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An innovative journal which provides a forum for research and advances in stroke medicine, from the genetics of stroke to population health and risk factors.

Frontiers in Stroke is a multidisciplinary disciplinary journal that explores new research and advances in stroke and cerebrovascular medicine. Led by Field Chief Editor Prof Sean Isaac Savitz (University of Texas Hea...

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Sean Isaac Savitz

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

United States

Editor-in-Chief

Ana Catarina Fonseca

Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon

Portugal

Specialty Chief Editor

Preventative Health and Stroke Complications

Anna Poggesi

University of Florence

Italy

Specialty Chief Editor

Vascular Cognitive Impairment

David S Liebeskind

University of Southern California

United States

Specialty Chief Editor

Acute Stroke and Interventional Therapies

J Aronowski

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

United States

Specialty Chief Editor

Mechanisms, Models, and Biomarkers of Stroke

Lorie Gage Richards

The University of Utah

United States

Specialty Chief Editor

Stroke Recovery and Rehabilitation

Mubeen Rafay

University of Manitoba

Canada

Specialty Chief Editor

Stroke in the Young

Myriam Fornage

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

United States

Specialty Chief Editor

Genetics and Omics of Stroke

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About the journal

Scope

Frontiers in Stroke is a multidisciplinary disciplinary journal that explores new research and advances in stroke and cerebrovascular medicine. Led by Field Chief Editor Prof Sean Isaac Savitz (University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, USA) and indexed in PubMedCentral, Scopus, Web of Science, DOAJ, the journal welcomes studies that support better diagnostics, treatment, prevention, and health services of stroke. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: acute stroke and interventional therapies genetics and omics of stroke mechanisms, models, and biomarkers of stroke population health and risk factors of stroke preventative health and stroke complications stroke in the young stroke recovery and rehabilitation. vascular cognitive impairment. Frontiers in Stroke is committed to advancing developments in stroke and cerebrovascular medicine by communicating scientific knowledge to researchers and the public alike, to enable the scientific breakthroughs of the future.

Aims

Frontiers in Stroke is a multidisciplinary disciplinary journal that explores new research and advances in stroke and cerebrovascular medicine.

Led by Field Chief Editor Prof Sean Isaac Savitz (University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, USA) and indexed in PubMedCentral, Scopus, Web of Science, DOAJ, the journal welcomes studies that support better diagnostics, treatment, prevention, and health services of stroke. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

acute stroke and interventional therapies

genetics and omics of stroke

mechanisms, models, and biomarkers of stroke

population health and risk factors of stroke

preventative health and stroke complications

stroke in the young

stroke recovery and rehabilitation.

vascular cognitive impairment.

Frontiers in Stroke is committed to advancing developments in stroke and cerebrovascular medicine by communicating scientific knowledge to researchers and the public alike, to enable the scientific breakthroughs of the future.

Source: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/stroke/about

ISSN
2813-3056
Editor-in-Chief
Sean Isaac Savitz (University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, United States) — Field Chief Editor
Established
2026

Sections

  • Acute Stroke and Interventional Therapies

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/stroke/sections/acute-stroke-and-interventional-therapies

  • Genetics and Omics of Stroke

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/stroke/sections/genetics-and-omics-of-stroke

  • Mechanisms, Models, and Biomarkers of Stroke

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/stroke/sections/mechanisms-models-and-biomarkers-of-stroke

  • Population Health and Risk Factors of Stroke

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/stroke/sections/population-health-and-risk-factors-of-stroke

  • Preventative Health and Stroke Complications

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/stroke/sections/preventative-health-and-stroke-complications

  • Stroke Recovery and Rehabilitation

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/stroke/sections/stroke-recovery-and-rehabilitation

  • Stroke in the Young

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/stroke/sections/stroke-in-the-young

  • Vascular Cognitive Impairment

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/stroke/sections/vascular-cognitive-impairment

Article types accepted

  • Original Research
  • Systematic Review
  • Methods
  • Review
  • Mini Review
  • Policy and Practice Reviews
  • Hypothesis and Theory
  • Perspective
  • Clinical Trial
  • Case Report
  • Community Case Study
  • Classification
  • Data Report
  • Brief Research Report
  • General Commentary
  • Opinion
  • Correction
  • Editorial
  • Technology and Code
  • Study Protocol
  • FAIR² Data

Fees and currencies

  • Article processing charges (official)
  • - Category A: CHF 2,195 — Original Research, Systematic Review, Methods, Review, Policy and Practice Reviews, Hypothesis and Theory, Clinical Trial, Classification, Technology and Code, Study Protocol
  • - Category B: CHF 1,750 — Mini Review, Perspective, Case Report, Community Case Study, Data Report, Brief Research Report, General Commentary, Opinion
  • - Category C: CHF 0 — Correction, Editorial
  • Currency: CHF

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

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Peer review

  • Official peer-review process: https://www.frontiersin.org/about/peer-review

Publication ethics

  • Policies and publication ethics: https://www.frontiersin.org/guidelines/policies-and-publication-ethics

Indexing

  • Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (BASE)
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  • Crossref
  • Dimensions
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences GoOA
  • OpenAIRE
  • EBSCO
  • DOAJ
  • Scopus
  • Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)
  • Web of Science Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
  • PubMed Central (PMC)
  • ProQuest

Source: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/stroke/about

Instructions for authors

Accepted article types

  • Original Research (fee category A)
  • Systematic Review (fee category A)
  • Methods (fee category A)
  • Review (fee category A)
  • Mini Review (fee category B)
  • Policy and Practice Reviews (fee category A)
  • Hypothesis and Theory (fee category A)
  • Perspective (fee category B)
  • Clinical Trial (fee category A)
  • Case Report (fee category B)
  • Community Case Study (fee category B)
  • Classification (fee category A)
  • Data Report (fee category B)
  • Brief Research Report (fee category B)
  • General Commentary (fee category B)
  • Opinion (fee category B)
  • Correction (fee category C)
  • Editorial (fee category C)
  • Technology and Code (fee category A)
  • Study Protocol (fee category A)
  • FAIR² Data

Author guidelines

  • https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/stroke/for-authors/author-guidelines

Peer review

  • https://www.frontiersin.org/about/peer-review

Journal metrics

Citation score
1.1
Articles
50
Total views
0
Downloads
0
Citations
417

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

Official bibliometric indicators

Impact factor
1.2
CiteScore
1.1
Citations
417
Acceptance rate
33
Time to decision
35
Time to publication
98

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

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