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Frontiers in Human Neuroscience is a multidisciplinary, open-access journal focused on mapping and understanding the mechanisms underlying human brain function.

To advance the understanding of the human nervous system by providing an openaccess platform for neuroscientists, psychologists, neurologists, and biomedical engineers.

About the journal

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  • Peer review

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  • Publishing fees

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Editors

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Jessica A Turner

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University

United States

Editor-in-Chief

Corianne Rogalsky

Arizona State University

United States

Specialty Chief Editor

Speech and Language

Gernot R Müller-Putz

Graz University of Technology

Austria

Specialty Chief Editor

Brain-Computer Interfaces

Jae Kun Shim

University of Maryland, College Park

United States

Specialty Chief Editor

Sensory Perceptual Neuroscience

Julie Duque

Institute of Neuroscience, Université Catholique de Louvain

Belgium

Specialty Chief Editor

Motor Neuroscience

Leonardo F Fontenelle

D'Or Institute for Research and Education (IDOR)

Brazil

Specialty Chief Editor

Social and Affective Neurosciences

Leonhard Schilbach

Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

Germany

Specialty Chief Editor

Brain Health and Clinical Neuroscience

687 editors · 0 reviewers

Articles

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Research topics

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About the journal

Scope

The scope encompasses cognitive neuroscience, human brain mapping, neurocircuitry of social behavior and emotion, speech and language perception, motor neuroscience, neuroengineering, neurorehabilitation, brain development and aging, and the neural substrates of psychiatric and neurological disorders.

Aims

To advance the understanding of the human nervous system by providing an open-access platform for neuroscientists, psychologists, neurologists, and biomedical engineers.

Editor-in-Chief
Hauke R. Heekeren
Established
2007
Subject area
Human Neuroscience & Cognitive Neuroimaging

Sections

  • Brain Health and Clinical Neuroscience

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/human-neuroscience/sections/brain-health-and-clinical-neuroscience

  • Brain Imaging and Stimulation

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/human-neuroscience/sections/brain-imaging-and-stimulation

  • Brain-Computer Interfaces

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/human-neuroscience/sections/brain-computer-interfaces

  • Cognitive Neuroscience

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/human-neuroscience/sections/cognitive-neuroscience

  • Human Neuroscience Archive

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/human-neuroscience/sections/human-neuroscience-archive

  • Motor Neuroscience

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/human-neuroscience/sections/motor-neuroscience

  • Sensory Perceptual Neuroscience

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/human-neuroscience/sections/sensory-perceptual-neuroscience

  • Social and Affective Neurosciences

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/human-neuroscience/sections/social-and-affective-neurosciences

  • Speech and Language

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/human-neuroscience/sections/speech-and-language

Article types accepted

  • Original Research
  • Review
  • Mini Review
  • Brief Research Report
  • Perspective
  • Hypothesis and Theory
  • Data Report
  • Technology and Code
  • Clinical Trial
  • Opinion
  • Editorial

Fees and currencies

  • Article Processing Charges (APCs) apply to support open-access publishing. Frontiers provides waivers and institutional support for eligible authors.

Fees are charged only after acceptance. Waivers and discounts are available for authors with limited funding.

Fees and waivers policy

Editorial policies

Journal Policies

  • Open Access: Published under the Creative Commons CC-BY license, enabling free access and unrestricted distribution with proper attribution.
  • Peer Review: Collaborative, transparent, and rigorous peer review conducted by experts in human neuroimaging, cognitive neuroscience, and neuroengineering.
  • Publication Ethics: Adheres strictly to international ethical standards set by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and the Declaration of Helsinki.

Instructions for authors

Author Guidelines

  • Manuscripts must be written in clear, concise, and grammatically correct English.
  • References and citations must conform to Frontiers standard format (author-date or numerical depending on the section).
  • Human neuroimaging and electrophysiological studies must provide comprehensive descriptions of data acquisition parameters, preprocessing pipelines, statistical thresholds, and source localization methods.
  • Studies involving human participants must state explicit approval from an Institutional Review Board (IRB) or ethics committee and confirm written informed consent.
  • Mandatory disclosure of data availability and conflict of interest statements.

Journal metrics

Citation score
5.9
Impact indicator
1.15
Articles
50
Total views
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Citations
367,656

Internal metrics, calculated on this platform and maintained by the editorial office.

Official bibliometric indicators

Impact factor
3.6
CiteScore
5.9
Citations
367656
Acceptance rate
33
Time to publication
98

Source: official publisher page · retrieved 2026-10-16

Some values were updated by the editorial office on 2026-10-21.