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Frontiers in Virtual Reality

Frontiers Media SA · Switzerland

ISSN2673-4192eISSN2673-4192

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

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total50

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

0.844

H-Index

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.452

Total Works

897

Total Citations

12,842

2yr Mean Citedness

3.04

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Aims & Scope

Frontiers in Virtual Reality is a specialty journal that covers all aspects of virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality, and related technologies. It aims to publish high-quality research, reviews, and perspectives on the science and technology of immersive experiences.

⚡ 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 Published—

FrequencyContinuous

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications897

Publisher OrgFrontiers Media

OA Since2019

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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?

2673-4192 / 2673-4192

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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?

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

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.

Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided DesignQ1

Computer Science ApplicationsQ2

Human-Computer InteractionQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Software Engineering

Scopus Categories

Computer Science ApplicationsComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided DesignHuman-Computer Interaction

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Virtual Reality Applications and ImpactsAugmented Reality ApplicationsTactile and Sensory InteractionsAction Observation and SynchronizationHuman-Automation Interaction and SafetyVisual perception and processing mechanismsStroke Rehabilitation and RecoverySpatial Cognition and NavigationInteractive and Immersive DisplaysDigital Mental Health Interventions