Journals

New journal launches

We’re publishing research in more fields than ever before

Over the past year, we launched 49 new journals and 349 new sections

By the end of 2022, we had published 189 community-driven journals, many of which directly support the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Led by active researchers, our journals cover more than 1,500 academic disciplines – from aerospace engineering to zoology. 

Our newly-launched journals in 2022

Our new journals support Sustainable Development Goals

Editors and authors

We work with top researchers from leading institutions across the globe

Frontiers’ editors and authors are affiliated with top institutions

Becoming part of Frontiers’ community means collaborating with the world’s leading researchers. Our journals are driven by active researchers, enabling them to drive progress and shape their fields.

In 2022

  • the Frontiers community grew to more than 1.4 million published authors and 243,000 editors across 164 countries

  • 90,000 review, associate and chief editors joined our boards.

Data source: Frontiers, December 2022.
Top 35 institutional affiliations for Frontiers’ editors and published authors, ranked by total number of editors.

Supporting the research community

We want researchers in all academic fields and all countries of the world to benefit from open science. Our fee support program means that all articles that pass peer review can be published open access – regardless of the author's field or funding situation.

In 2022, we provided 22.9 million US dollars in fee support to authors on 16,000 articles.

Research Topics

Our highly-cited, high impact article collections

Stimulating collaboration

Research Topics are our multidisciplinary collections of high-quality articles curated around a cutting-edge theme.

Defined, edited, and led by renowned researchers, they unite the world's leading experts around the hottest topics – stimulating collaboration and accelerating science and discovery.

By the end of 2022 we had launched 7,676 Research Topics with ebooks.

2022 collection highlights

  • Neurodegenerative diseases 

    19 articles | 566,000 views

    Examining the effect of bioactive compounds, diet, and lifestyle factors on neurodegenerative disease phenotypes

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  • Viral diseases 

    37 articles | 519,000 views

    Uncovering the countermeasures, molecular virology, and pathogenesis of emerging and re-emerging viruses 

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  • Psychedelic therapy 

    22 articles | 383,000 views

    Understanding how the social and relational effects of psychedelic use impact therapeutic outcomes 

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  • Circadian rhythms 

    6 articles | 344,000 views

    Demonstrating why time-of-day is an important factor in maximizing the health benefits of exercise and physical activity for disease prevention and treatment 

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  • Vaccine safety 

    10 articles | 251,000 views

    Novel approaches to balance vaccine efficacy and safety by addressing increased pro-inflammatory immune responses and their effects on other biological systems 

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  • Antiviral plants 

    16 articles | 219,000 views

    Evaluating the clinical application of plant products in the management of viral infection 

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