Immunology is important. The immunology community is continuously evolving to overcome emerging challenges, developing and expanding our understanding of the immune system and harnessing that knowledge for innovations that result in better health for all. We are driven both by our interest in the immune system's intricate, multilayered, and interdependent mechanisms, and by our desire to unlock the secrets needed to prevent illness, and to protect and treat people facing evolving and emerging threats from infections, inflammatory conditions, and other diseases.Scientific journals play a key role in informing scientists and the public about new developments, in immunology and many other fields. The world of scientific publishing is changing rapidly, with a welcome move to Open Access. This enables readers all over the world to access cutting-edge research for free, removing barriers between scientists and the people who wish to be informed about their works. The British Society for Immunology (BSI) supports this movement, and as such is launching a brand-new Open Access journal, Discovery Immunology.Discovery Immunology will publish high-quality articles describing novel mechanisms controlling the immune response. These studies may include data obtained from any species, including humans, mice, model organisms, or animals of veterinary interest. The articles we publish will frequently describe data giving insight into basic aspects of cellular and molecular immunology. We will also very much welcome submission of articles describing discovery science with relevance to infection biology, inflammation, or immune-mediated pathology. We are also keen to encourage submissions from immunologists working in industrial or pharmaceutical settings, where the understanding of immunological mechanisms is increasingly investigated to underpin the development of novel therapeutics. Our aim is for Discovery Immunology to become an invaluable resource to the immunology community, providing readers with trusted new insights into the workings of the immune system.We will accept submissions in a variety of formats, particularly: original research papers containing data not previously published in a peer-reviewed journal; review papers providing insights into important aspects of immunology written by experts in the field; commentaries and perspectives, providing novel insight and opinions on recent advancements in the field. We will also consider short reports that describe significant advances in a focused area of immunology. These short reports may describe areas of research that are especially time-sensitive, so that it may be inappropriate or unnecessary to perform additional experimental work. For details on peer review, article types and the submission process, please refer to our author guidelines.We are launching Discovery Immunology with the support of a prestigious and dynamic team of Senior Editors, who will graciously provide their expertise and experience and play integral parts in developing the journal and guiding aut...