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  • 662 academic disciplines
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The latest research articles and collections

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2019 Progress Report

5th most-cited publisher

14 new Open Access journals

54 new institutional agreements and 2 new national agreements

Our biggest Frontiers Forum yet with 400 attendees and 1.5 million online views 

Ultimate impact

New breakthroughs, faster

5th most-cited of world's 20 largest publishers

700 million article views & downloads

1.3 million total citations

Top CiteScore & Impact Factor percentiles

662 academic disciplines

World-class research

79 open-access journals covering 662 disciplines across academia

More than 102,000 editors and 145,000 articles

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

Top article collections

Research Topics: shape the future of your field

Peer-reviewed article collections around themes of cutting-edge research

Unite experts, stimulate collaboration and accelerate science

Over 480,000 contributing authors and 700 million article views and downloads  

Fast, rigorous review

Collaborative peer review

 Rigorous, constructive, efficient and transparent peer review

 Reviewers and handling editor acknowledged on all published articles

 90 days from submission to acceptance

Outreach to kids

Bringing research to younger audiences

Open-access scientific journal reviewed by young people

Connects renowned scientists directly with a young audience

Brings cutting-edge research to the next generation

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Numbers

79Online Journals
662Specialties Represented
145KArticles Published
700MArticle Views and Downloads
102KOn Board Editors
90Days Average Review Time
International Distribution of Frontiers' Editors
Editor's Affiliations: Top 20
  • University of California System
  • 1661
  • CNRS
  • 1206
  • Harvard University
  • 862
  • University of Texas System
  • 847
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • 708
  • INSERM
  • 659
  • State University System of Florida
  • 643
  • Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)
  • 633
  • National Institutes of Health
  • 589
  • Italian National Research Council (CNR)
  • 524
  • Helmholtz Assoc. of Research Centres (HZ)
  • 512
  • University College London
  • 471
  • INRA
  • 391
  • Max Planck Society (MPG)
  • 390
  • Sapienza University of Rome
  • 381
  • Stanford University
  • 379
  • State University of New York (SUNY)
  • 374
  • Universidade de São Paulo
  • 367
  • Johns Hopkins University
  • 364
  • University of Michigan
  • 349