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Microbes & Immunity is a multidisciplinary peer-reviewed journal dedicated to advancing the understanding of the interactions between microbes and the immune system. The journal provides an open access publishing platform for researchers, clinicians, and scientists to disseminate their original research, reviews, and perspectives related to various aspects of microbes and immunity. The journal aims to foster collaboration and knowledge exchange in the fields of microbiology, immunology, infectious diseases, and related disciplines.

The scope of the Journal of Microbes & Immunity encompasses a broad range of topics within the field of microbial immunology, including but not limited to:

Host-Microbe Interactions:

Studies investigating the complex interactions between microbes and the host immune system, including mechanisms of immune recognition, signaling pathways, and modulation of immune responses.

Microbial Pathogenesis:

Research focusing on the molecular and cellular mechanisms employed by pathogenic microbes to invade, colonize, and cause diseases in hosts. This includes studies on virulence factors, host immune evasion strategies, and mechanisms of microbial persistence.

Immunomodulation by Microbes:

Investigations into the role of microbes in modulating immune responses, including the influence of the microbiota on immune development, immune homeostasis, and susceptibility to infections and immune-mediated disorders.

Microbiome and Immunity:

Research exploring the composition, diversity, and functional roles of microbial communities (microbiomes) in relation to host immune system development, maintenance, and dysregulation. This includes studies on the gut, skin, respiratory, and other microbiomes.

Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics:

Studies focused on the development and evaluation of vaccines, immunotherapies, and other interventions targeting microbial pathogens or utilizing microbial components to enhance immune responses. This includes preclinical and clinical research, as well as vaccine adjuvants and delivery systems.

Host Defense Mechanisms:

Investigations into the innate and adaptive immune responses against microbial infections, including the role of immune cells, cytokines, chemokines, antibodies, and other immune effectors. This encompasses studies on antimicrobial peptides, phagocytosis, cellular immunity, and immune memory.

Microbial Genomics and Proteomics:

Research utilizing genomic, transcriptomic, and proteomic approaches to understand the genetic and molecular characteristics of microbes and their interactions with the host immune system. This includes studies on microbial virulence factors, drug resistance, and microbial evolution.

Diagnostic Methods and Technologies:

Development and evaluation of novel diagnostic methods, tools, and technologies for the detection, identification, and characterization of microbial pathogens, as well as immune biomarkers and immune profiling techniques.

2. Publishing Model

Gold open access. All articles published by MI are made freely and permanently accessible online immediately from the date of publication. For further information, please refer to Open Access.

3. Copyright and License to Publish

Articles in MI are published under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). The CC BY 4.0 allows for maximum dissemination and re-use of open access materials and is preferred by many research funding bodies. Under this license users are free to share (copy, distribute and transmit) and remix (adapt) the contribution for any purposes, even commercially, provided that the users appropriately acknowledge the original authors and the source.

Copyright is retained by authors. Authors are required to sign a License to Publish (which can be downloaded from the journal's Author Instructions), granting MI, which identifies itself as the original publisher, exclusive rights to publish their articles, and granting any third party the right to use the articles freely as long as the integrity is maintained and the original authors, citation details and publisher are identified.

4. Editorial Board

For more information about the editorial team, please refer to Editorial Board.

5. Editorial Policies

All manuscripts submitted to MI should adhere to AccScience Publishing's Editorial Policies.

6. Peer Review

The journal adheres to rigorous peer review and undergoes double-blind peer review. For more details, please refer to Editorial Process.

7. Publication Ethics Statement

MI fully adheres to the Code of Conduct and the Best Practice Guidelines of Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

The Editors of this journal enforce a rigorous peer-review process together with strict ethical policies and standards to guarantee to add high quality scientific works to the field of scholarly publication. Unfortunately, cases of plagiarism, data falsification, image manipulation, inappropriate authorship credit, and the like, do arise. The Editors of MI take such publishing ethics issues very seriously and are trained to proceed in such cases with a zero tolerance policy. To verify the originality of content submitted to our journals, we use CrossCheck (powered by iThenticate) to check submissions against previous publications.

8. Contact

Please visit the page of Editorial Office for details about different queries.

Microbes & Immunity, Electronic ISSN: 3029-2883 Print ISSN: 3041-0886, Published by AccScience Publishing