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Frontiers in Epidemiology

Frontiers Media SA · Switzerland · Est. 2021

ISSN2674-1199eISSN2674-1199

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

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.821

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

275

Total Citationsi

1,478

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.22

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Public, Environmental & Occupational Health; Health (social science); Epidemiology; Infectious Diseases; Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2021

FrequencyContinuous

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications275

Publisher OrgFrontiers Media

OA Since2020

Visit Journal Website

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

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/11 · 82%

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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?

2674-1199 / 2674-1199

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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?

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

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

2021

668

2022

734

2023

282

2024

132

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.

Health (social science)Q1

EpidemiologyQ2

Infectious DiseasesQ2

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Scopus Categories

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthInfectious DiseasesEpidemiologyHealth (social science)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

COVID-19 epidemiological studiesMalaria Research and ControlMosquito-borne diseases and controlHealth disparities and outcomesSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesAir Quality and Health ImpactsParasites and Host InteractionsCOVID-19 and Mental HealthClimate Change and Health Impacts

Frequently asked questions about Frontiers in Epidemiology

Is Frontiers in Epidemiology a predatory journal?

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

Frontiers in Epidemiology 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 2.22.

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

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

What is the aims and scope of Frontiers in Epidemiology?