Skin Immunity - JLB Call for Papers

The Journal of Leukocyte Biology announces a special Society for Leukocyte Biology member-driven targeted science issue dedicated to Skin Immunity, to highlight the role of IMMUNE CELLS IN SKIN INFLAMMATION, WOUND HEALING AND SKIN CANCER (for a detailed description, see below). Accepted articles in member-driven issues are highlighted and have a history of garnering more downloads and citations than regular submissions.

• Immune cell recruitment to the inflamed skin
• Immune cell signaling pathways in skin homeostasis and disorders.
• Interaction and communication of immune cells with neighboring cells.
• Functions of T cell subsets in the skin.
• Immune surveillance in the skin.
• New therapies for skin inflammation, injury and cancer.

All SLB members and non-members are invited to submit original full-length research articles, brief conclusive reports, or review articles. Review the Author Guidelines at General Instructions | Journal of Leukocyte Biology | Oxford Academic (oup.com).

All JLB articles are published online within days of acceptance and are referenced individually in PubMed. The full special issue will be published online in MARCH 2024 and will include articles accepted by NOVEMBER 1, 2023. The complete timeline is as follows

Society for Leukocyte Biology (SLB) Targeted Science Issue: Skin Immunity

Invite Authors by: March 1, 2023
Respond by: April 1 2023
Submit by: May 15, 2023
Review by: July 15, 2023
Revise by: September 1, 2023
Re-review by October 15, 2023
Accept by: November 1, 2023
PUBLISH: MARCH 2024

Please indicate in your submission cover letter that your article is targeted to the Special Member issue.

Special issue guest editors:

JIANLEI HAO, JINAN UNIVERSITY, GUANGZHOU, CHINA

GAOXING LUO, ARMY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, CHONGQING, CHINA

WEIFENG HE, ARMY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, CHONGQING, CHINA

For questions, contact [email protected]

IMMUNE CELLS IN SKIN INFLAMMATION, WOUND HEALING AND SKIN CANCER

The skin represents an important interface between the body and the environment, with high abundance of immune cells. Upon challenges such as allergens, infections, wounding or cancer, immune responses are mounted in the skin to repair the injured or transformed site.  Thus, it is important to study immunity in the skin under specific physiological and pathological conditions to gain further insights into skin immune responses that can be targeted for the treatment of different skin diseases.

Especially T cells play important roles in regulating skin homeostasis and pathology.  T cells are a heterogeneous population and distinct functions of subpopulations were identified in skin immunity.   Furthermore, skin commensals and T cells interact extensively during the clearing of skin infections and wound healing.  However, the mechanistic details of immune cell responses and especially T cell subsets in skin inflammation, wound healing and tumor immunity are largely unclear.

This targeted issue will bring together studies on immune cell functions during skin inflammation, wound healing and skin cancer, and will help elucidating underlying molecular mechanisms. Moreover, we wish to address the interactions and communication of immune cells with neighboring tissues and cells, which are important for optimal tissue repair and cancer immune surveillance. We invite authors to contribute reviews or research articles in the following subtopics focusing on, but not limited to:

• Immune cell recruitment to the inflamed skin
• Immune cell signaling pathways in skin homeostasis and disorders.
• Interaction and communication of immune cells with neighboring cells.
• Functions of T cell subsets in the skin.
• Immune surveillance in the skin.
• New therapies for skin inflammation, injury and cancer.