- Aims and Scope
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Aims and Scope
The Journal of Immunology and Geriatrics publishes basic, experimental, translational and clinical research on immunology and aging, from cellular and molecular mechanisms to studies of care in older adults.
What the journal is for
- To publish rigorous research on how the immune system changes with age and how those changes shape health and disease in older adults.
- To bring together work from the laboratory, the clinic and the community, so that findings in immunology inform geriatric care and clinical observations inform mechanistic questions.
- To make that research freely available, with clear methods and transparent peer review practices.
From mechanism to the care of older adults
JIG considers basic, experimental, translational and clinical research on immunology and aging. The journal welcomes work at every point on this range, including the research areas below. The areas are illustrative, not exhaustive, and a topic not named here is considered on its merits.
Immunosenescence and inflammaging
Cellular and molecular changes in the aging immune system, including innate and adaptive immunity.
Biomarkers and disease models
Immune markers of aging and experimental systems, including aged animal models and in vitro approaches.
Autoimmunity and immune-mediated disease
Loss of tolerance and inflammatory disease in later life, from pathogenesis to clinical presentation.
Infection, vaccination and cancer
Vaccine response, infection susceptibility, tumor immunity and transplantation in older adults.
Translational and clinical studies
Studies that connect immune findings to outcomes, interventions and care in geriatric populations.
Examples of topics
- Aging of innate and adaptive immune cells
- Chronic inflammation and age-related disease
- Vaccine response and infection susceptibility in older adults
- Immunotherapy and tumor immunity in later life
- Immune-mediated disease and comorbidities in older adults
- Immune aspects of frailty and healthy aging
- Regenerative medicine and the aging immune system
- Clinical immunology and the care of older adults
Contributions from the biomedical, clinical, laboratory, social, behavioral, data and computational sciences are welcome when they address a question about immunology and aging.
What the journal publishes
Requirements for each type are set out in the Instructions for Authors.
- Original Research
- Empirical studies in the laboratory, the clinic or the community, using quantitative, qualitative or mixed methods.
- Review Article
- Narrative or critical reviews that interpret and organize the evidence on a defined question in immunology and aging.
- Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
- Systematic syntheses of evidence on a defined question, with or without meta-analysis.
- Methods
- New, adapted or validated methods, assays, models and study protocols.
- Short Communication
- Concise reports of a focused or preliminary finding.
- Case Report
- Individual cases or short case series that offer new insight into immunology and aging.
- Perspective or Commentary
- Reasoned, evidence-based arguments on a current question or on published research.
- Letter
- Brief responses to articles published in JIG, or short observations of relevance to the field.
Where a manuscript sits between types, authors choose the closest type and explain the choice in the cover letter. A short case series is classified as a Case Report.
How manuscripts are assessed
Manuscripts are assessed for their relevance to immunology and aging, the soundness of their methods, the quality of reporting and whether their conclusions are proportionate to the evidence. Basic, experimental, translational and clinical studies are assessed on the same criteria.
Single-blind by default; double-blind review is available on request.
If you are unsure whether a topic fits, send the title and abstract to the editorial office at info@openaccesspub.org before submitting.
Submit a manuscript to JIG
Please read the Instructions for Authors and the Editorial Policies before submitting. The article processing charge of USD 1,800 is payable only after acceptance; withdrawal after submission is subject to the journal's withdrawal policy.