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Immunogenetics

Immunogenetics welcomes original papers, brief communications, and reviews on research in genetics and evolution of the immune system; genetic control of immune response and disease susceptibility; bioinformatics of the immune system; structure of immunologically important molecules; and immunogenetics of reproductive biology, tissue differentiation, and development.

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Subject Genetics & Heredity, Immunology

Impact Factor 2.9

Quartile Q2

Open Access Type Hybrid

ISSN 0093-7711

eISSN 1432-1211

Invitation Only No

Cost Range Open access APC: £2990.00 GBP / $4790.00 USD / €3790.00 EUR; subscription publishing: no APC.

Submission Instructions

Immunogenetics accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Original Papers

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.

Abstract Abstract is required. Abstract must be 150 to 250 words.

Manuscript Original Papers should not exceed twelve printed pages. Manuscript must include a disclosure statement and relevant statements under a "Declarations" or "Statements and Declarations" section before the reference list, including a declaration of any LLM use in the Methods section or another suitable section if no Methods section is available.

References References must be cited in the text by name and year. Reference list entries must include only cited published or accepted works, be alphabetized by the first author’s last name, and include full DOI links where available.

Figures & Tables Figures should be submitted within the body of the text, with large figures submitted separately only if upload problems occur. Figures and tables must be numbered with Arabic numerals, cited in consecutive numerical order in the text, and accompanied by concise captions.

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Review Articles

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.

Abstract Abstract is required. Abstract must be 150 to 250 words.

Manuscript Review Articles should contain 54,000 to 72,000 characters. Manuscript must include 4 to 6 keywords, a Declarations or Statements and Declarations section, a disclosure statement, an authorship contribution statement identifying who conceived the article, performed the literature search and data analysis, and drafted or critically revised the work, and documentation of any LLM use in the Methods section or another suitable section if no Methods section is available.

References References must use name-and-year citation style. Reference list entries must include only cited published or accepted works, be alphabetized by the first author's last name, and include full DOI links where available.

Figures & Tables Figures should be submitted within the body of the text and large figures should be submitted separately only if manuscript file size causes upload problems. 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 files.

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Mini-Reviews

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.

Abstract Abstract is required. Abstract must be 150 to 250 words.

Manuscript Mini-Reviews may contain a maximum of 20,000 characters. Manuscript must include 4 to 6 keywords, a disclosure statement, a Declarations or Statements and Declarations section before the references, and documentation of any LLM use in the Methods section or another suitable section if no Methods section is available.

References Mini-Reviews may contain a maximum of 30 to 40 references. References must use a name-and-year citation style. Reference list entries must include only cited published or accepted works and must be alphabetized by the last name of the first author.

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Brief Communications

Cover Letter All co-authors and the responsible authorities at the institute where the work was carried out must have approved the submission.

Abstract An abstract is required for Brief Communications. Abstract must be 150 to 250 words.

Manuscript Brief Communications must not exceed ten typewritten pages including tables and figures. Brief Communications must not be divided into sections, and the last paragraph should be a concluding statement. The manuscript must include 4 to 6 keywords and a Declarations or Statements and Declarations section before the references, and any use of an LLM must be documented in the Methods section or another suitable part of the manuscript.

References References must be cited in the text by name and year in parentheses. The reference list must include only cited published or accepted works, be alphabetized by the last name of the first author, and include full DOI links where available.

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Hla-Disease Association Papers

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.

Abstract Abstract is required. Abstract must be 150 to 250 words.

Manuscript Manuscript must include 4 to 6 keywords and a Declarations or Statements and Declarations section before the reference list that includes competing interests and other relevant declarations, with any nonapplicable declaration headings marked "Not applicable," and any use of an LLM documented in the Methods section or another suitable section if Methods is unavailable.

References References must use name-and-year citation style. Reference entries must include only works cited in the text that are published or accepted, be alphabetized by the last name of the first author, include full DOI links when available, and use standard ISSN journal title abbreviations.

Figures & Tables Figures should be submitted within the body of the text, with large figures submitted separately only if manuscript file size causes upload problems. 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 files.

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Genes And Disease Association Papers

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.

Abstract Abstract is required. Abstract must be 150 to 250 words.

Manuscript Manuscript must include 4 to 6 keywords, a "Statements and Declarations" section, documentation of any LLM use in the Methods section or another suitable section if no Methods section is available, and this article type must fit the criteria set out by Manly (2005) on reliability of statistical associations between genes and disease.

References References must be cited in the text by name and year in parentheses. Reference list must include only cited published or accepted works, be alphabetized by the last name of the first author, and include full DOI links where available.

Figures & Tables Figures should be submitted within the body of the text, with large figures submitted separately only if manuscript file size causes upload problems. Tables and figures must be numbered with Arabic numerals and cited in consecutive numerical order, each table must have a caption, and each figure must have a concise caption included in the manuscript text file rather than in the figure file.

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Recent Publications

Dysregulation of lncRNAs in NK cells from breast cancer patients: implications for NK cell functions

Mona Rady, Eman Mohamed, Ola Khorshid, Khaled Abou-Aisha

10.1007/s00251-025-01383-x

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Immunoglobulin GM (γ marker) and FcγR genotypes interact to contribute to the magnitude of ADCC against SARS CoV-2 S-transfected cells

Janardan P. Pandey, Aryan M. Namboodiri, Paul J. Nietert

10.1007/s00251-025-01385-9

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Genetic diversity of BoLA-DRB3 in Latin American Creole cattle: an update of the state of the art

Olivia Marcuzzi, Guillermo Giovambattista, Ariel Loza Vega, Juan Antonio Pereira Rico, Maria Florencia Ortega Masague, Liz Aurora Castro Rojas, Ruben Martinez, Odalys Uffo Reinosa, Aronggaowa Bao, Sonoko Watanuki, Noriko Fukushi, Fumihiro Nagata, Ryosuke Matsuura, Yoko Aida

10.1007/s00251-025-01384-w

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Association between single-nucleotide polymorphism rs868875 of CLEC4M gene and clinical severity of COVID-19 in a Brazilian population

Steffany Larissa Galdino Galisa, Marcus Villander Barros de Oliveira Sá, Natália Machado Tavares, Viviane Sampaio Boaventura, Juliana Ribeiro Caldas, Raquel Bispo de São Pedro, Carlos Dornels Freire de Souza, Anderson da Costa Armstrong, Pablo Rafael Silveira Oliveira, Rodrigo Feliciano do Carmo, Luydson Richardson Silva Vasconcelos

10.1007/s00251-025-01386-8

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Immunoglobulin genetics of a model squamate reptile, Tiliqua rugosa

Jordan M. Sampson, Kieran J. Mikolajova, Michael G. Gardner, Terry Bertozzi, Robert D. Miller

10.1007/s00251-025-01387-7

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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

Articles are published online after receipt of the corrected proofs.

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Is a cover letter required?

A submission letter is used when suggesting reviewers, and the corresponding author should mention unpublished material included in the manuscript in a cover letter to the Editor.

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What are the publication costs?

Open access APC: £2990.00 GBP / $4790.00 USD / €3790.00 EUR. Subscription publishing has no APC.

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Research Topics

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