Instructions for authors
About the Journal
Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics is an Open Access international, peer-reviewed journal publishing high-quality, original research. Please see the journal's Aims & Scope for information about its focus and peer-review policy.
Open Access means you can publish your research so it is free to access online as soon as it is published, meaning anyone can read (and cite) your work. Please see our guide to Open Access for more information. Many funders mandate publishing your research open access; you can check open access funder policies and mandates here.
Please note that this journal only publishes manuscripts in English.
Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics accepts the following types of article:
Short Reports
Research Papers/Reports
Research Papers/Reports on Clinical Trials
Commentaries
Meeting Reports
Case Reports
Reviews
Mini Reviews
Product Review
Book Reviews
Letters
Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics is an international, peer-reviewed journal publishing high-quality, original research. Please see the journal’s Aims & Scope for information about its focus and peer-review policy.
Please note that this journal only publishes manuscripts in English.
Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics accepts the following types of article:
Short Reports
Research Papers/Reports
Research Papers/Reports on Clinical Trials
Commentaries
Meeting Reports
Case Reports
Reviews
Mini Reviews
Product Review
Book Reviews
Letters
Article Publishing Charge
The standard article publishing charge (APC) for this journal is $3085, £2375, €2730, A$4130, plus VAT or other local taxes where applicable in your country. There is no submission charge.
Find out more about article publishing charges and funding options.
Peer Review and Ethics
Taylor & Francis is committed to peer-review integrity and upholding the highest standards of review. Once your paper has been assessed for suitability by the editor, it will then be single_blind peer reviewed by independent, anonymous expert referees. Find out more about what to expect during peer review and read our guidance on publishing ethics.
Preparing Your Paper
All authors submitting to medicine, biomedicine, health sciences, and allied and public health journals should conform to the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals, prepared by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE).
Article Types
Short Reports
Should be written with the following elements in the following order: title page; abstract; keywords; main text introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion; acknowledgments; declaration of interest statement; references; appendices (as appropriate); table(s) with caption(s) (on individual pages); figures; figure captions (as a list)
Should contain an unstructured abstract of 200 words.
Should contain between 5 and 10 keywords. Read making your article more discoverable, including information on choosing a title and search engine optimization.
Research Papers/Reports
Should be written with the following elements in the following order: title page; abstract; keywords; main text introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion; acknowledgments; declaration of interest statement; references; appendices (as appropriate); table(s) with caption(s) (on individual pages); figures; figure captions (as a list)
Should contain an unstructured abstract of 250 words.
Should contain between 5 and 10 keywords. Read making your article more discoverable, including information on choosing a title and search engine optimization.
Abstract: A single paragraph of fewer than 250 words. The primary goal of the abstract is to make the general significance and conceptual advance of the work clearly accessible to a broad readership. References and excess details should not be included in the Abstract.
Introduction: Provide relevant background to the area of investigation, justification for the study, and statement of the hypothesis being studied.
Patients and Methods/Materials and Methods: Describe the selection of patients or experimental animals, including controls. Do not use patients’ names or hospital numbers. Identify methods, equipment (manufacturer’s name and address) and procedures in sufficient detail to allow other workers to reproduce the results. Provide references and brief descriptions of methods that have been published. When using new methods, evaluate their advantages and limitations. Identify drugs and chemicals, including generic name, dosage and route(s) of administration.
Indicate whether the clinical procedures were approved by the Ethics Committee of Human Experimentation in your country, or are in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration of 1975.
For reagents listed in the Materials and Methods section, the company that supplied the reagent and the catalog number should be listed in parentheses; do not list the company location.
Results: Present results in a logical sequence in Tables and Figures. In the text, explain, emphasize or summarize the most important observations. Units of measurement should be expressed in accordance with Systeme International d’Unites (SI Units).
Discussion: Do not repeat in detail the data given in the Results section. Rather, emphasize the new and important aspects of the study. Relate observations to other relevant published studies. On the basis of your findings (and others’), discuss possible implications/conclusions for the area and field. When stating a new hypothesis, clearly label it as such. State the strengths and weaknesses / limitations of the study. Conclude by stating future directions for this work
References: No more than 125.
Figure legends: Figure legends should provide a clear explanation of the figure but leave technical details in the Methods section. Tables: Tables should be numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals and include descriptive titles and legends. Add explanatory footnotes as needed to make the tables clear.
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