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Frontera Norte

El Colegio de la Frontera Norte Β· Mexico Β· Est. 2019

ISSN0187-7372eISSN2594-0260
βœ“ DOAJβœ“ Open Access
H-Indexi
8
Total Worksi
146
Total Citationsi
349
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.17
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on social, economic, and political issues, with a particular focus on border regions, migration, and binational relations between Mexico and the United States. Articles examine topics such as financial health, NGO-media relations, artivism, women's vulnerability, foreign direct investment, linguistic practices, hydrocarbon infrastructure, refugee resilience, internal displacement, organized crime governance, climate suffering, human capital markets, infant mortality, mental and financial health during pandemics, development bank resource allocation, discrimination, wastewater management, civilian firearms markets, migrant education, cultural identity, musician career paths, population dynamics, urban park creation, and the migration of people of African and Asian origin.

AI-summarised from recent articles Β· verify on publisher page β†’

General Information

Country / RegionMexico
Primary LanguageEnglish, Spanish
1st Year Published2019
Annual Volume~ 19 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications146
Publisher OrgCollege of the Northern Border
OA Since2009
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewAnonymous peer review
OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND
OA Rateβ€”

Ethics & Quality

COPE Memberβœ— No
OASPA Memberβœ— No
Not on Predatory Listsβœ“ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

8/11 Β· 73%
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Do you know the journal / publisher?
El Colegio de la Frontera Norte
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Does the journal have a website?
βœ“ Linked
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Is the ISSN verified?
0187-7372 / 2594-0260
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Indexed in a trusted database?
DOAJ
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Peer review process documented?
Anonymous peer review
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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
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Not on predatory/blacklists?
βœ“ Clean
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Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
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Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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Primary language documented?
English, Spanish

A twelfth criterion β€” whether APC fees are clearly disclosed β€” is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
21
72
2019
21
102
2020
23
106
2021
23
60
2022
18
40
2023
12
9
2024
28
11
2025
20
0
2026

Source: OpenAlex Β· Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date β€” so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

Subject Classification

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Sex work and related issuesHIV, Drug Use, Sexual RiskGender, Violence, Rights in Latin AmericaSocial Issues and Policies in Latin AmericaSubstance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesEducational theories and practicesGlobal trade, sustainability, and social impactCrime, Illicit Activities, and GovernanceCooperative Studies and EconomicsHigher Education Teaching and Evaluation

Frequently asked questions about Frontera Norte

Is Frontera Norte a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Frontera Norte: it is indexed in DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee β€” always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Frontera Norte?

Frontera Norte is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.17.

Is Frontera Norte indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Frontera Norte is indexed in DOAJ.

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Data updated: 2026-05-26 Β· Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref