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Ranked #1 in citations in Psychology, Neurosciences, Plant Sciences, and Physiology

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Journals with impact factors on average ranked in the top 12%

"Frontiers in" journal series

Covering more than 400 specialties across academia

 54 open access journals, 59,000 editors, 41,000 articles, 5,100,000 monthly article views and downloads

 Publisher of several of the largest and most-cited journals in their fields

 Winner of the ALPSP Gold Award 2014 for Innovation in Publishing

Research Topics

A spotlight on your research area

Research Topics spotlight the most specialized communities and enable leading researchers to edit article collections

Over 6,300 scientists have edited Research Topics

Research Topic articles have received more than 69,000,000 views and 18,000,000 downloads  

Collaborative Review

Building impact through peer review

We publish all papers that are scientifically correct

Our peer-review is collaborative, transparent, rigorous and efficient

Our online Review Forum enhances article quality

85 days from submission to acceptance

Impact Metrics

Objective and democratic evaluation of research

Our advanced Article & Author Impact Metrics track the global impact of your research

Compare views, downloads, citations, social buzz and demographic data

Tiering

Your discovery brought to a larger public

Academic excellence and social relevance are evaluated democratically through our innovative Tiering process

Based on impact metrics, outstanding discoveries may be chosen for our prestigious "Focused Review"

An opportunity for your research to reach a broader audience

Loop

Maximizing discoverability and impact for researchers

Loop is the only open research network that integrates into journals and institutions

Loop makes sure your papers get read

Your Loop profile is discoverable on multiple academic platforms

Young Minds

Bringing cutting-edge research to younger audiences

A free scientific journal reviewed by young people

We connect renowned scientists directly with a young audience

We bring cutting-edge research to the next generation

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137MArticle Views and Downloads
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  • 219
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  • 217
  • INSERM
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  • 204
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  • 199
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  • 197
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  • 192
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  • 189
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