| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | 401 / 1698 | 76th | Q1 |
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Frontiers in Education
Frontiers in Education is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 4.3), WoS ESCI, DOAJ. Published by Frontiers Media SA.
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Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
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Not listed in: ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
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Is Frontiers in Education indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2016–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 4.3.
What quartile is Frontiers in Education in Scopus?
Frontiers in Education is Q1 in Education (rank 401 of 1698), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Frontiers in Education?
Frontiers in Education is indexed in the Emerging Sources 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. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 4.3, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 76th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.744, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 65.
How much does it cost to publish in Frontiers in Education?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$2,353 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 Education and what is its ISSN?
Frontiers in Education is published by Frontiers Media SA. Its ISSN is 2504-284X.
Is Frontiers in Education in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index.
Is Frontiers in Education open access?
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
How well cited is Frontiers in Education? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Frontiers in Education has an h-index of 93 and a 2-year mean of 3.92 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 4.3, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #166 of 1,610 Scopus journals in Education.
Frontiers in Education published 1,701 papers in 2025. 2026* is the year so far.
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Frontiers in Education? — latest 93 articles, 2026
In its latest 93 research articles (2026), authors are most often from Kazakhstan (8.6%), Spain (7%) and China (6.8%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Frontiers in Education? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 14 retracted papers are recorded (1.7 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers 14 · 1.7 per 1,000 papers
- 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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