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Inactive/Discontinued
Coverage
1996–2016 (also 1986, 1983, 1981, 1978–1979)
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
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Frontiers
Frontiers is indexed in Web of Science (SSCI). It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by University of Nebraska Press.
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Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
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ONOS · SubscriptionOne Nation One Subscription — full-text access
This journal is part of the ONOS national subscription — readers at an ONOS-subscribed Indian institution get full-text access to its articles at no cost.
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Quick answers
Is Frontiers indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (1996–2016 (also 1986, 1983, 1981, 1978–1979)).
What is the impact factor of Frontiers?
Frontiers is indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. Scopus has not published a current CiteScore for this title.
Who publishes Frontiers and what is its ISSN?
Frontiers is published by University of Nebraska Press. Its print ISSN is 0160-9009 and its online ISSN is 1536-0334.
Is Frontiers covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Frontiers in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index.
Is Frontiers open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Frontiers? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Frontiers has an h-index of 55 and a 2-year mean of 0.31 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
55
h-index
0.31
2-yr mean citations
343
i10-index
2,445
works indexed
19,661
total citations
Frontiers published 30 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2019 with 80. 2026* is the year so far.
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h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. Updated 2026-10-14.
Are there integrity warnings for Frontiers? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2016. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusInactive — coverage ended 2016
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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