Aims & Scope

Aim

Journal of Inflammatory and Infectious Medicine (JIIM) is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal dedicated to advancing research in inflammation, infection, immunology, and their associated diseases.

The journal publishes basic, translational, and clinical research that improves the understanding of inflammatory and infectious processes, immune responses, and the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying related diseases. JIIM also welcomes studies on disease-associated molecular pathways, biomarkers, therapeutic targets, and treatment strategies that are relevant to inflammation, infection, immune regulation, and associated pathological conditions.

The journal aims to provide an interdisciplinary platform connecting fundamental mechanisms with disease diagnosis, prevention, and therapeutic development in humans and other animals, as well as relevant in vitro and in vivo models.

Scope

JIIM welcomes original research articles, reviews, communications, case reports, and other scholarly contributions in areas including, but not limited to:

1. Inflammation and Inflammatory Diseases

  • Molecular and cellular mechanisms of inflammation
  • Acute and chronic inflammatory diseases
  • Autoinflammatory and autoimmune diseases
  • Inflammatory responses in immune and non-immune cells
  • Anti-inflammatory mechanisms and therapies

2. Infectious Diseases and Host–Pathogen Interactions

  • Viral, bacterial, fungal, and parasitic infections
  • Host immune responses to infection
  • Host–pathogen interactions
  • Pathogen biology and mechanisms of pathogenicity
  • Antimicrobial mechanisms, resistance, and anti-infective therapies

3. Immunology and Immune Regulation

  • Innate and adaptive immunity
  • Immune cells and immune regulation
  • Cytokines, chemokines, receptors, and associated signaling pathways
  • Immune checkpoints and immune-mediated diseases
  • Molecular mechanisms of immune dysfunction

4. Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Associated Diseases

  • Molecular mechanisms linking inflammation, infection, and immune dysregulation to disease
  • Disease-associated genes, proteins, receptors, and signaling pathways
  • Genetic and epigenetic regulation of inflammatory, infectious, and immune-related processes
  • Cellular stress, tissue injury, and disease-associated molecular responses
  • Anti-inflammatory mechanisms and therapies

5. Cancer-Associated Inflammation and Immunity

  • Tumor-associated inflammation and immune responses
  • Tumor microenvironment and immune regulation
  • Cytokines, immune checkpoints, and signaling pathways in cancer
  • Molecular targets associated with cancer-related inflammatory and immune processes
  • Cancer immunotherapy and related therapeutic mechanisms

6. Therapeutic Targets and Treatment Strategies

  • Molecular targets and signaling pathways for therapeutic intervention
  • Immunotherapy and targeted therapy
  • Recombinant proteins and biologically based therapeutics
  • Anti-inflammatory and anti-infective drug development
  • Therapeutic mechanisms and drug responses in inflammation-, infection-, and immune-associated diseases

7. Biomarkers, Diagnosis, and Precision Medicine

  • Molecular and immune biomarkers
  • Diagnostic and prognostic markers
  • Molecular diagnostics for inflammatory, infectious, and immune-associated diseases
  • Precision and personalized medicine
  • Translational approaches for disease diagnosis, prevention, and treatment