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Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience

Frontiers Media SA · Switzerland · Est. 1987

ISSN1663-3563eISSN1663-3563

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total75

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

1.543

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.955

Total Works

561

Total Citations

19,001

2yr Mean Citedness

1.78

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on the structure, function, and plasticity of synapses, the fundamental units of neuronal communication. Research investigates synaptic mechanisms underlying information processing, learning, memory, and their dysfunction in neurological and psychiatric disorders. Studies explore synaptic properties across different brain regions and species, including unique aspects of human neuronal and synaptic physiology, and employ diverse methodologies such as electrophysiology, imaging, molecular analysis, and computational modeling.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1987

FrequencyContinuous

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications561

Publisher OrgFrontiers Media

OA Since2009

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Submission Info

APC Cost$295Below median

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~14 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

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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11/12 · 92%

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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?

1663-3563 / 1663-3563

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

$295

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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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Cellular and Molecular NeuroscienceQ1

Cell BiologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Neurosciences

Scopus Categories

Cellular and Molecular NeuroscienceCell Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNeural dynamics and brain functionPhotoreceptor and optogenetics researchCellular transport and secretionNeuroscience and Neural EngineeringMemory and Neural MechanismsAdvanced Memory and Neural ComputingLipid Membrane Structure and BehaviorReceptor Mechanisms and SignalingNeurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior