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Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Frontiers Media SA · Switzerland · Est. 1900

ISSN1662-5161eISSN1662-5161

SJR Q1✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.908

H-Indexi

218

SNIPi

0.987

Total Worksi

13,744

Total Citationsi

390,161

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.87

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Neurosciences; Psychology; Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology; Behavioral Neuroscience; Neurology; Psychiatry and Mental Health; Biological Psychiatry.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1900

Annual Volume~ 578 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications13,744

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

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?

1662-5161 / 1662-5161

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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

632

18k

2019

595

15k

2020

840

17k

2021

927

13k

2022

641

2023

544

3.7k

2024

548

1.5k

2025

475

130

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.

Neuropsychology and Physiological PsychologyQ1

Behavioral NeuroscienceQ2

NeurologyQ2

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ2

Biological PsychiatryQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

NeurosciencesPsychology

Scopus Categories

Biological PsychiatryNeuropsychology and Physiological PsychologyPsychiatry and Mental HealthBehavioral NeuroscienceNeurology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

EEG and Brain-Computer InterfacesNeural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesFunctional Brain Connectivity StudiesNeural dynamics and brain functionTranscranial Magnetic Stimulation StudiesAction Observation and SynchronizationNeurobiology of Language and BilingualismNeuroscience and Music PerceptionMotor Control and AdaptationVisual perception and processing mechanisms

Frequently asked questions about Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Is Frontiers in Human Neuroscience a predatory journal?

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

Frontiers in Human 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 2.87.

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

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

What is the aims and scope of Frontiers in Human Neuroscience?