目前對自身免疫性疾病的理解正日益得到新的分子科學的支持。這一領域的進展令人矚目，現(xiàn)在所有臨床專業(yè)都承認自身免疫是與之相關的疾病的一個主要組成部分。《自身免疫》是一本國際性的同行評議期刊，發(fā)表有關自身免疫疾病發(fā)病機制、免疫學、遺傳學、分子生物學和治療的臨床和基礎科學文章。除了免疫系統(tǒng)的基本機制和要素外，該雜志還關注與系統(tǒng)性紅斑狼瘡、類風濕關節(jié)炎、干燥綜合征、糖尿病、多發(fā)性硬化癥等系統(tǒng)性和器官特異性自身免疫性疾病相關的自身免疫過程。該期刊不局限于任何疾病類型或臨床專業(yè)，而是反映了科學進步最快、臨床應用最重要和最廣泛的領域。該雜志對免疫學和分子生物學的臨床醫(yī)生和研究人員具有重要價值。

Current understanding of autoimmune disease is being increasingly underpinned by the new molecular sciences. Progress in this area has been little short of spectacular, and all clinical specialities now recognise autoimmunity as a major component of the diseases with which they are involved. Autoimmunity is an international, peer reviewed journal that publishes articles of clinical and basic science on the pathogenesis, immunology, genetics, molecular biology, and treatment of autoimmune diseases. In addition to the basic mechanisms and elements of the immune system, the journal focuses on the autoimmune processes associated with systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, Sjogren syndrome, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, and other systemic and organ-specific autoimmune diseases. The journal is not restricted to any disease type or clinical speciality, but reflects the areas where scientific progress is most rapid and clinical applications significant and widespread. The journal is valuable to clinicians and researchers in immunology and molecular biology.