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Frontiers in Neuroscience

Frontiers Media SA · Switzerland · Est. 1900

ISSN1662-4548eISSN1662-453X

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

1.068

H-Indexi

217

SNIPi

0.953

Total Worksi

19,122

Total Citationsi

474,354

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.47

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Frontiers in Neuroscience is the official journal of the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS) and the International Brain Research Organization (IBRO). It is a multidisciplinary open-access journal that publishes rigorously peer-reviewed research on all aspects of neuroscience.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1900

FrequencyContinuous

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications19,122

Publisher OrgFrontiers Media

OA Since2006

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

CLOCKSSPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Frontiers Media SA

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1662-4548 / 1662-453X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

CLOCKSS, PMC

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — 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

1.5k

63k

2019

1.4k

53k

2020

1.9k

46k

2021

2.4k

38k

2022

2.2k

26k

2023

1.3k

9.9k

2024

1.1k

3.6k

2025

932

312

2026

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

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Neuroscience (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Neurosciences

Scopus Categories

Neuroscience (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Neural dynamics and brain functionFunctional Brain Connectivity StudiesEEG and Brain-Computer InterfacesNeuroscience and Neural EngineeringNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNeural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesAdvanced Neuroimaging Techniques and ApplicationsAdvanced Memory and Neural ComputingAlzheimer's disease research and treatmentsNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms

Frequently asked questions about Frontiers in Neuroscience

Is Frontiers in Neuroscience a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Frontiers in Neuroscience: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Frontiers in Neuroscience?

Frontiers in Neuroscience is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 3.47.

Is Frontiers in Neuroscience indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Frontiers in Neuroscience is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.