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 a reputable publisher?

About Frontiers

Frontiers is the 3rd most-cited and 6th largest research publisher. We publish groundbreaking discoveries by the world's top experts. Scientists empower society and our mission is to accelerate scientific discovery by making science open.

What is the purpose of Frontiers?

Our mission is to make science open – so that scientists can collaborate better and innovate faster to deliver the solutions that enable healthy lives on a healthy planet.

Is Frontiers pay to publish?

Open access provides free and immediate online access to academic research for anyone in the world to read, distribute, and re-use. We receive payment in the form of article publishing charges (APCs) on articles that pass peer review and are accepted for publication by our external and independent editorial boards.

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.

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Are Frontiers articles peer-reviewed?

Transparency and accountability

All articles we publish are peer-reviewed, and the names of the handling editor and reviewers are featured on the final publication.

What makes Frontiers different from other publishers?

Frontiers, same but different

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 owned by nature?

In February 2013, the Nature Publishing Group (NPG) (now Nature Research) acquired a controlling interest in Frontiers Media, however collaboration between the Nature Publishing Group and Frontiers Media ended in 2015, when Frontiers removed 31 editors of Frontiers in Medicine and Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine ...

How long does Frontiers take to publish?

It takes roughly 1-2 weeks from the acceptance of your article for your Author's Proof to be created by our typesetting team. Once you have approved the Author's Proof, it takes a further 1-2 weeks for us to implement any corrections, finalize the production process, and publish your article.

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.

Does Frontiers allow preprints?

Authors publishing in Frontiers journals may share their work ahead of submission to a peer-reviewed journal, as well as during the Frontiers review process, on repositories or preprint servers (such as arXiv, PeerJ Preprints, OSF, and others), provided that the server imposes no restrictions upon the author's full ...

What are the three types of Frontiers?

Introduction. A frontier lies at the border of where civilization ends and where an unsettled area begins. There are three kinds of frontiers: land, ocean, and outer space.

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%.

What makes a journal predatory?

The consensus definition reached was: “Predatory journals and publishers are entities that prioritize self-interest at the expense of scholarship and are characterized by false or misleading information, deviation from best editorial and publication practices, a lack of transparency, and/or the use of aggressive and ...

How do you get published in Frontiers?

Is Frontiers a prestigious journal?

As of 2022, 96 Frontiers journals are listed in the Norwegian Scientific Index, of which 2 have a rating of "level 2" (top 20% of all journals in their field), over 88 have a rating of "level 1" (standard academic), 1 has a rating of level X (possibly predatory), and 5 have a rating of "level 0" (not academic).

Is Frontiers prestigious?

A good place to start is our annual report, where you can read that Frontiers is currently the third-most-cited publisher of the 20 largest, outperforming legacy publishers with 150 years of history.

Is Frontiers indexed in 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.

How do publishers choose what to publish?

First of all, publishers want a book that they can sell in sufficient quantities to make it financially viable. Magazine publishers want stories and features that will be enjoyed by their regular readers. Publishers, whether they deal in books or magazines, want material of the right length.

What is a good impact factor?

You can find a journal's impact factor by referring to the Journal Citations Report (JCR) or Scopus. 🍋 What is an average 'good' impact factor? In general, an impact factor of 10 or higher is considered remarkable, while 3 is good, and the average score is less than 1.

Do publishers change your book?

If the publishing company wants your book, that means they probably already like most of its elements. Instead, your publisher will offer proofreading and some minor changes. They might ask you to rewrite some sections or change something about a character, but your book will not require a complete makeover.

Is Frontier a scientific 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.

What are C type articles in Frontiers?

Type C articles (Code Report, Data Report, Opinion, General Commentary) are at an APC of $450 for all journals. Type D articles are published free of charge. These include Focused Reviews, Grand Challenges, Frontiers Commentaries, Book Reviews and Editorials.