At the beginning of the New Year, Exploration of Immunology is pleased to announce the “Highly Cited Paper Award” to recognize the most highly cited papers in 2021-2022, and to show our appreciation to those authors. 

Criteria for selection and award:

● Original Articles and Reviews published in 2021-2022;

● Both regular and special issue submissions are considered;

● Citations are counted according to Web of Science (WOS) in 2021-2022;

● Prize for the author team: 300-1,000 USD, certificate of "Highly Cited Paper Award";

● Prize for the corresponding Guest Editor(s): 100-300 USD.

Winning Papers:

★ Interleukin-22 and keratinocytes; pathogenic implications in skin inflammation

   Masutaka Furue*, Mihoko Furue

   Special Issue: Cross Talk Among Skin Cells and Immune Cells

★ Interplay between mesenchymal stromal cells and immune system: clinical applications in immune-related diseases

   Mallis Panagiotis*, Efstathios Michalopoulos, Theofanis Chatzistamatiou, Catherine Stavropoulos Giokas

★ Immunology of biodegradable nanoparticles: a brief overview on a wide growing field

   Anissa Pisani, Giuseppe Bardi*

Congratulations! We believe these articles will be more shining in the future.

In the following year, we will continue to set "Highly Cited Paper Award" to recognize the related authors. On behalf of the Editorial Board and Editorial Office, we warmly welcome more outstanding researchers to participate in and contribute to the journal. Our thriving journal is always open to you!

Since January 2022, EI has appointed 8 talented researchers. They are:

1. Prof. Marc H.V. Van Regenmortel (55 of H-index), the Retired Emeritus CNRS Director of France;

2. Prof. Bernhard Ryffel (91 of H-index) from University of Orleans, France;

3. Dr. Serena Meraviglia (29 of H-index) from University of Palermo, Italy;

4. Prof. Daishu Han (30 of H-index) from Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, China;

5.  Prof. Gerhard Haidl (31 of H-index) from University Clinic Bonn, Germany;

6. Prof. Uday Kishore (46 of H-index) from University of Oxford, UK;

7. Prof. Vladimir N. Uversky (123 of H-index) from University of South Florida, USA;

8. Dr. Roberta Bulla (27 of H-index) from University of Trieste, Italy.

These scholars are all highly accomplished and prominent in their respective research fields. It is our great honor to have them in EI, and we hope they will enjoy their new meaningful role in this promising journal.
EI now has 55 experts on board, and the average H index exceeds 43. For more information about the EI Editorial Board, welcome to visit: https://www.explorationpub.com/Journals/ei/Editorial_Board. 

We are pleased to announce that Exploration of Immunology has been accepted for indexing in Chemical Abstract Services (CAS). 

CAS is a division of the American Chemical Society. It is the most authoritative and comprehensive source for chemical information. CAS intends to help scientists benefit from the published work of their colleagues around the world by monitoring, abstracting and indexing the world's chemistry-related literature.

With the further development of Exploration of Immunology, our Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dominique J. Charron, decided to expand the editorial board team of our journal again. We warmly welcome outstanding immunology experts from all over the world to join us.

We believe you will have a rewarding and significant experience if you join us. Also, this could be an excellent opportunity for you to advance your academic career and build up your network.

Joining our Editorial Board, you will enjoy:

▶enhance your popularity. Your name and photo will be displayed on the Editorial Board website;

▶improve your international reputation via the widespread promotion of the journal;

▶build up your network through international communication and collaboration;

▶connect with excellent international peers and gain more scientific cooperation opportunities;

▶stay up to date with the latest research in your field through review work;

▶ invite your friends or colleagues to join the Editorial Board preferentially;

▶organize your own special issues in your field (with honorarium);

▶receive a Certificate of Appointment.

If you have any inquiries about the journal and positions, please contact the Editorial Office (eijournal@explorationpub.com).

Welcome to subscribe to the journal at: https://www.explorationpub.com/Journals/ei

We are pleased to announce that our publishing company, Open Exploration Publishing Inc., has officially become a member of the Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association (OASPA) now! This is a high recognition of us. 

OASPA is a diverse community of organizations engaged in open scholarship. Their membership includes scholar-led and professional publishers of books and journals, across varied geographies and disciplines, as well as infrastructure and other services. The association promotes and supports scholarly publishers that offer reputable open access publications and reliable open access publishing services. View Open Exploration's membership profile page, here: https://oaspa.org/member/open-exploration-publishing-inc/.

We are pleased to announce that Exploration of Immunology is now indexed in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), an online directory that indexes and provides access to quality open access, peer-reviewed journals. The official website of the journal on DOAJ is https://doaj.org/toc/2768-6655

Launched in 2021, this fully Open Access immunology journal continues to grow in scope and influence. Find out more about the journal: https://www.explorationpub.com/Journals/ei

Exploration of Immunology is recognized in the list of "Journals stating that they follow the ICMJE Recommendations" (http://www.icmje.org/journals-following-the-icmje-recommendations/). From the first day of EI, we adhere to the ICMJE Recommendations to ensure the rigorousness of review and publication process.

We are glad to share with you that the ISSN 2768-6655 was assigned to our journal by the U.S. ISSN Center at the Library of Congress earlier today. This will also be our new starting point and we will do best to obtain one result after another.

Warmly welcome to join us and run the journal together!