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Frontiers in Neurology

Frontiers Media SA · Switzerland · Est. 1909

ISSN1664-2295eISSN1664-2295

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.995

H-Indexi

159

SNIPi

1.007

Total Worksi

20,687

Total Citationsi

353,772

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.42

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Clinical Neurology; Neurosciences; Neurology; Neurology (clinical).

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1909

Annual Volume~ 2,388 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications20,687

Publisher OrgFrontiers Media

OA Since2009

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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?

1664-2295 / 1664-2295

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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

1.5k

51k

2019

1.8k

51k

2020

2.6k

52k

2021

3.1k

44k

2022

2.6k

26k

2023

2.1k

13k

2024

2.5k

6.1k

2025

2.1k

512

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.

NeurologyQ2

Neurology (clinical)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Clinical NeurologyNeurosciences

Scopus Categories

Neurology (clinical)Neurology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Acute Ischemic Stroke ManagementStroke Rehabilitation and RecoveryTraumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular DisturbancesParkinson's Disease Mechanisms and TreatmentsVestibular and auditory disordersIntracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage ResearchCerebrovascular and Carotid Artery DiseasesNeurological disorders and treatmentsEpilepsy research and treatmentTraumatic Brain Injury Research

Frequently asked questions about Frontiers in Neurology

Is Frontiers in Neurology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Frontiers in Neurology: 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 Neurology?

Frontiers in Neurology 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 2.42.

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

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

What is the aims and scope of Frontiers in Neurology?