Journals

Frontiers publishes 139 open access journals, including 6 society journals. Our portfolio aligns with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and ranges from Artificial Intelligence to Digital Humanities, and Climate to Psychology.

Journal launches

We launched 27 new journals in 2021, many of which support the UN's Sustainable Development Goals with research addressing the biggest global challenges of our time.

2021 journal highlights

Frontiers in
Virology

Field Chief Editor: **Akio Adachi**
Kansai Medical University, Japan
An exciting new multidisciplinary journal exploring all biological and molecular aspects of viruses to direct the future of research.
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Frontiers in
Network Physiology

Field Chief Editor: **Plamen Ch. Ivanov**
Boston University, United States
The first journal in this new field, focusing on the basic mechanisms through which systems and organs interact and integrate to generate a variety of physiologic states.
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Frontiers in
Health Services

Field Chief Editor: **Jose M Valderas**
The Institute of Health Research, Medical School, College of Medicine and Health, University of Exeter, United Kingdom
A multidisciplinary journal exploring health services, from policy to implementation, from cost allocation to health information systems. It aims to help health systems be more efficient and to improve experiences and outcomes for patients.
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Frontiers in
Drug Discovery

Field Chief Editor: **Bruno Villoutreix**
Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), France
A multidisciplinary journal focusing on drug discovery and the development lifecycle, from the identification of drug entities, to the design and development of new candidate medications and therapies..
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Frontiers in
Epidemiology

Field Chief Editor: **Tobias Kurth**
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany

An innovative journal for scientific exchange across the breadth of epidemiological research. It explores the use of data for investigating and predicting health outcomes, and assessing the health impact of climate change or social inequality.
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**Frontiers in Thermal Engineering**

Field Chief Editor: **Xianguo Li**
University of Waterloo, Canada

Advancing our understanding of thermal engineering from fundamental and basic research to applied and industry focused engineering and technology development.
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Frontiers in
Manufacturing Technology

Field Chief Editor: **Dimitris Kiritsis**
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, Switzerland

An innovative journal exploring all aspects of manufacturing technologies - additive processes, precision engineering, material forming, software technologies and lifecycle engineering - and their application to address key global challenges.
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Frontiers in
Food Science and Technology

Field Chief Editor: **Giovanna Ferrari**
University of Salerno, Italy
Exploring food science and technology, coupling innovation with an eye on sustainability. It explores new thinking in global food and food production systems, in line with the UN 2030 Agenda sustainable development goals.
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Frontiers in
Insect Science

Field Chief Editor: **Guy Smagghe**
Ghent University, Belgium

Advancing entomology, with research on the biology, physiology and neurobiology of insects. It explores commercial and industrial applications of insect research to global challenges such as climate change and nutrition.
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2021 journal launches

Frontiers in Drug Delivery

Frontiers in Drug Discovery

Frontiers in Drug Safety and Regulation

Frontiers in Molecular Medicine

Frontiers in Network Physiology

Frontiers in Systems Biology

Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience

Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience

Frontiers in Neuroimaging

Frontiers in Epidemiology

Frontiers in Health Services

Frontiers in Nephrology

Frontiers in Nuclear Medicine

Frontiers in Ophthalmology

Frontiers in Radiology

Frontiers in Urology

Frontiers in Gastroenterology

Frontiers in Insect Science

Frontiers in Virology

Frontiers in Analytical Science

Frontiers in Biomaterials Science

Frontiers in Electronic Materials

Frontiers in Food Science and Technology

Frontiers in Manufacturing Technology

Frontiers in Signal Processing

Frontiers in Soft Matter

Frontiers in Thermal Engineering

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Authors and editors

We work with with leading authors and editors. Our journals are community-driven by active researchers and enable them to drive progress and shape their fields.

In 2021, the Frontiers community grew to more than 1 million authors and 169,000 Review, Associate and Chief Editors.

Top institutional affiliations

Editors’ geographical locations

Our editorial boards comprise more than 169,000 review, associate and chief editors from 159 countries.

Research
Topics

Finding answers to your biggest research questions, Research Topics are multidisciplinary article collections bringing together leading experts in their field. Designed for impact, these collections are highly cited and widely read by researchers across the world.