67 Immunology and Microbiology journals in ORBIT Tier 1 with at least 10 papers in 2025. ORBIT Tier 1: top quarter of Immunology and Microbiology by citation impact, our own ranking. Not a Scopus or Web of Science quartile.
As of 2 October 2026. From OpenAlex, Crossref and DOAJ. ORBIT Tier is our own ranking within a field, not a Scopus or Web of Science quartile.
| Journal | ISSN | Papers in 2025 | ORBIT Tier | Fee to publish | Open access | DOAJ | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frontiers in Immunology | 1664-3224 | 7,028 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,63,273 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| International Immunopharmacology | 1567-5769 | 1,963 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Biology | 2079-7737 | 1,868 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,11,377 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| PLoS neglected tropical diseases | 1935-2727 | 906 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,57,197 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Fish & Shellfish Immunology | 1050-4648 | 890 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| PLoS Pathogens | 1553-7366 | 767 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,04,880 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Journal of Clinical Investigation | 0021-9738 | 739 | 1 | ≈ ₹5,58,706 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| The Journal of Infectious Diseases | 0022-1899 | 663 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Parasites & Vectors | 1756-3305 | 570 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,14,524 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| International Journal of Cancer | 0020-7136 | 568 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| JCI Insight | 2379-3708 | 545 | 1 | ≈ ₹4,81,643 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy | 0340-7004 | 374 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,90,707 to publish | Yes | Yes | Germany |
| Science Translational Medicine | 1946-6234 | 336 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Nature Immunology | 1529-2908 | 328 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Dermatology and Therapy | 2190-9172 | 303 | 1 | ≈ ₹6,47,550 to publish | Yes | Yes | Germany |
| European Journal of Immunology | 0014-2980 | 261 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Germany |
| Immunity | 1074-7613 | 260 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Cytokine | 1043-4666 | 248 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| The Journal of Experimental Medicine | 0022-1007 | 204 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Immunology | 0019-2805 | 195 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Leukocyte Biology | 0741-5400 | 191 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Inflammation Research | 1023-3830 | 186 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Switzerland |
| The AAPS Journal | 1550-7416 | 184 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Inflammation | 0360-3997 | 177 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control | 2047-2994 | 173 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,03,641 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Science Immunology | 2470-9468 | 155 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Molecular Biomedicine | 2662-8651 | 153 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,70,992 to publish | Yes | Yes | Singapore |
| Current Opinion in Immunology | 0952-7915 | 145 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Trends in Immunology | 1471-4906 | 140 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Science Signaling | 1937-9145 | 135 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Nature reviews. Immunology | 1474-1733 | 132 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Cellular and Molecular Immunology | 1672-7681 | 128 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | China |
| Infectious Diseases of Poverty | 2049-9957 | 127 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,57,932 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Clinical Immunology | 0271-9142 | 120 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Mucosal Immunology | 1933-0219 | 117 | 1 | ≈ ₹4,42,148 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy | 1471-2598 | 115 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Immunological Reviews | 0105-2896 | 115 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Journal of Autoimmunity | 0896-8411 | 113 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Expert Review of Vaccines | 1476-0584 | 107 | 1 | ≈ ₹4,06,739 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Journal of Biomedical Science | 1021-7770 | 107 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Current Opinion in HIV and AIDS | 1746-630X | 93 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Clinical & Experimental Immunology | 0009-9104 | 92 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews | 1359-6101 | 77 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| International Immunology | 0953-8178 | 76 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| BioDrugs | 1172-7039 | 61 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Switzerland |
| Immunity & Ageing | 1742-4933 | 61 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,14,524 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Seminars in Immunology | 1044-5323 | 58 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Journal of Inflammation | 1476-9255 | 57 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,04,673 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Genes and Immunity | 1466-4879 | 56 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Microbes and Infection | 1286-4579 | 55 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | France |
| Immune Network | 1598-2629 | 44 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | South Korea |
| Cell Insight | 2772-8927 | 39 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,07,106 to publish | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Seminars in Immunopathology | 1863-2297 | 38 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Germany |
| Journal of Innate Immunity | 1662-811X | 37 | 1 | ≈ ₹4,02,483 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Autoimmunity | 0891-6934 | 32 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,78,859 to publish | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Archivum Immunologiae et Therapiae Experimentalis | 0004-069X | 31 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Switzerland |
| Annual Review of Immunology | 0732-0582 | 29 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Frontiers in Parasitology | 2813-2424 | 29 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,24,883 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| Pathogens and Immunity | 2469-2964 | 28 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Immunotherapy Advances | 2732-4303 | 24 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,81,090 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Immunometabolism | 2633-0407 | 22 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United Kingdom |
| Discovery Immunology | 2754-2483 | 21 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,67,704 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| International Reviews of Immunology | 0883-0185 | 16 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Journal of Immunotoxicology | 1547-6901 | 16 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,78,859 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Immunity & Inflammation | 3059-4774 | 15 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Retrovirology | 1742-4690 | 15 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,70,992 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Pathogens and Disease | 2049-632X | 14 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |