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2010–2018
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Frontiers in Biology
Frontiers in Biology is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by Higher Education Press Limited Company.
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ISSN 1674-7984Verify ISSN ↗1674-7992Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Higher Education Press Limited Company
Scopus · Inactive
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Cost to publish: About US$2,690 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
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Open accessNot registered as fully open access
Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Frontiers in Biology indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (2010–2018).
What is the impact factor of Frontiers in Biology?
Frontiers in Biology has no Journal Impact Factor — JIF is published only for journals in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and ESCI) — and Scopus has not published a current CiteScore for it either. Treat any "impact factor" quoted for this journal elsewhere as unofficial.
How much does it cost to publish in Frontiers in Biology?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$2,690 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Frontiers in Biology and what is its ISSN?
Frontiers in Biology is published by Higher Education Press Limited Company. Its print ISSN is 1674-7984 and its online ISSN is 1674-7992.
Is Frontiers in Biology in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Frontiers in Biology open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Frontiers in Biology for 9 years, between 2010 and 2018. Coverage ended in 2018, 8 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 789 works and 9,833 citations for the title. Its most recent paper is from 2018, in line with the end of Scopus coverage in 2018, which suggests the journal stopped publishing around then.
How well cited is Frontiers in Biology? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Frontiers in Biology has an h-index of 46 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
46
h-index
0
2-yr mean citations
247
i10-index
789
works indexed
9,833
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$2,690
Frontiers in Biology published 48 papers in 2018; its busiest recent year was 2012 with 77. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
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 in Biology? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2018. 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 2018
- 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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