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Frontiers in Chemical Engineering

Frontiers Media SA · Switzerland · Est. 2019

ISSN2673-2718eISSN2673-2718

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

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.664

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.696

Total Worksi

424

Total Citationsi

4,838

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.46

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology; Engineering, Chemical; Catalysis; Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous); Bioengineering.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2019

FrequencyContinuous

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications424

Publisher OrgFrontiers Media

OA Since2018

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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?

2673-2718 / 2673-2718

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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

2019

433

2020

2021

135

1.8k

2022

619

2023

445

2024

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.

CatalysisQ2

Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)Q2

BioengineeringQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biotechnology & Applied MicrobiologyEngineering, Chemical

Scopus Categories

BioengineeringChemical Engineering (miscellaneous)Catalysis

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques InnovationBiofuel production and bioconversionProcess Optimization and IntegrationCarbon Dioxide Capture TechnologiesMembrane Separation TechnologiesExtraction and Separation ProcessesAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceCatalysts for Methane ReformingCatalysis for Biomass Conversion

Frequently asked questions about Frontiers in Chemical Engineering

Is Frontiers in Chemical Engineering a predatory journal?

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

Frontiers in Chemical Engineering 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 3.46.

Is Frontiers in Chemical Engineering indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Frontiers in Chemical Engineering is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Frontiers in Chemical Engineering?