''Allergy'' is a monthly

peer-reviewed Peer review is the evaluation of work by one or more people with similar competencies as the producers of the work ( peers). It functions as a form of self-regulation by qualified members of a profession within the relevant field. Peer review ...

medical journal A medical journal is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that communicates medical information to physicians, other health professionals. Journals that cover many medical specialties are sometimes called general medical journals. History The first ...

covering the field of

allergy Allergies, also known as allergic diseases, are various conditions caused by hypersensitivity of the immune system to typically harmless substances in the environment. These diseases include Allergic rhinitis, hay fever, Food allergy, food al ...

and

immunology Immunology is a branch of biology and medicine that covers the study of Immune system, immune systems in all Organism, organisms. Immunology charts, measures, and contextualizes the Physiology, physiological functioning of the immune system in ...

, that is published by Wiley on behalf of the European Academy of Allergology and Clinical Immunology. It publishes both original articles and reviews. The

editor-in-chief An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies. The editor-in-chief heads all departments of the organization and is held accoun ...

is Cezmi Akdis (

University of Zurich The University of Zurich (UZH, ) is a public university, public research university in Zurich, Switzerland. It is the largest university in Switzerland, with its 28,000 enrolled students. It was founded in 1833 from the existing colleges of the ...

). According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2023

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of 12.6.

History

The journal' was established by Ernst B. Salén as ''Acta Allergologica'' and was first published by Einer Munksgard in 1948. Salén was also the original editor-in-chief, however, Egon Bruun also helped in the early years. Other editors-in-chief have been Gunnar Bendixen (1970–1992), Gunnar S. Johansson (1993–2002),

Jean Bousquet Jean Bousquet (9 May 1912, Bordeaux – 1 April 1996, aged 83) was a 20th-century French people, French Hellenistic period, Hellenist. Biography In 1931, Jean Bousquet was received "cacique" (first) at the admission competition of the École norm ...

(2003–2009), Thomas Bieber and Hans-Uwe Simon (2010–2017), and the current editor-in-chief Cezmi Akdis (March 2018–present).

References

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* Immunology journals Wiley (publisher) academic journals Monthly journals Academic journals established in 1948 English-language journals {{immunology-journal-stub