Seminars in Immunopathology

Seminars in Immunopathology is a quarterly review journal founded in 1978 and published by Springer in Germany, dedicated to keeping clinicians and pathologists up to date on developments in immunopathology, with Petra Arck serving as editor-in-chief and a 2025 Journal Impact Factor of 11.5（Seminars in Immunopathology）是由德国（Springer）出版的季刊综述期刊，创刊于 1978 年，致力于让临床医师与病理学家跟进免疫病理学领域进展，主编为（Petra Arck），2025 年期刊影响因子为 11.5。

Scope

• It is a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to keeping clinicians and pathologists updated on developments in immunopathology该刊为同行评审期刊，宗旨是让临床医师与病理学家跟进免疫病理学进展。
• It publishes review articles that summarise recent developments in themed topical issues该刊以专题专辑形式发表综述文章，系统梳理近期进展。
• Topical issues are usually organised with the help of a guest editor各期专题通常在客座编辑的协助下组织。
• Reviews are invited from leading experts who have personally contributed to the topic综述邀约在该专题上有直接研究贡献的权威专家撰写。
• Each paper closes with key references rather than an exhaustive bibliography每篇论文在文末给出关键参考文献而非详尽书目，便于读者按图索骥。
• It publishes special collections on topics of high interest and novelty, including immunometabolism and host-pathogen interactions该刊就高关注度与新颖主题出版专题合集，涵盖免疫代谢与宿主—病原体相互作用。

History

• It was founded in 1978 as Springer Seminars in Immunopathology by Peter A. Miescher and Hans Muller-Eberhard该刊于 1978 年由（Peter A. Miescher）与（Hans Muller-Eberhard）创办，初名（Springer Seminars in Immunopathology）。^[1]
• The journal was later renamed Seminars in Immunopathology该刊其后更名为（Seminars in Immunopathology）。
• After Hans Muller-Eberhard died in 1998, Peter A. Miescher continued the journal until new leadership took over in 2005（Hans Muller-Eberhard）于 1998 年逝世后，（Peter A. Miescher）继续主持该刊，直至 2005 年交予新任主编。
• It ranks second among 89 journals in the pathology category and twelfth among 183 journals in immunology该刊在病理学类别 89 种期刊中排名第二，在免疫学类别 183 种期刊中排名第 12。
• Its Journal Impact Factor was 11.5 for 2025 with a five-year impact factor of 12.2该刊 2025 年期刊影响因子为 11.5，五年影响因子为 12.2。
• It follows a hybrid publishing model and applies no publication charges except for open access services该刊采用混合出版模式，除开放获取等特别服务外不收取发表费用。

Editors

• Its editor-in-chief is Petra Arck, who holds a medical degree该刊主编为医学博士（Petra Arck）。
• The founding editors were Peter A. Miescher and Hans Muller-Eberhard创始主编为（Peter A. Miescher）与（Hans Muller-Eberhard）。
• Guest editors commission and assemble the reviews for individual topical issues客座编辑为各期专题组约并汇编综述稿件。
• The journal reports a median of 16 days from submission to first decision该刊公布从投稿到首次决定的中位数为 16 天。
• Reviews by leading experts are invited through an internationally composed editorial board该刊通过国际化的编委会邀约权威专家撰写综述。