Journal profile · Environmental Science-Environmental Science (miscellaneous)
Frontiers in Climate
ISSN 2624-9553 · Frontiers Media S.A. · Switzerland
Frontiers in Climate: CAS Zone 3 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.9 (journal website); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 15 weeks (community reports); 220 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Frontiers in Climate is published by Frontiers Media S.A. and is in Zone 3 of Environmental Science & Ecology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Climate variability and models, Climate change impacts on agriculture and Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration, together about 27.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Global and Planetary Change. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Frontiers in Climate is a multidisciplinary journal that explores scientific advances and applications in climate research, with a focus on mitigation, adaptation, and resilience in the past and in the future. Led by Field Chief Editor Prof Matthew Collins (University of Exeter, UK), this Web of Science (ESCI), Scopus and DOAJ indexed journal welcomes submissions in all areas of climate research which support strategies and technologies for addressing climate change and its impacts. Topics of interest include: carbon dioxide removal climate adaptation climate and decision making climate and economics climate and health climate law and policy climate mobility climate monitoring climate risk management climate services climate, ecology and people predictions and projections. The journal’s key sections bring together emissions/mitigation experts, climate modelers, and adaptation experts in one place alongside the latest research into climate policy and economic drivers. In particular, the journal welcomes submissions which support and advance the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), notably SDG 13: climate action, which aims to take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts. Frontiers’ journals require that manuscripts primarily comprising computational studies of public data, such as bibliometric and in silico studies, 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 Climate is committed to advancing developments in climate research by allowing unrestricted access to articles, and communicating scientific knowledge to researchers and the public alike, to enable the scientific breakthroughs of the future. Frontiers in Climate is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Environmental Science-Environmental Science (miscellaneous)
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 7%); most named United States 5, United Kingdom 4, Mainland China 1, Japan 1, Italy 1 (14 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Climate variability and modelsEnvironmental Science11.6%
- Climate change impacts on agricultureAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.2%
- Climate Change, Adaptation, MigrationSocial Sciences6.5%
- Sustainability and Climate Change GovernanceEnvironmental Science6.1%
- Meteorological Phenomena and SimulationsEarth and Planetary Sciences5.8%
- Climate Change Policy and EconomicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.1%
- Disaster Management and ResilienceSocial Sciences4.8%
- Climate Change and Health ImpactsEnvironmental Science4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceINSPECPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Astrophysics Data System, CLOCKSS, Crossref, OpenAIRE, Astrophysics Data System (SAO/NASA ADS), Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (BASE), CNKI Scholar, Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), Chinese Academy of Sciences GoOA
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 7.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.33LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.27LetPub ·
- h-index
- 60OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 469OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.57OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 209LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,288 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 252 | 252 | 135 |
| 2025 | 220 | 220 | 995 |
| 2024 | 180 | 180 | 1,848 |
| 2023 | 149 | 149 | 1,788 |
| 2022 | 261 | 261 | 5,962 |
| 2021 | 183 | 183 | 5,079 |
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 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 15 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | CHF 2,550 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | CHF 2,550 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,125 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- 5–8
- Reference style
- Harvard
- Templates
- LaTeX and Word
Article types accepted24
- brief research reportBrief Research ReportLength not stated
- case reportCase ReportLength not stated
- classificationClassificationLength not stated
- clinical trialClinical TrialLength not stated
- community case studyCommunity Case StudyLength not stated
- correctionCorrectionLength not stated
- curriculum, instruction, and pedagogyCurriculum, Instruction, and PedagogyLength not stated
- data reportData ReportLength not stated
- editorialEditorialLength not stated
- fair² dataFAIR² DataLength not stated
- general commentaryGeneral CommentaryLength not stated
- hypothesis and theoryHypothesis and TheoryLength not stated
- methodsMethodsLength not stated
- mini reviewMini ReviewLength not stated
- opinionOpinionLength not stated
- original researchOriginal ResearchLength not stated
- perspectivePerspectiveLength not stated
- policy and practice reviewsPolicy and Practice ReviewsLength not stated
- policy briefPolicy BriefLength not stated
- registered reportRegistered ReportLength not stated
- reviewReviewLength not stated
- study protocolStudy ProtocolLength not stated
- systematic reviewSystematic ReviewLength not stated
- technology and codeTechnology and CodeLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- AI use Use of AI to create written or visual content
Authors should not list a generative AI technology as a co-author or author of any submitted manuscript. Generative AI technologies cannot be held accountable for all aspects of a manuscript and consequently do not meet the criteria required for authorship. If the author of a submitted manuscript has used written or visual content produced by or edited using a generative AI technology, this use mu…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Safeguards against financial conflicts of interest
Only leading researchers acting as Associate Editors, who are not part of Frontiers' staff, can make acceptance decisions based on reviews performed by external experts acting as Community Reviewers or Reviewers. None have a financial incentive to accept articles, i.e. they are not paid for their role as Associate Editor or community Reviewer, and any award scheme is not linked to acceptances of m…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Open access and copyright
All Frontiers' articles from July 2012 onwards are published with open access under the Creative Commons CC-BY license (the current version is CC-BY, version 4.0). This means that the author(s) retains copyright, but the content is free to download, distribute, and adapt for commercial or non-commercial purposes, given appropriate attribution to the original article. Upon submission, the author(s)…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access and copyright
Open access under CC-BY licence Model summary
All Frontiers' articles from July 2012 onwards are published with open access under the Creative Commons CC-BY license (the current version is CC-BY, version 4.0). This means that the author(s) retains copyright, but the content is free to download, distribute, and adapt for commercial or non-commercial purposes, given appropriate attribution to the original article. Upon submission, the author(s)…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Peer review process described as rigorous, transparent, combining expert review and constructive dialogue. Model summary
Our rigorous, transparent peer review process combines expert review and constructive dialogue to strengthen your manuscript.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Frontiers Media S.A.
- Country or region
- Switzerland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2624-9553
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Frontiers in Climate
What CAS zone is Frontiers in Climate in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Frontiers in Climate is in Zone 3 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Environmental Sciences / Environmental Studies. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Environmental Science & Ecology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Frontiers in Climate?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 3.9; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 7.7, h-index 60.
How long does peer review take at Frontiers in Climate?
Authors report an average review time of about 15 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Frontiers in Climate?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: 5–8; Reference style: Harvard; Templates: LaTeX and Word. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Frontiers in Climate based?
Of the 14 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 7%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (5), United Kingdom (4) and Mainland China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Frontiers in Climate?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Frontiers in Climate is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and INSPEC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Frontiers in Climate open access, and what is the APC?
Frontiers in Climate is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .