雖然每卷免疫學綜述致力于一個單一的主題免疫學研究，他們的共同目標是提供廣泛和不斷更新的調查進展的基礎免疫學及其臨床應用。選定的主題可能代表知識或理解正在擴展的領域、綜合了以前分離的研究線的領域或以前持有的觀點受到最近發現挑戰的主題。被邀請參與每期免疫學評論的作者由編輯委員會選出。免疫學綜述的傳統是讓每一位作者(或一組作者)專注于回顧他們自己的貢獻，并綜合他們的研究和觀點。作為一個小組，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.