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Immunology and Microbiology journals by time to acceptance (2025)

86 journals with 2025 figures · median days from submission to acceptance, measured from PubMed dates · data as of Sep 15, 2026

Sorted by median days from submission to acceptance in 2025. Faster is not better — this is a planning aid, not a ranking of quality. Click a column to re-sort.

2025 figures only
Open access
HLA8 (5–17)487—≈$4,780—0.0
Immunological Reviews33 (10–81)98—≈$5,000—0.0
Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews33 (23–62)633≈$4,900—0.0
Trends in Immunology47 (30–62)11423≈$7,030—0.0
Current Opinion in Immunology55 (40–77)14721≈$4,410—0.0
Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology57 (47–77)962≈$3,250Hybrid0.0
Parasites Hosts and Diseases58 (35–92)5384———
International Journal for Parasitology Parasites and Wildlife61 (43–87)1421$2,770Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Journal of Translational Autoimmunity61 (45–83)771$3,540Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Acta Parasitologica64 (47–103)22523≈$3,090—0.0
Comparative Immunology Microbiology and Infectious Diseases66 (49–96)733≈$3,550—0.0
ImmunoHorizons69 (8–115)84—$1,595Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Microbiology and Immunology69 (39–126)5913≈$2,750—0.0
Food and Waterborne Parasitology71 (56–113)512$2,500Open access (DOAJ)—
Journal of Fish Diseases77 (57–109)20113≈$5,450—0.0
Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases77 (49–131)991$2,750Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Immunity & Ageing77 (43–101)5723$3,390Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Frontiers in Immunology78 (54–112)6,81420≈$3,850Open access (DOAJ)0.45
Fish & Shellfish Immunology79 (57–112)7171≈$4,330—0.0
Clinical Immunology80 (57–115)1333≈$4,400Hybrid0.0
Seminars in Immunology82 (55–154)5110≈$4,370Hybrid0.0
Iranian Journal of Parasitology86 (65–95)58—$250Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Cellular Immunology87 (63–139)792≈$3,550Hybrid0.0
Veterinary Parasitology88 (62–132)2281≈$3,680Hybrid0.0
Inflammation90 (68–122)20638≈$4,790—2.14
Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy91 (61–142)33326$4,790Open access (DOAJ)0.0
JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance91 (70–125)19225≈$2,539Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Parasitology International91 (65–127)1422≈$3,450—0.0
AIDS93 (59–134)32224—Hybrid0.0
International Immunology93 (62–154)61—≈$3,530—0.0
Parasites & Vectors94 (71–121)56529$3,290Open access (DOAJ)0.39
Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária/Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Parasitology95 (67–122)7059$300Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Molecular Immunology96 (66–139)2048≈$3,340Hybrid0.0
Immunologic Research96 (66–147)14213≈$2,890—0.0
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo96 (70–137)8356$500Open access (DOAJ)0.0
International Immunopharmacology97 (69–142)1,7798≈$3,220Hybrid1.71
Journal of Medical Primatology98 (60–157)54—≈$3,350—0.0
Developmental & Comparative Immunology100 (64–136)1951≈$3,340Hybrid0.0
Inflammation Research101 (81–136)18324≈$4,790—2.94
Journal of Autoimmunity102 (72–146)1058≈$5,420—0.0
Sexually Transmitted Diseases103 (80–139)11214——0.0
Journal of Human Immunity104 (72–139)5922$3,500Open access (DOAJ)—
Parasitology Research106 (76–140)16817≈$4,590Hybrid0.0
Sexually Transmitted Infections106 (85–144)103213—Hybrid0.0
Journal of Neuroimmunology107 (75–170)2252≈$3,360—1.14
Veterinary Parasitology Regional Studies and Reports107 (80–150)2022≈$2,970—0.0
Human Immunology109 (75–155)13110≈$3,600—0.0
Cytokine111 (78–166)2307≈$3,220—0.0
ImmunoTargets and Therapy111 (89–133)9413$4,320Open access (DOAJ)—
BMC Immunology112 (80–160)11426$3,190Open access (DOAJ)2.6
Journal of Inflammation117 (89–190)5225$3,290Open access (DOAJ)—
Immunology119 (89–152)15313≈$5,330—0.0
Journal of Reproductive Immunology124 (86–180)1213≈$3,690—1.61
International Journal for Parasitology124 (82–160)1115≈$2,880Hybrid0.0
Current HIV Research126 (104–152)61———0.0
Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases129 (82–168)11812$3,220Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Immunology and Cell Biology130 (88–200)5021≈$3,750Hybrid0.0
Immunobiology132 (91–168)1162$2,900Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Parasite133 (91–214)7024≈$1,731Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Parasite Epidemiology and Control135 (98–217)542$1,800Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Immunology Letters136 (83–204)1011≈$3,290Hybrid0.0
American Journal of Reproductive Immunology142 (103–201)100—≈$4,460—0.0
The Journal of Immunology145 (88–225)363—≈$3,500Hybrid0.48
Transplant Immunology145 (103–202)1222≈$3,440—1.38
PLoS Pathogens146 (109–204)61518$3,165Open access (DOAJ)0.29
Clinical & Translational Immunology147 (98–221)5224$3,380Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Journal of Leukocyte Biology150 (105–204)153—≈$3,800Hybrid0.0
Scandinavian Journal of Immunology152 (69–202)74—≈$4,480Hybrid0.0
Journal of Immunology Research156 (115–251)7433$3,110Open access (DOAJ)4.8
Cellular and Molecular Immunology160 (99–215)10324≈$5,190Hybrid0.0
Clinical & Experimental Immunology160 (106–231)90—≈$3,816—0.0
Journal of Immunological Methods162 (111–227)1002≈$2,970—0.0
Journal of Wildlife Diseases165 (133–221)115———0.0
Mediators of Inflammation167 (106–234)19733$3,340Open access (DOAJ)3.58
European Journal of Immunology175 (126–229)215—≈$4,550Hybrid0.0
Mucosal Immunology181 (115–224)1023≈$4,370Hybrid0.0
The Journal of Experimental Medicine194 (140–284)16334—Hybrid0.0
JCI Insight202 (146–309)4899$4,900Open access (DOAJ)0.38
Journal of Parasitic Diseases211 (138–347)11821≈$3,890—0.0
Journal of Clinical Immunology212 (144–285)9731≈$4,990Hybrid0.0
Journal of Parasitology Research213 (175–290)6631$1,100Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Cancer Immunology Research224 (153–303)136——Hybrid0.0
Genes and Immunity227 (169–278)5315≈$3,190Hybrid0.0
Cell Reports Medicine232 (169–319)45627$5,790Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Immunity255 (104–343)21626≈$10,400Hybrid0.0
Nature Immunology300 (197–380)16743≈$12,690Hybrid0.0

Journals are listed where at least 25% of their articles' topics fall in Immunology and Microbiology (OpenAlex).

Latest available year: 2024

3 journals without enough usable 2025 data. Their 2024 figures are shown separately so they are never compared with 2025 figures.

2024 figures only
Open access
Iranian Journal of Allergy Asthma and Immunology86 (49–141)91133$300Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Central European Journal of Immunology95 (63–130)64144≈$808Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Microbes and Infection138 (90–188)1194≈$3,510Hybrid0.0

Latest available year: 2023

1 journal without enough usable 2025 data. Their 2023 figures are shown separately so they are never compared with 2025 figures.

2023 figures only
Open access
Journal of Immunotherapy133 (80–186)5239—Hybrid0.0

Latest available year: 2022

3 journals without enough usable 2025 data. Their 2022 figures are shown separately so they are never compared with 2025 figures.

2022 figures only
Open access
Seminars in Immunopathology66 (44–91)6330≈$3,790Hybrid0.0
Korean Journal of Parasitology81 (52–139)5231—Open access—
Immune Network87 (41–134)5324—Open access0.0

Latest available year: 2021

4 journals without enough usable 2025 data. Their 2021 figures are shown separately so they are never compared with 2025 figures.

2021 figures only
Open access
Pathogens and Disease91 (65–120)57—≈$3,297——
Cellular Microbiology117 (65–184)6925$2,580Open access (DOAJ)—
Science Immunology165 (93–251)79——Hybrid0.0
Science Translational Medicine276 (180–398)187——Hybrid1.29

Latest available year: 2020

2 journals without enough usable 2025 data. Their 2020 figures are shown separately so they are never compared with 2025 figures.

2020 figures only
Open access
Infection and Immunity65 (30–107)23169No fee (DOAJ)Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Parasite Immunology116 (80–200)9530≈$4,220—0.0

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Frequently asked questions

Which Immunology and Microbiology journals accepted papers fastest in 2025?

Among 86 Immunology and Microbiology journals with enough dated articles in 2025, the shortest median time from submission to acceptance was 8 days (HLA). The middle journal's median was 106 days. Speed is not a measure of quality; check scope, indexing and fees too.

How are these times measured?

From the submission and acceptance dates publishers deposit in PubMed, for accepted articles only. Each journal needs at least 50 dated articles in the year shown, and a table headed with a year contains only that year's figures.

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Data sources. Submission, acceptance and publication dates: Courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine (PubMed, entries through Sep 15, 2026). NLM does not endorse Journal Clock, and these figures may not reflect the most current PubMed data. Journal fees and open-access listing: DOAJ (CC0, retrieved Sep 16, 2026). Fees paid by institutions: OpenAPC (Open Database License, retrieved Sep 16, 2026). Retractions: Retraction Watch Database via Crossref (retrieved Sep 16, 2026). Journal identifiers and topics: OpenAlex (CC0). Currency conversion: ECB reference rates (Sep 15, 2026). How these numbers are calculated · For organisations.