Best Immunology Journals (2026)
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Top Immunology journals
| # | Journal | h-index | Citations/paper (2 yr) | Tier | Access | Indexed in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nature Medicine Nature Portfolio | 767 | 30.25 | Flagship | Subscription | PubMed · Core |
| 2 | Annual Review of Immunology Annual Reviews | 440 | 29.04 | Flagship | Subscription | PubMed · Core |
| 3 | Immunity Cell Press | 568 | 23.07 | Leading field journal | Subscription | PubMed · Core |
| 4 | Nature reviews. Immunology Nature Portfolio | 568 | 22.89 | Leading field journal | Subscription | PubMed · Core |
| 5 | Cellular and Molecular Immunology Springer Nature | 174 | 19.88 | Leading field journal | Subscription | PubMed · Core |
| 6 | Seminars in Immunopathology Springer Science+Business Media | 145 | 15.45 | Leading field journal | Subscription | PubMed · Core |
| 7 | Science Immunology American Association for the Advancement of Science | 164 | 15.22 | Leading field journal | Subscription | PubMed · Core |
| 8 | Science Translational Medicine American Association for the Advancement of Science | 365 | 14.93 | Leading field journal | Subscription | PubMed · Core |
| 9 | Nature Immunology Nature Portfolio | 525 | 13.33 | Leading field journal | Subscription | PubMed · Core |
| 10 | Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews Elsevier BV | 206 | 12.54 | Leading field journal | Subscription | PubMed · Core |
| 11 | Cell Reports Medicine Elsevier BV | 103 | 11.51 | Leading field journal | Open access · APC $5,460 | PubMed · DOAJ · Core |
| 12 | Immunological Reviews Wiley | 320 | 10.13 | Leading field journal | Subscription | PubMed · Core |
| 13 | Journal of Clinical Investigation American Society for Clinical Investigation | 713 | 9.93 | Flagship | Open access · APC $5,200 | PubMed · DOAJ · Core |
| 14 | The Journal of Experimental Medicine Rockefeller University Press | 651 | 9.31 | Flagship | Subscription | PubMed · Core |
| 15 | Clinical Reviews in Allergy & Immunology Springer Nature | 134 | 8.56 | Leading field journal | Subscription | PubMed · Core |
| 16 | Molecular Medicine BioMed Central | 155 | 7.79 | Leading field journal | Open access · APC $2,990 | PubMed · DOAJ · Core |
| 17 | BioDrugs Adis, Springer Healthcare | 100 | 7.44 | Solid specialist | Subscription | PubMed · Core |
| 18 | Trends in Immunology Elsevier BV | 276 | 6.89 | Leading field journal | Subscription | PubMed · Core |
| 19 | Journal of Autoimmunity Elsevier BV | 174 | 6.62 | Solid specialist | Subscription | PubMed · Core |
| 20 | Seminars in Immunology Elsevier BV | 175 | 6.29 | Solid specialist | Subscription | PubMed · Core |
| 21 | OncoImmunology Landes Bioscience | 153 | 6.04 | Solid specialist | Open access · APC $2,913 | PubMed · DOAJ · Core |
| 22 | JCI Insight American Society for Clinical Investigation | 174 | 5.99 | Solid specialist | Open access · APC $4,100 | PubMed · DOAJ · Core |
| 23 | International Immunopharmacology Elsevier BV | 167 | 5.71 | Solid specialist | Subscription | PubMed · Core |
| 24 | Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy Springer Science+Business Media | 165 | 5.37 | Solid specialist | Open access · APC $4,390 | PubMed · DOAJ · Core |
| 25 | Mucosal Immunology Elsevier BV | 168 | 5.3 | Solid specialist | Subscription | PubMed · Core |
| 26 | Frontiers in Immunology Frontiers Media | 353 | 5.23 | Leading field journal | Open access · APC $3,295 | PubMed · DOAJ · Core |
| 27 | Inflammation Springer Science+Business Media | 107 | 5.14 | Solid specialist | Subscription | PubMed · Core |
| 28 | Inflammation Research Springer Science+Business Media | 138 | 4.75 | Solid specialist | Subscription | PubMed · Core |
| 29 | Autoimmunity Informa | 98 | 4.36 | Solid specialist | Open access · APC — | PubMed · DOAJ · Core |
| 30 | Clinical & Experimental Immunology Oxford University Press | 193 | 3.99 | Solid specialist | Subscription | PubMed · Core |
Frequently asked questions
How does the journal finder work?+
You paste your title and abstract; an AI model classifies the paper into biomedical subfields and honestly assesses its scope, then ranks a shortlist of verified journals from our dataset of 2,600+ biomedical journals. Every metric shown comes from the dataset — the AI can never invent a journal or a number.
Is it free?+
Yes — free, no signup, no hidden trial. There's a fair-use limit of 15 matches per day. Browsing ranked journals by field is unlimited.
How is this different from JANE or the Elsevier Journal Finder?+
Publisher tools like Elsevier's, Springer's, or Wiley's finders only recommend their own journals. JANE is cross-publisher but hasn't changed since 2007 and can surface journals of unverified quality from PubMed. This finder is cross-publisher, only shows journals verified in trusted indexes, and calibrates recommendations to your paper's realistic tier.
How do you keep predatory journals out?+
By construction: every journal in our dataset must be indexed in DOAJ, PubMed, or a curated core source list, with a real citation record. Journals with no verified quality signals simply never appear — we don't maintain accusatory blacklists.
Is my abstract stored or used to train AI?+
No. Your abstract is processed to generate recommendations and is not stored, logged, or used for model training. We know unpublished work is sensitive.
Which fields are covered?+
All of biomedicine and the life sciences: 38 subfields from molecular biology, immunology, and oncology to public health, pharmacology, neuroscience, plant science, and veterinary medicine.
Why don't you show impact factors?+
The Journal Impact Factor is proprietary to Clarivate and requires a paid license. We show open, verifiable alternatives instead: h-index and 2-year citations per paper from OpenAlex, plus each journal's percentile within its own field — which is more informative for comparing journals in the same specialty.
Where does the data come from?+
From open, verifiable sources: OpenAlex (CC0) for citation metrics, the U.S. National Library of Medicine's PubMed journal list, and the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). Publishing in the wrong venue has real consequences — in 2019 a U.S. federal court ordered the publisher OMICS Group to pay $50.1 million for deceptive peer-review claims. When in doubt about any journal, use the Think. Check. Submit. checklist at thinkchecksubmit.org.
How do I find top-quartile journals in my field?+
Use the browse section: pick your subfield and the table ranks journals by 2-year citations per paper. Tier 1–2 journals roughly correspond to the top quartile of a field. Each row shows open-access status, publication fees (APC), and which trusted indexes list the journal.
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