期刊名称：IMMUNITY
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
The scope of Immunity continues to broaden beyond traditional areas of immunology. It publishes novel research in structural biology, signal transduction, cytokine biochemistry, and stem cell biology.
Instructions to Authors
Reviewing and Publication Schedule
All submissions will be subject to an immediate screening process by the Editors. Those that meet the criteria for consideration will normally be sent to reviewers who have agreed in advance to assess the paper rapidly. The Editors will make every effort to reach decisions on these papers within four weeks of the submission date. Papers that do not conform to the general criteria for publication will be returned immediately, without detailed review. Accepted papers will appear in the next available issue.
Submission of Research Articles
Each submission should be accompanied by an addendum to the cover letter addressing three questions: (1) what is the scientific question being asked by this study, (2) what are the principal new findings that answer this question, and (3) what is the significance of the results for the field? The authors' answers to these questions will not only help the editors in selecting appropriate reviewers, but will be forwarded to the referees along with the manuscript to aid in the review process.
Immunity encourages authors to submit manuscripts via our online submission system, Editorial Manager (https://ww1.editorialmanager.com/im/). Authors who are submitting a manuscript online for the first time should read the Author Tutorial for Editorial Manager.
Manuscript file types that we can accept for online submission include Word, WordPerfect, RTF, and TXT; figure file types include TIFF, JPEG, EPS, Postscript, and PDF (see below for figure specifications). Please do not submit Excel, PowerPoint, Photoshop, or Illustrator files to Immunity for review purposes, as Editorial Manager does not support these file types. Required items differ for each article type and are specified during the uploading of files for review. Note that abstracts need to be submitted as text files separate from the body of the manuscript as well as within the manuscript file. If you are unable to submit your manuscript online, a copy of the manuscript can be sent to The Editors, Immunity, Cell Press, 1100 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138.
Please note: If a paper is accepted for publication, the author will be asked to send hard copies of all text and figures, as well as a Microsoft Word file of the text and digital files of the figures on a single CD.
If a manuscript is closely related to papers in press or submitted elsewhere, it will be considered for publication only after copies of these papers are provided. Under no circumstances will any paper be considered that contains any data that have been or will be submitted for publication elsewhere (including symposium volumes). Revised manuscripts will be reconsidered only if resubmitted within two months of the date of the original decision.
Manuscript Organization
The total character count of an article must be under 55,000 (including spaces), and the combined number of tables and figures should not exceed 7. All text should be double spaced. Footnotes should not be used and will be transferred to the text. Gene symbols should be italicized; protein products should not be italicized. Nonstandard abbreviations should be defined when first used in the text. Please use American spelling.
Summary
A single paragraph of fewer than 150 words. The primary goal of the summary should be to make the general significance and conceptual advance of the work clearly accessible to a broad readership. References should not be cited in the Summary.
Running Title
No more than 50 characters (including spaces).
Introduction
Succinct, with no subheadings.
Results and Discussion
These sections may each be divided by subheadings or may be combined.
Experimental Procedures
This section should contain sufficient detail so that all procedures can be repeated, in conjunction with cited references.
References
All in-text citations and listed references should be set in Cell Press style: in-text citations should include first author name and year of publication (Smith et al., 2003), and the reference list should appear in alphabetical order. The references should include only articles that are published or in press. Unpublished data, submitted manuscripts, abstracts, and personal communications should be cited within the text only. Personal communication should be documented by a letter of permission. Please use the following style for references:
Article in a periodical:
Sondheimer, N., and Lindquist, S. (2000). Rnq1: an epigenetic modifier of protein function in yeast. Mol. Cell 5, 163-172.
Article in a book:
Sorenson, P.W., and Caprio, J.C. (1998). Chemoreception. In The Physiology of Fishes, D.H. Evans, ed. (Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press), pp. 375-405.
An entire book:
Cowan, W.M., Jessell, T.M., and Zipursky, S.L. (1997). Molecular and Cellular Approaches to Neural Development (New York: Oxford University Press).
Figures
The combined number of tables and figures should not exceed 7. Authors will be charged $1000 for the first color figure and $250 for each additional color figure, which partially defrays the cost of separating and printing color figures. Photographs should be provided with a scale bar, if appropriate. Before sending figures, please refer to the guidelines for submission, which can be found below. The publisher reserves the right to resize figures.
Figure Legends
Legends should be included in the submitted manuscript as a separate section. Each figure legend should have a brief, separate title that describes the entire figure without citing specific panels.
Tables
Tables should include a title, and footnotes and/or legend should be concise. If possible, try to avoid separating columns with tabs or spaces. Instead, please use the Microsoft Word table function. Include tables in the submitted manuscript as a separate section.
Figures for Manuscripts Submitted for Review
Figures submitted for review (via Editorial Manager) can be in any of the following formats. They should adhere generally to the style guidelines outlined under Figures for Accepted Manuscripts (below).
Image formats for figures in manuscripts submitted for review:
- TIFF (.tif)
- Encapsulated Postscript (.eps)
- Postscript (.ps)
- Portable Document File (.pdf)
- JPEG (.jpg)
Please note that in order to use electronic submission, you will need to convert Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator and Microsoft PowerPoint files to one of the formats listed above.
Figures for Accepted Manuscripts
Once a manuscript is accepted for publication, authors will be asked to send the following:
- Two sets of high-quality glossy hard copies that can be used for scanning (if necessary) and color matching.
- High-resolution digital files. Please see resolution requirements below.
For figures that have multiple panels, the labels should be set in uppercase Helvetica or Arial. Each figure must be assembled into one file that prints onto one 81/2 ¡Á 11 page. Please do not print separate panels on multiple pages.
Image formats for figures in accepted manuscripts:
- TIFF (.tif) (preferred format for raster image files)
- Encapsulated Postscript (.eps) (preferred format for vector image files)
- Postscript (.ps)
- Adobe Illustrator (.ai)
- Adobe Photoshop (all versions) (.psd)
- Portable Document File (.pdf)
- JPEG (.jpg)
TIFF Files (.tif)
TIFF is our preferred format.
Encapsulated Postscript Files (.eps)
As with all vector files (Adobe Illustrator, etc.), when saving as .eps, please be sure to embed all fonts or convert to outlines or paths.
Postscript Files (.ps)
There are many different drawing programs, not all of them supported by the software we use. From almost all of these programs, you should be able to produce a postscript file. When printing, select to print to a (postscript) file, rather than printing by default to a printer. The image must be in portrait orientation. Please be sure to embed all fonts when you save as postscript.
Resolution Requirements
For black and white photographs or micrographs and for any type of graph or drawing in grayscale, the resolution of your file should be a minimum of 500 dpi. For figures that contain color, the resolution should be a minimum of 300 dpi.
Color Images
For printing purposes, we need to convert the color mode of digital figures from RGB to CMYK, a process that can sometimes make colors appear less vibrant (especially bright blues and reds). To avoid changes (and possible delays) at a later stage, please check figures in CMYK for shifts in color.
File Naming
Please name files by first author and number of figure, e.g., Smith1.tif, Smith2.tif, etc.
Reviews and Minireviews
Reviews and minireviews are usually commissioned, but suggestions in the form of a one-page summary are welcome and may be sent to the Cell Press office. Reviews should be written for nonspecialists. In addition to a balanced view of the topic, reviews can provide new conceptual frameworks for recent data. Minireviews should briefly discuss a sharply focused topic of recent experimental research and make it accessible to researchers in other areas. A critical but balanced view of the field should be covered.
Prepublication Publicity Policy
Work intended for submission to Immunity, currently under consideration at Immunity, or "in press" at Immunity may not be discussed with the media (including other scientific journals) before publication. Providing preprints, granting interviews, discussing data with members of the media, or participating in press conferences in advance of publication without prior approval from the Cell Press editorial office may be grounds for rejection. Authors are welcome to present and discuss material intended for publication in Immunity at scientific meetings; however, we do require that they refrain from discussing the findings with members of the press beyond those included in the formal presentation. In addition, we encourage meeting organizers to contact our editorial office in advance of a meeting if they have any questions regarding this policy.
Distribution of Material
Publication of a research article in Immunity is taken to imply that the authors are prepared to distribute freely to academic researchers for their own use any materials (e.g., cells, DNA, antibodies, reagents) used in the published experiments. In cases of dispute, authors may be required to make primary data available to the Editors. Nucleic acid and protein sequences as well as X-ray crystallographic coordinates should be deposited in the appropriate database.
Editorial Board
Immunity
1100 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
USA
Telephone: 617-661-7057
Fax: 617-661-7061
Email: editor@immunity.com
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