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A multidisciplinary journal focused on understanding the mechanisms behind the development, progression, treatment of tuberculosis and non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections.

Frontiers in Tuberculosis is a multidisciplinary journal that focuses on research and advancements in the understanding, prevention, and treatment of tuberculosis and mycobacterial infections, caused by nontuberculous...

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Editors

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Patrick K Moonan

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

United States

Specialty Chief Editor

Epidemiology of Tuberculosis

Pere-Joan Cardona

Servei de Microbiologia, Institut d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut Germans Trias i Pujol, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol

Spain

Specialty Chief Editor

Diagnosis of Tuberculosis

Samuel Maurice Behar

University of Massachusetts Medical School

United States

Specialty Chief Editor

Immunological Basis of Tuberculosis

Vojo Deretic

Department of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology, University of New Mexico

United States

Specialty Chief Editor

Pathogen and Host Biology of Tuberculosis

Abul Azad

Texas Biomedical Research Institute

United States

Associate Editor

Pathogen and Host Biology of Tuberculosis

Alba Llibre Serradell

University of Birmingham

United Kingdom

Associate Editor

Pathogen and Host Biology of Tuberculosis

Alissa Rothchild

University of Massachusetts Amherst

United States

Associate Editor

Immunological Basis of Tuberculosis

66 editors · 0 reviewers

About the journal

Scope

Frontiers in Tuberculosis is a multidisciplinary journal that focuses on research and advancements in the understanding, prevention, and treatment of tuberculosis and mycobacterial infections, caused by non-tuberculous mycobacteria (Runyon classification). Led by Field Chief Editor Harald Gotten Wiker from University of Bergen, Frontiers in Tuberculosis welcomes research contributions in various domains of tuberculosis and non-tuberculosis mycobacterial diseases, aiming to bridge the gap between scientific knowledge and impactful discoveries. Topics include, but are not limited to: basic mechanism of pathogenesis and host interactions of mycobacterium tuberculosis and non-tuberculous mycobacteria clinical and immunological phenotypes of tuberculosis and other mycobacterial infections epidemiology of mycobacterial infections and molecular epidemiology of mycobacterial isolates impact of multidrug-resistant strains impact of tuberculosis and mycobacterial infections on individuals and communities molecular and immunological basis of tuberculosis and other mycobacterial infections novel diagnostic approaches for tuberculosis, drug-resistant tuberculosis, and non-tuberculous mycobacteria novel therapies and therapeutic regimens against mycobacteria tuberculosis prevention, vaccination, and surveillance efforts The journal's commitment to the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3: Good Health and Well-being is evident in its focus on research and advancements in the understanding, prevention, and treatment of tuberculosis and non-tuberculosis mycobacterial infections. By contributing to global efforts in combating these diseases, the journal supports the achievement of SDG 3, which aims to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages. In particular, the journal's alignment with the WHO's End TB Strategy highlights its commitment to Target 3.3 of SDG 3, which seeks to end the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, and neglected tropical diseases by 2030. Manuscripts relating to papers on leprosy and leprosy bacilli are welcome, however submissions on tropical diseases that are not caused by mycobacteria are not suitable for publication in Frontiers in Tuberculosis. Frontiers’ journals require that manuscripts primarily comprising computational studies of public data, must include appropriate validation. Please refer to the Frontiers Standards for research methodology policy, for more information. Manuscripts not adhering to these standards will not be considered. Frontiers in Tuberculosis is committed to advancing developments in the field of tuberculosis and mycobacterial infections by allowing unrestricted access to articles and communicating scientific knowledge to researchers and the public alike, enabling the scientific breakthroughs of the future.

Aims

Frontiers in Tuberculosis is a multidisciplinary journal that focuses on research and advancements in the understanding, prevention, and treatment of tuberculosis and mycobacterial infections, caused by non-tuberculous mycobacteria (Runyon classification).

Led by Field Chief Editor Harald Gotten Wiker from University of Bergen, Frontiers in Tuberculosis welcomes research contributions in various domains of tuberculosis and non-tuberculosis mycobacterial diseases, aiming to bridge the gap between scientific knowledge and impactful discoveries. Topics include, but are not limited to:

basic mechanism of pathogenesis and host interactions of mycobacterium tuberculosis and non-tuberculous mycobacteria

clinical and immunological phenotypes of tuberculosis and other mycobacterial infections

epidemiology of mycobacterial infections and molecular epidemiology of mycobacterial isolates

impact of multidrug-resistant strains

impact of tuberculosis and mycobacterial infections on individuals and communities

molecular and immunological basis of tuberculosis and other mycobacterial infections

novel diagnostic approaches for tuberculosis, drug-resistant tuberculosis, and non-tuberculous mycobacteria

novel therapies and therapeutic regimens against mycobacteria

tuberculosis prevention, vaccination, and surveillance efforts

The journal's commitment to the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3: Good Health and Well-being is evident in its focus on research and advancements in the understanding, prevention, and treatment of tuberculosis and non-tuberculosis mycobacterial infections. By contributing to global efforts in combating these diseases, the journal supports the achievement of SDG 3, which aims to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages. In particular, the journal's alignment with the WHO's End TB Strategy highlights its commitment to Target 3.3 of SDG 3, which seeks to end the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, and neglected tropical diseases by 2030.

Manuscripts relating to papers on leprosy and leprosy bacilli are welcome, however submissions on tropical diseases that are not caused by mycobacteria are not suitable for publication in Frontiers in Tuberculosis.

Frontiers’ journals require that manuscripts primarily comprising computational studies of public data, must include appropriate validation. Please refer to the Frontiers Standards for research methodology policy, for more information. Manuscripts not adhering to these standards will not be considered.

Frontiers in Tuberculosis is committed to advancing developments in the field of tuberculosis and mycobacterial infections by allowing unrestricted access to articles and communicating scientific knowledge to researchers and the public alike, enabling the scientific breakthroughs of the future.

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

ISSN
2813-7868
Editor-in-Chief
Harald Gotten Wiker (University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway) — Field Chief Editor
Established
2026

Sections

  • Diagnosis of Tuberculosis

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/tuberculosis/sections/diagnosis-of-tuberculosis

  • Epidemiology of Tuberculosis

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/tuberculosis/sections/epidemiology-of-tuberculosis

  • Immunological Basis of Tuberculosis

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/tuberculosis/sections/immunological-basis-of-tuberculosis

  • Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/tuberculosis/sections/non-tuberculous-mycobacteria

  • Pathogen and Host Biology of Tuberculosis

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/tuberculosis/sections/pathogen-and-host-biology-of-tuberculosis

  • Therapeutic Advances in Tuberculosis and Non-Tuberculous Mycobacterial Disease

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/tuberculosis/sections/therapeutic-advances-in-tuberculosis-and-non-tuberculous-mycobacterial-disease

Article types accepted

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

Fees and currencies

  • Article processing charges (official)
  • - Category A: CHF 2,195 — Original Research, Systematic Review, Methods, Review, Hypothesis and Theory, Clinical Trial, Classification, 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.

Fees and waivers policy

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

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Source: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/tuberculosis/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)
  • 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)
  • Study Protocol (fee category A)
  • FAIR² Data

Author guidelines

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

Peer review

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

Journal metrics

Citation score
4.5
Impact indicator
1.15
Articles
50
Total views
206,100
Downloads
68,900
Citations
132

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

Official bibliometric indicators

CiteScore
4.8
Citations
132
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.