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Frontiers in Research Metrics and Analytics

Frontiers Media SA · Switzerland · Est. 2003

ISSN2504-0537eISSN2504-0537

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

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total60

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

0.576

H-Index

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.972

Total Works

486

Total Citations

5,818

2yr Mean Citedness

3.02

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Aims & Scope

Frontiers in Research Metrics and Analytics is an open-access journal that publishes research on the development and application of metrics and analytics for evaluating research, researchers, institutions, and scientific journals. It covers topics such as bibliometrics, scientometrics, altmetrics, research assessment, research policy, and the impact of research.

⚡ 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 Published2003

FrequencyContinuous

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications486

Publisher OrgFrontiers Media

OA Since2015

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Submission Info

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✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/12 · 67%

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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?

2504-0537 / 2504-0537

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

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

2020

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.

Library and Information SciencesQ1

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Information Science & Library Science

Scopus Categories

Library and Information SciencesSocial Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

scientometrics and bibliometrics researchResearch Data Management PracticesAcademic Publishing and Open AccessScientific Computing and Data ManagementBiomedical Text Mining and OntologiesTopic ModelingComplex Network Analysis TechniquesMeta-analysis and systematic reviewsHealth and Medical Research ImpactsEthics in Clinical Research