Publishing with Clinical & Experimental Immunology

A journal of the British Society for Immunology (BSI), Clinical & Experimental Immunology (CEI) is an authoritative, international and well-respected journal publishing high-quality and impactful research and review articles in the field of translational immunology.

As a Clinical & Experimental Immunology author, you will be part of a prestigious tradition of excellence. We have been publishing the world’s finest minds, shaping and developing important and rigorous research and scholarship for almost 60 years.  
 

A global community

Clinical & Experimental Immunology connects powerful ideas with the widest audience to give your research the greatest possible impact. Regions where CEI has the highest number of article downloads include China, Europe, and North America, and we have published research from authors in over 120 countries.

• 17,203 total citations in 2021*

• 2021 Impact Factor: 5.732* (a 32% increase on prior year)

• 5-year Impact Factor: 5.163*

• Immediacy Index: 0.956*

• 2021 CiteScore: 8.2**

• Publishing in CEI gets your work noticed! 91% of articles published in 2021 have been mentioned online, including in news outlets, social media, patents, and government policy documents***.

• Articles published in CEI benefit from the support of the BSI’s dedicated promotion to Society members and the wider global immunology community, including via the journal’s social media (make sure you’re following us on Twitter @CEIjournal!)

*Source: Journal Citation Reports™, Clarivate, 2022 
**Source: Scopus, 2022
***Source: Altmetric, 2022

Society Member Discount Charges

BSI members are eligible for a 33% discount for Open Access fees. If you are interested in becoming a member, find out more on the Society website.
 

Efficient and transparent editorial processes

Led by Editor-in-Chief Professor Leonie Taams, CEI has an international Editorial Board of specialists representing the diverse field of immunology, including leaders in:

• Autoimmunity

• Cancer Immunity

• Immune-mediated Inflammatory Diseases

• Immunodeficiency

• Infectious Diseases and Vaccines

• Neuroimmunology

Our Board also includes a team of Early Career Researchers who work closely with senior members of the team to learn how to effectively review for a journal, as well as receiving experience in other Editorial Board activities.

When you submit a manuscript to CEI, you can be confident that the support of our editorial team and our rigorous peer review process will ensure that your research findings are published at their best. 

Editorial decision-making is managed by a team of active researchers, clinicians, and academics whose expertise represents the diverse immunology research community.

Clinical & Experimental Immunology offers format-free submission. Manuscripts can be submitted in any common document format that can be easily opened and read by others. A single PDF or Word file is usually reliable.