Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Encyclopedia
The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology is a medical journal
in the field of allergy
and immunology
. It is the official journal of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology
. The journal was established in 1929 as the Journal of Allergy and obtained its current name in 1971. According to the 2008 Journal Citation Reports
, the journal has an impact factor
of 9.773, ranking it 1st of 17 in the Allergy category and 9th of 121 in the Immunology category.
Medical journal
A public health journal is a scientific journal devoted to the field of public health, including epidemiology, biostatistics, and health care . Public health journals, like most scientific journals, are peer-reviewed...
in the field of allergy
Allergy
An Allergy is a hypersensitivity disorder of the immune system. Allergic reactions occur when a person's immune system reacts to normally harmless substances in the environment. A substance that causes a reaction is called an allergen. These reactions are acquired, predictable, and rapid...
and immunology
Immunology
Immunology is a broad branch of biomedical science that covers the study of all aspects of the immune system in all organisms. It deals with the physiological functioning of the immune system in states of both health and diseases; malfunctions of the immune system in immunological disorders ; the...
. It is the official journal of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology
The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Founded in 1943, the AAAAI is a professional medical membership organization of nearly 6,500 allergist/immunologists and related professionals around the world with advanced training and experience in allergy, asthma and other immunologic diseases...
. The journal was established in 1929 as the Journal of Allergy and obtained its current name in 1971. According to the 2008 Journal Citation Reports
Journal Citation Reports
Journal Citation Reports is an annual publication by the Healthcare & Science division of Thomson Reuters. It has been integrated with the Web of Knowledge, by Thomson Reuters, and is accessed from the Web of Science to JCR Web. It provides information about academic journals in the sciences and...
, the journal has an impact factor
Impact factor
The impact factor, often abbreviated IF, is a measure reflecting the average number of citations to articles published in science and social science journals. It is frequently used as a proxy for the relative importance of a journal within its field, with journals with higher impact factors deemed...
of 9.773, ranking it 1st of 17 in the Allergy category and 9th of 121 in the Immunology category.