About Frontiers
Frontiers is one of the world’s largest and most impactful research publishers, dedicated to making peer-reviewed, quality-certified science openly accessible.
With over three million published authors across 222 community-led journals covering approximately 1,700 academic disciplines, we provide researchers with a trusted, cutting-edge, AI-powered open science platform to rigorously review their findings and maximize the dissemination of their discoveries.
As an open access pioneer, we actively drive the global transition to open science, working with researchers, universities, educators, policymakers, and businesses.
Our mission
Our mission is to make science open – so that scientists can collaborate better and innovate faster to deliver the solutions that enable healthy lives on a healthy planet.
Research is the foundation of modern society and it’s thanks to advances in science that we enjoy longer, healthier and more prosperous lives than ever before in human history. We want to make science even more powerful by ensuring it is openly available. This way, society will be able to generate more knowledge and accelerate innovation, health and prosperity for all.
Our innovations
We place researchers at the center of everything we do and empower them through pioneering technology, artificial intelligence, outstanding service and rigorous quality standards.
Community-driven journals
Leading researchers serve as independent editors and reviewers on our editorial boards.
Research Topics
Collaborative hubs bringing communities of researchers together around emerging and important areas of research.
Frontiers for Young Minds
A platform where young people engage with leading scientists to review cutting-edge research and make sure it's accessible for their peers.
Frontiers in Science
Our flagship multidisciplinary journal focused on transformational science to accelerate solutions for healthy lives on a healthy planet.
Frontiers Planet Prize
An annual global prize celebrating solutions that show measurable potential to help humanity remain within the boundaries of the Earth’s ecosystem.
Collaborative peer review
Our unique online forum with real-time interactions to ensure rigorous, constructive and transparent peer review.
AIRA – our artificial intelligence review assistant
AI which supports the review and quality control of research articles.
Impact metrics
A suite of article level metrics, measuring article and author impact.
Key facts
Articles published with us have been cited 11 million times, and viewed and downloaded more than 3.7 billion times
3.3 million authors have published their work with us
109 of the journals published by Frontiers have a Journal Impact Factor
113 of the journals published by Frontiers have a CiteScore
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Our values
Our core values are key to achieving our mission and form a golden thread through everything we do.
Scientists power modern society. That's why every decision we make starts with one consideration: what’s best for the researcher – the people doing the science? Our role is to provide the world’s scientists with the best, the fastest, and the most efficient publishing experience.
This approach forms the basis of our five values.
Researcher-centricity: We place the researcher at the center of everything we do.
Collaboration: We are dedicated to building communities and working together to empower each other.
Innovation: We are bold in our decision-making, driven by technology and innovation, and constantly making improvements.
Quality: We are rigorous in everything we do and committed to only the highest quality standards.
Speed: We work efficiently and decisively to achieve results.