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Frontiers in Blockchain

Frontiers Media SA · Switzerland · Est. 2018

ISSN2624-7852eISSN2624-7852

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total84

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

SJR Scorei

0.569

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.926

Total Worksi

346

Total Citationsi

5,206

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.88

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Computer Science, Information Systems; Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications; Computer Networks and Communications; Computer Science Applications; Computer Science (miscellaneous); Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2018

Annual Volume~ 48 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications346

Publisher OrgFrontiers Media

OA Since2017

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~13 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/12 · 75%

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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?

2624-7852 / 2624-7852

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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?

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?

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

Citations received

895

2019

2.4k

2020

899

2021

321

2022

513

2023

288

2024

245

2025

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.

Computer Networks and CommunicationsQ2

Computer Science ApplicationsQ2

Computer Science (miscellaneous)Q2

Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Information SystemsComputer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications

Scopus Categories

Computer Science (miscellaneous)Computer Networks and CommunicationsComputer Science ApplicationsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Blockchain Technology Applications and SecurityFinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital FinanceDigital Platforms and EconomicsIoT and Edge/Fog ComputingPrivacy, Security, and Data ProtectionCryptography and Data SecurityPrivacy-Preserving Technologies in DataSharing Economy and PlatformsComplex Systems and Time Series AnalysisCloud Data Security Solutions

Frequently asked questions about Frontiers in Blockchain

Is Frontiers in Blockchain a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Frontiers in Blockchain: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 84/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Frontiers in Blockchain?

Frontiers in Blockchain 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 2.88.

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

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