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    Avg Days to First Decision

  • 12

    Avg Days to Publication from Acceptance*

  • 89%

    of Published Articles Cited within Two Years of Publication

Infection and Immunity® publishes research related to infections caused by pathogenic bacteria, fungi, and parasites; molecular mechanisms of pathogenicity; interactions of virulence factors with host cells; innate and adaptive immunity to infection; development of vaccines against nonviral pathogens; and genomes of pathogenic bacteria. IAI also welcomes studies on the interaction of microbial communities with their host.

 

Features

  • Spotlights
  • Commentaries
  • Minireviews
  • Editorials
  • Indexed/Abstracted in: Agricola, BIOSIS Previews, CAB Abstracts, Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, Chemical Abstracts Service, Current Contents- Life Sciences, EMBASE, Food Science and Technology Abstracts, Illustrata, Index Medicus, MEDLINE, Science Citation Index (Web of Science), Summon, and more.

Scope

  • Molecular Pathogenesis
  • Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
  • Bacterial Infections
  • Host-Associated Microbial Communities in Health and Disease
  • Host Response and Inflammation
  • Fungal and Parasitic Infections
  • Microbial Immunity and Vaccines
  • Molecular Genomics
  • Interaction of Microbial Communities with Their Host

About the Journal

Editor in Chief
Andreas J. Bäumler,
University of California at Davis

12 Monthly Issues
Online only

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Print ISSN: 0019-9567
Online ISSN: 1098-5522

 

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Quick Decisions, Rapid Publication, and Impactful Citations

Format-Neutral Submissions
For initial submissions, IAI welcomes papers in any format (format-neutral submissions). At this stage, authors are encouraged to upload a single PDF that incorporates the full text, tables, and figures. The reference style, the arrangement of sections of the paper, and other formatting issues are at the discretion of the author at initial submission.

* This number reflects the accepted manuscript posting date.