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Status
Inactive/Discontinued
Coverage
2011–2025
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
SJR · SCImago
1.284
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
70
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Frontiers of Medicine
Frontiers of Medicine is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by Higher Education Press Limited Company.
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ISSN 2095-0217Verify ISSN ↗2095-0225Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Higher Education Press Limited Company
Scopus · Inactive
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Cost to publish: About US$2,390 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
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Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Frontiers of Medicine indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (2011–2025).
What is the impact factor of Frontiers of Medicine?
Frontiers of Medicine 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. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 1.284, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 70.
How much does it cost to publish in Frontiers of Medicine?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$2,390 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Frontiers of Medicine and what is its ISSN?
Frontiers of Medicine is published by Higher Education Press Limited Company. Its print ISSN is 2095-0217 and its online ISSN is 2095-0225.
Is Frontiers of Medicine in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Frontiers of Medicine open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Frontiers of Medicine for 15 years, between 2011 and 2025. Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 1,379 works and 33,625 citations for the title. OpenAlex records recent papers, the latest in 2025, although Scopus lists the title as inactive. Check the journal's website and Scopus before submitting.
How well cited is Frontiers of Medicine? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Frontiers of Medicine has an h-index of 76 and a 2-year mean of 6.55 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
76
h-index
6.55
2-yr mean citations
676
i10-index
1,379
works indexed
33,625
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$2,390
Frontiers of Medicine published 52 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2017 with 97. 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.
Who publishes in Frontiers of Medicine? — latest 99 articles, 2024–2025
In its latest 99 research articles (2024–2025), authors are most often from China (85.9%), United States (2.9%) and Germany (2.5%). More than half of recent authorship comes from one country.
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Frontiers of Medicine? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2025. 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 2025
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
- Author concentration85.9% of recent authorship from China
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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