How long does Frontiers take to publish?

We offer one of the fastest systems among academic publishers. Our collaborative review forum guides authors, reviewers, and editors smoothly through the review process and alerts them when any action is required. This has shortened the average time from submission to final decision to 61 days.

What is the rejection rate for Frontiers?

Rejection rates in Frontiers journals are around ~27% for submissions outside of research topics, most manuscripts are published within 3 months of submission, and yet, Frontiers citations rates are amongst the very highest when compared to journals in the same categories.

Is Frontiers a reliable publisher?

Frontiers is accredited by and is a member of major publishing regulatory and ethical organizations, adhering to the highest quality standards and best ethical practices. These include COPE, OASPA - Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association, and DOAJ - Directory of Open Access Journals.

Do editors of Frontiers get paid?

Chief editors receive an honorarium if their section or field reaches certain submission levels and for their editorial project work. The honorarium is not based on the number of accepted articles, ensuring that editors have no incentive to accept manuscripts.

How long does it take to publish after accepted?

This is also a one day step, provided that authors respond promptly. The final step is an internal proofread to ensure the quality of the paper that is going for publication. In summary, it takes about 4-6 weeks after acceptance for a paper to be published (faster for fast-tracked papers).

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Can a paper be rejected after being accepted?

Of course. Manuscripts are sent out for peer review to determine if they are suitable for publication in that journal. Not all manuscripts are - and there are a lot of different reasons why a manuscript is not accepted for publication.

Is accepted and published the same?

No, the accepted paper isn't considered as a published one. While there are numerous speculations about this, I have seen editors rejecting an accepted paper while it is in production. Just so you know, an accepted paper is pushed for production which involves typesetting, copyediting, proofreading, etc.

Is Frontiers better than MDPI?

Frontiers, same but different

There are some differences though. For example, Frontiers publishes papers fast, but slower than MDPI, it has a higher reliance on the Chinese market than MDPI, it charges higher APCs than MDPI, and its journals are slightly better ranked than those of MDPI.

Is Frontiers a prestigious journal?

We're the 3rd most-cited publisher

Analysis of the world's 20 largest publishers by volume, ranked by average number of citations in 2022 received by articles published in 2019, 2020 and 2021 (Dimensions, 2023). Frontiers ranked 3rd most-cited with an average of 5 citations per article.

How many reviewers usually see a paper Frontiers?

Most article types require at least two reviewers to complete a review. These reviewers can either be invited from the board of review editors or appropriately recruited among experts in the field. It is the prerogative of a handling editor to manage the reviewer recommendations of a manuscript.

Is Frontiers free to publish?

Fees and Funding

Authors who publish open access in Frontiers of Medicine are required to pay an article processing charge (APC). The APC price will be determined from the date on which the article is accepted for publication. Visit our open access support portal and our Journal Pricing FAQs for further information.

What is the acceptance rate of Frontiers journals?

The definition of journal acceptance rate is the percentage of all articles submitted to Frontiers in Psychology that was accepted for publication. Based on the Journal Acceptance Rate Feedback System database, the latest acceptance rate of Frontiers in Psychology is 86.4%.

Why publish with Frontiers?

All articles submitted to Frontiers are subjected to review without selection bias. Our peer review system is designed to be unbiased, efficient and transparent. Real-time interaction between the author and the review editors speeds up the review process enabling research findings to be published timely.

Is Frontiers in predatory?

All Frontiers journals are published under a Creative Commons Attribution License. In 2015, Frontiers Media was classified as a possible predatory publisher by Jeffrey Beall. Based on a series of information published here, we decided to include the Frontiers Media journals on the predatory publications list.

Who is the target audience of Frontiers?

Frontiers' target audience – in terms of both authors and readers – includes ecologists, environmental scientists, and other professionals in allied disciplines, especially those with interests in applied, problem-oriented science.

How to become Frontiers reviewer?

Our qualifications and requirements for a potential reviewer are as follows: A minimum of 3 years research or professional experience in the relevant field of the applied journal. A minimum of 3 publications on the same topic as the applied journal. Priority will be given to applicants who hold doctoral degrees.

What is a predatory journal?

Abstract. Predatory journals—also called fraudulent, deceptive, or pseudo-journals—are publications that claim to be legitimate scholarly journals, but misrepresent their publishing practices.

Is MDPI a good publisher?

It publishes over 390 peer-reviewed, open access journals. MDPI is among the largest publishers in the world in terms of journal article output, and is the largest publisher of open access articles.

Is Frontiers in Scopus?

Information Systems Frontiers is indexed by Scopus (this opens in a new tab). For more information, visit the Information Systems Frontiers (this opens in a new tab) page on Scopus.

How does Frontiers make money?

APCs are our only revenue stream and cover the cost of all our operations. APCs are usually covered by the authors' research organisations or by funding grants. Our APC rates are competitive (see comparison below) and enable us to provide industry-leading services for our authors, editors, and readers.

Is Frontiers on PubMed?

Frontiers articles are indexed in a number of major international digital archives and repositories, such as PubMed Central, DOAJ, Google Scholar, Chemical Abstracts Service.

Is Frontiers a sci journal?

Frontiers for Young Minds, the award-winning, open-access scientific journal for kids, has published the first articles in a new collection in collaboration with CERN, one of the world's largest centers for scientific research.

How do you say paper is accepted but not published?

Once the manuscript has been accepted for publication, cite it as an in-press article” (APA, 2020, p. 337). “A manuscript submitted for publication is not available to the public. If the manuscript is available online, treat it as informally published” (APA, 2020, p.

Does publish mean sell?

publish | Business English

to produce books, magazines, software, etc. and to make them available to the public by selling them: They publish a range of business books and software.

What happens after a publisher accepts your book?

Your publisher will launch your book at certain time of the year, usually in the Winter, Spring or Fall. This can be from a few months after the book is completed up to 18-24 months after signing the contract. While that would be quite a long wait, envision the advantage of many months to reach readers.