Cover Letter
A cover letter is required with the submission. The cover letter must declare any potential competing interests and confirm that all authors approved the manuscript for submission.
Abstract
An abstract is required for Research Articles. Abstract must not exceed 350 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include the headings Background, Results, and Conclusions.
Manuscript
Manuscript must include the sections Background, Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusions, and a Declarations section. Manuscript must include three to ten keywords, the Declarations subheadings Availability of data and materials, Competing interests, Funding, Authors' contributions, Acknowledgements, and Authors' information (optional), use 'Not applicable' for any irrelevant Declarations section, and document any use of a Large Language Model in the Methods section or a suitable alternative part if no Methods section is available.
References
References must use Vancouver style. Web links and URLs must be cited with a reference number and listed in full in the reference list, and unpublished abstracts, unpublished data, and personal communications must not be included in the reference list.
Figures & Tables
Tables less than one page may be placed within the manuscript, tables larger than one page may be placed at the end of the text file, and figure titles and legends must be provided in the main manuscript rather than in the graphic file. Figures and tables must be numbered in the order they are cited in the text, tables must not be embedded as figures or spreadsheet files, and tables must be created using the word processor's Table object function.
Review Articles
Cover Letter
A cover letter is required, and unsolicited review submissions must include evidence of the authors' high-level expertise. The cover letter must declare any potential competing interests, confirm that all authors approved the submission, confirm the manuscript has not been published or submitted elsewhere, name the special issue if applicable, and for unsolicited reviews include 5 to 10 relevant publications with links.
Abstract
An abstract is required for review articles. The abstract must not exceed 350 words. The abstract must be structured. The abstract must include Background, Main body of the abstract, and short Conclusion.
Manuscript
Review articles must not exceed 20 typeset pages, including figures, tables and references. The manuscript must include Background, Main text, Conclusions, and a Declarations section. The manuscript must include 3 to 10 keywords, a list of abbreviations if abbreviations are used, and under Declarations the headings Ethics approval and consent to participate, Consent for publication, Availability of data and materials, Competing interests, Funding, Authors' contributions, Acknowledgements, and optional Authors' information, with 'Not applicable' used for any non-relevant declaration section.
References
References must follow Vancouver style. Only articles, clinical trial registration records, and abstracts that are published, in press, or publicly available as e-prints or preprints may be cited, unpublished abstracts, unpublished data, and personal communications must be excluded from the reference list, journal abbreviations must follow Index Medicus/MEDLINE, and web links or URLs must be numbered and included in the reference list.
Figures & Tables
Tables shorter than one page may be placed within the manuscript, larger tables may be placed at the end of the text file, tables too wide for a landscape page may be uploaded as additional files, and figure titles and legends must appear in the main manuscript rather than in the graphic file. Figures and tables must be numbered in the order cited, multi-panel figures must be submitted as a single composite file, tables must not be embedded as figures or spreadsheet files, and tables must be created using the word processor's table function.
Correspondence
Cover Letter
A cover letter is required with the submission. The cover letter must declare any potential competing interests and confirm that all authors approved the manuscript for submission.
Abstract
An abstract is required for Correspondence manuscripts. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. The abstract is unstructured.
Manuscript
Main text should contain the body of the article and may be divided into subsections with short informative headings, and the manuscript must include a Declarations section with the required subheadings. The manuscript must include three to ten keywords, a Declarations section containing the required subheadings with 'Not applicable' where relevant, a list of abbreviations if abbreviations are used, and documentation of any Large Language Model use in the Methods section or another suitable section if no Methods section is available.
References
References must use the Vancouver style. Web links and URLs must be cited with a reference number and included in the reference list in full with the site title, URL, and access date.
Figures & Tables
Tables shorter than one page may be placed within the manuscript, while longer tables may be placed at the end of the text file and figures must be provided separately with titles and legends in the main manuscript. Figures and tables must be numbered in the order cited in the text, and tables must not be embedded as figures or spreadsheet files.
Brief Reports
Cover Letter
A cover letter is required. Cover letter must declare any potential competing interests and confirm that all authors approved the submission.
Abstract
An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract should be unstructured and briefly summarize the aim, findings, or purpose of the article. null
Manuscript
null Manuscript must include a title page and a Declarations section with the subheadings 'Ethics approval and consent to participate', 'Consent for publication', 'Availability of data and materials', 'Competing interests', 'Funding', 'Authors' contributions', and 'Acknowledgements'. Manuscript must include three to ten keywords, a list of abbreviations if abbreviations are used, and documentation of any Large Language Model use in the Methods section or suitable alternative section.
References
null References must follow Vancouver style. Web links and URLs must be assigned a reference number and included in the reference list in full with the site title, URL, and access date.
Figures & Tables
null Tables shorter than one page may be placed within the manuscript, while larger tables may be placed at the end of the text file or uploaded separately if too wide. Figure titles and table titles must not exceed 15 words, and figure legends and table legends must not exceed 300 words.
Comment
Cover Letter
A cover letter is required with the submission. The cover letter must declare any potential competing interests and confirm that all authors have approved the manuscript for submission.
Abstract
An abstract is required. The abstract must not exceed 350 words. The abstract must be structured. The abstract must include background, main body of the abstract, and short conclusion.
Manuscript
Comments must include Background, Main text, Conclusions, and a Declarations section with all required subheadings. Comments must include three to ten keywords and all Declarations subheadings, with any non-relevant sections retained and marked 'Not applicable'.
References
References must follow the Vancouver reference style. Web links and URLs must be assigned a reference number and included in the reference list rather than in the text.
Figures & Tables
Tables less than one page may be placed in the manuscript, while larger tables may be placed at the end of the text file. Figures and tables must be numbered in the order cited in the text, with figure titles and legends provided in the main manuscript.
Recent Publications
Exploring the potential mechanisms underlying SASP-driven Atopic Dermatitis in the elderly comorbid with Alzheimer’s disease via the Immune-Aging Axis
Yingjie Zhou, Yuqian Hu, Yuan Sun, Weisheng Hu, Ning Huang, Lingling Li, Weiming Zhang
10.1186/s12979-026-00606-3
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Thymic health and ageing of the T cell system; impact of loss of kidney function
Michiel G. H. Betjes, Nicolle H. R. Litjens
10.1186/s12979-026-00605-4
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Correction: Ageing results in an exacerbated inflammatory response to LPS by resident lung cells
Celia Diaz-Nicieza, Laura Sahyoun, Christina Michalaki, Cecilia Johansson, Fiona J. Culley
10.1186/s12979-026-00579-3
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Comorbidity-associated reduction in humoral and cellular immunity to respiratory syncytial virus in older adults at a tertiary care setting in India
Megha Priyadarshi, Janmejay Singh, Kapil Kumar, Charu Rajoria, Sunit Sikdar, Anbalagan Anantharaj, Shivam Singh, Rakesh Lodha, Sumit Kumar Das, Siddharth Jain, Animesh Ray, Naveet Wig, Manish Soneja, Guruprasad R. Medigeshi
10.1186/s12979-026-00603-6
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Hooks without bait: IgG repertoire–mediated immune regulation across immune development and ageing
Jefferson Russo Victor
10.1186/s12979-026-00604-5
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Frequently asked questions
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Submission to first decision (median): 4 days.
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Research Topics
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