Current Opinion in Immunology
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ISSN: 0952-7915
Imprint: CURRENT OPINION
The Current Opinion journals were developed out of the recognition that it is increasingly difficult for specialists to keep up to date
with the expanding volume of information published in their subject. In Current Opinion in Immunology, we help the reader by
providing in a ... click here for full Aims & Scope
The Current Opinion journals were developed out of the recognition that it is increasingly difficult for specialists to keep up to date
with the expanding volume of information published in their subject. In Current Opinion in Immunology, we help the reader by
providing in a systematic manner:
1. The views of experts on current advances in structural biology in a clear and readable form.
2. Evaluations of the most interesting papers, annotated by experts, from the great wealth of original publications.
Division
of the subject into sections
The subject of immunology is divided into themed sections, each of which is reviewed once a year.
The amount of space devoted to each section is related to its importance.
• Innate immunity • Antigen processing and presentation • Lymphocyte development • Cancer/Tumor immunology • Lymphocyte activation • Lymphocyte effector functions •
Host-pathogen interactions • Immunological techniques • Immunogenetics • Transplantation • Autoimmuniy • Allergy
and hypersensitivity.
There is also a section that changes every year to reflect hot topics in the field.
Selection of topics
to be reviewed
Section Editors, who are major authorities in the field, are appointed by the Editors of the journal. They divide
their section into a number of topics, ensuring that the field is comprehensively covered and that all issues of current importance are
emphasised. Section Editors commission reviews from leading researchers on each topic that they have selected.
Reviews
Authors write short review articles in which they present recent developments in their subject, emphasising the aspects that, in their
opinion, are most important. In addition, they provide short annotations to the papers that they consider to be most interesting from
all those published in their topic over the previous year.
Editorial Overview
Section Editors write a short overview at
the beginning of the section to introduce the reviews and to draw the reader's attention to any particularly interesting developments.
This successful format has made Current Opinion in Immunology one of the most highly regarded and highly cited review journals
in the field (ISI Impact factor 2003, 12.1)
Ethics in Publishing: General Statement
The Editor(s) and Publisher of
this Journal believe that there are fundamental principles underlying scholarly or professional publishing. While this may not amount
to a formal 'code of conduct', these fundamental principles with respect to the authors' paper are that the paper should: i) be the authors'
own original work, which has not been previously published elsewhere, ii) reflect the authors' own research and analysis and do so in
a truthful and complete manner, iii) properly credit the meaningful contributions of co-authors and co-researchers, iv) not be submitted
to more than one journal for consideration, and v) be appropriately placed in the context of prior and existing research. Of equal importance
are ethical guidelines dealing with research methods and research funding, including issues dealing with informed consent, research subject
privacy rights, conflicts of interest, and sources of funding. While it may not be possible to draft a 'code' that applies adequately
to all instances and circumstances, we believe it useful to outline our expectations of authors and procedures that the Journal will
employ in the event of questions concerning author conduct. With respect to conflicts of interest, the Publisher now requires authors
to declare any conflicts of interest that relate to papers accepted for publication in this Journal. A conflict of interest may exist
when an author or the author's institution has a financial or other relationship with other people or organizations that may inappropriately
influence the author's work. A conflict can be actual or potential and full disclosure to the Journal is the safest course. All submissions
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Editors
Frederick Alt
Philippa Marrack
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