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Frontiers in Antibiotics

Frontiers Media SA · Switzerland · Est. 2022

ISSN2813-2467eISSN2813-2467

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 (4 more)+22

Total88

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.854

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Worksi

113

Total Citationsi

627

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.69

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Microbiology; Pharmacology & Pharmacy; Drug Discovery; Infectious Diseases; Microbiology (medical); Pharmacology.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2022

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications113

Publisher OrgFrontiers Media

OA Since2021

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~15 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?

2813-2467 / 2813-2467

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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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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

165

2022

323

2023

173

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.

Drug DiscoveryQ2

Infectious DiseasesQ2

Microbiology (medical)Q2

PharmacologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

MicrobiologyPharmacology & Pharmacy

Scopus Categories

PharmacologyDrug DiscoveryInfectious DiseasesMicrobiology (medical)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Antibiotic Resistance in BacteriaAntibiotic Use and ResistancePharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental ImpactsAntibiotics Pharmacokinetics and EfficacyBacterial Identification and Susceptibility TestingTuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyBacteriophages and microbial interactionsMycobacterium research and diagnosisAntimicrobial Resistance in StaphylococcusUrinary Tract Infections Management

Frequently asked questions about Frontiers in Antibiotics

Is Frontiers in Antibiotics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Frontiers in Antibiotics: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 88/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Frontiers in Antibiotics?

Frontiers in Antibiotics 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 2.69.

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

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

What is the aims and scope of Frontiers in Antibiotics?