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Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience

Frontiers Media SA · Switzerland · Est. 1963

ISSN1662-5102eISSN1662-5102

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.425

H-Indexi

173

SNIPi

0.955

Total Worksi

6,911

Total Citationsi

233,759

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.19

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience is a high-impact open-access journal that publishes rigorous and insightful research on the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying nervous system function and dysfunction. We are interested in all aspects of cellular neuroscience, including but not limited to: neuronal development, synaptic plasticity, neuroinflammation, glial biology, neurodegenerative diseases, and neural repair. Our scope includes studies using a wide range of experimental approaches, from molecular and genetic techniques to in vivo imaging and behavioral analyses. We welcome original research articles, reviews, mini-reviews, and perspective pieces that contribute to our understanding of the nervous system at the cellular level.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1963

FrequencyContinuous

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications6,911

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

PMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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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?

1662-5102 / 1662-5102

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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?

PMC, CLOCKSS

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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

643

29k

2019

476

19k

2020

567

17k

2021

709

14k

2022

535

6.4k

2023

394

3.5k

2024

274

1.2k

2025

248

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.

Cellular and Molecular NeuroscienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Neurosciences

Scopus Categories

Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration MechanismsNeurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanismsNeural dynamics and brain functionNeuroscience and Neural EngineeringPhotoreceptor and optogenetics researchNerve injury and regenerationAlzheimer's disease research and treatmentsIon channel regulation and functionGenetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Frequently asked questions about Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience

Is Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Frontiers in Cellular 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 Cellular Neuroscience?

Frontiers in Cellular 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 4.19.

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

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