Journal profile
Frontera Norte
ISSN 0187-7372 · eISSN 2594-0260 · El Colegio de la Frontera Norte · Mexico
Frontera Norte: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 28 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Frontera Norte is published by El Colegio de la Frontera Norte. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Migration, Health, Geopolitics, Historical Geography, Latin American and Latino Studies and Migration and Labor Dynamics, together about 23.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science and Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Migration, Health, Geopolitics, Historical GeographySocial Sciences10.8%
- Latin American and Latino StudiesSocial Sciences6.6%
- Migration and Labor DynamicsSocial Sciences6.1%
- Cross-Border Cooperation and IntegrationSocial Sciences5.2%
- Migration, Refugees, and IntegrationSocial Sciences4.9%
- Politics and Society in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences4.8%
- Migration and Exile StudiesSocial Sciences4.4%
- Crime, Illicit Activities, and GovernanceSocial Sciences4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 39OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.37OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 666 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 22 | 87 |
| 2025 | 28 | 28 | 99 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 150 |
| 2023 | 18 | 18 | 147 |
| 2022 | 23 | 23 | 120 |
| 2021 | 23 | 23 | 206 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- El Colegio de la Frontera Norte
- Country or region
- Mexico
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 0187-7372
- Electronic ISSN
- 2594-0260
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Frontera Norte
How long does peer review take at Frontera Norte?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Frontera Norte?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Frontera Norte is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Frontera Norte open access, and what is the APC?
Frontera Norte is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .