雖然每卷免疫學(xué)綜述致力于一個(gè)單一的主題免疫學(xué)研究，他們的共同目標(biāo)是提供廣泛和不斷更新的調(diào)查進(jìn)展的基礎(chǔ)免疫學(xué)及其臨床應(yīng)用。選定的主題可能代表知識(shí)或理解正在擴(kuò)展的領(lǐng)域、綜合了以前分離的研究線的領(lǐng)域或以前持有的觀點(diǎn)受到最近發(fā)現(xiàn)挑戰(zhàn)的主題。被邀請參與每期免疫學(xué)評(píng)論的作者由編輯委員會(huì)選出。免疫學(xué)綜述的傳統(tǒng)是讓每一位作者(或一組作者)專注于回顧他們自己的貢獻(xiàn)，并綜合他們的研究和觀點(diǎn)。作為一個(gè)小組，每卷的文章旨在提供全面的主題覆蓋。

While each volume of Immunological Reviews is devoted to a single topic of immunological resarch, collectively their aim is to provide a broad and continous ly updated survey of advances in basic immunology and their clinical applications. Selected topics may represent fields in which knowledge or understanding are expanding, areas in which previously seperated lines of investigation are being synthesized or subjects in which previously held view are challenged by more recent findings. Authors invited to contribute to each volume of Immunological Reviews are chosen by the Editorial Board. The tradition of Immunological Reviews is for each author ( or group of authers) to focus on reviewing their own contributions and give a synthesis of their research and views. As a group the articles in each volume aim to provide comprehensive coverage of the topic.