Publisher profile

Frontiers

Open-access journals organised into specialist sections, with an interactive editorial and review workflow.

Overview

Science, medicine, psychology and specialist research communities

A Frontiers submission needs a fit with both a journal and its specialist section. Frontiers in Psychology explicitly excludes work without a fundamental psychological basis, even when the subject involves education, business or AI. Frontiers in Immunology similarly requires a clear immunological contribution rather than a general clinical or molecular-biology topic.

Frontiers describes a review process managed by academic editors, with an online forum for exchanges between authors and reviewers. Its journals use gold open access. When assessing a possible submission, examine the section’s editors, the requested article type and the applicable fee as separate questions; an invitation to a Research Topic does not answer all three.

Publishing model: Gold open access, with APCs and support arrangements
Subject coverage: Science, medicine, psychology and specialist research communities
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Sources checked: 13 November 2026

The assessment

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Safe & Trusted

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How the assessment is formed

Our evaluation framework considers peer review, editorial credibility, transparency, publishing ethics, indexing and researcher feedback. The overall rating and category are recorded here; a criterion-by-criterion score breakdown is not included in this record.

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Editorial accountability

Named editors, relevant affiliations and a clear way to contact the editorial office.

Frontiers distinguishes journal and specialty editorial roles. Check the named board for the journal and section handling your paper, including the relevant Research Topic editors.Publishing and editorial roles Example: Psychology editorial information

Peer review

A documented review model, reviewer selection and a process for editorial decisions.

The publisher describes structured reviewer reports and an interactive forum overseen by editors. Read the current review principles and respond through the journal’s designated workflow.Peer-review process

Indexing and discoverability

The exact journal title and ISSN in the index itself; coverage dates and current status.

Check the exact journal title, ISSN and coverage dates in the database required by your institution. Inclusion of one title does not establish coverage for the publisher’s other journals.Publisher journal catalogue How to verify indexing

Fees and business model

A complete fee schedule, payment timing, waivers and any additional publication charges.

APCs depend on the journal and article type. Check institutional support and fee-assistance conditions before committing; the publisher’s fee policy explains what the charge covers.APC policy

Copyright and licensing

The publishing agreement, author rights and a licence that meets your funder’s requirements.

Frontiers states that its journal articles are published under CC BY. Attribution remains required, and third-party content needs appropriate permissions.Open access and CC BY

Ethics and corrections

Policies on authorship, competing interests, misconduct, appeals, corrections and retractions.

Read the publisher’s ethics and integrity policies for authorship, conflicts and post-publication concerns. Direct questions to the journal or the research-integrity route identified in those policies.Policies and publication ethics

Digital preservation

A named preservation service and a clear long-term access policy.

Frontiers’ fee policy names CLOCKSS in its long-term storage arrangements. Check the chosen title’s preservation details alongside this publisher statement.Fee policy: archiving and storage

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Different audiences.

These examples illustrate the publisher’s range; they are not its complete catalogue. Follow each journal’s page for current scope, editorial information and submission requirements.

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Frontiers in Psychology

Psychological research across specialist sections. Studies in adjacent fields must still make a substantive psychological contribution; a technology application alone is outside its stated remit.

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Frontiers in Immunology

Basic, translational and clinical immunology. Clinical findings need an explicit connection to immunology, and the section choice should match the study’s question and methods.