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Explore open access research in science, spanning multidisciplinary advances that shape understanding of nature, technology and society.

Frontiers in Science is Frontiers’ flagship, multidisciplinary, open access journal focused on transformational science accelerating solutions for healthy lives on a healthy planet. The journal publishes impactful pee...

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Frontiers in Science is Frontiers’ flagship, multidisciplinary, open access journal focused on transformational science accelerating solutions for healthy lives on a healthy planet. The journal publishes impactful peer-reviewed lead articles, invited from internationally renowned researchers, on scientific and technological advances addressing global challenges in human and planetary health. These are complemented by unique hubs of multi-audience content that create bridges between researchers, decision-makers, innovators, and the public—empowering people across all areas of science, policy, and society to share and build on these advances. Reflecting its mission, Frontiers in Science has a panoramic scope encompassing human health and well-being, climate change, ecology and biodiversity, urban development, agriculture, food, water, and energy systems, computing, and social and economic sciences. The journal also invites lead articles exploring the many intersections between these fields.

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Frontiers in Science is Frontiers’ flagship, multidisciplinary, open access journal focused on transformational science accelerating solutions for healthy lives on a healthy planet.

The journal publishes impactful peer-reviewed lead articles, invited from internationally renowned researchers, on scientific and technological advances addressing global challenges in human and planetary health. These are complemented by unique hubs of multi-audience content that create bridges between researchers, decision-makers, innovators, and the public—empowering people across all areas of science, policy, and society to share and build on these advances.

Reflecting its mission, Frontiers in Science has a panoramic scope encompassing human health and well-being, climate change, ecology and biodiversity, urban development, agriculture, food, water, and energy systems, computing, and social and economic sciences. The journal also invites lead articles exploring the many intersections between these fields.

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ISSN
2813-6330
Editor-in-Chief
Frederick Fenter (Frontiers Media SA, Lausanne, Switzerland) — Specialty Chief Editor
Established
2026

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  • Web of Science Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
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  • Biological Abstracts
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  • Chinese Academy of Sciences GoOA
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Journal metrics

Articles
50
Total views
6,300,000
Downloads
501,700
Citations
2,105

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Citations
2072
Time to decision
42
Time to publication
112

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

Some values were updated by the editorial office on 2026-10-23.