Journal profile · Medicine-Medicine (miscellaneous)
Frontiers in Digital Health
ISSN 2673-253X · Frontiers Media S.A. · Switzerland
Frontiers in Digital Health: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 5.2 (journal website); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 75 days to acceptance (147 articles, last 24 months); 504 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Frontiers in Digital Health is published by Frontiers Media S.A. and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Digital Mental Health Interventions, Mobile Health and mHealth Applications and Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education, together about 43.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Frontiers in Digital Health, led by Field Chief Editor Prof Björn Wolfgang Schuller (Imperial College London, UK), explores the ways in which innovative digital tools and technologies can transform modern healthcare. Indexed in PubMed Central (PMC), Scopus, Web of Science (ESCI), and the DOAJ, among others, Frontiers in Digital Health publishes research across the spectrum of digital health, from AI to big data and ethics to personalization, to provide better prevention, diagnostics and treatment. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: connected health digital health communication digital mental health ethical digital health health communication and behavior change health informatics health technology implementation human factors and digital health personalized medicine. Health technology continues to re-innovate itself, benefiting from the rise of Digital Health. All these promising changes and innovations, however, lead to ethical questions that require rapid and rigorous responses. Putting all pieces together, there is the promise of an era of health service for all – hopefully marked by increasing prediction and prevention, rather than just diagnosis and treatment –, anywhere, anytime, efficient, explainable, ethical, reliable, robust, in real-time, and in a trustworthy manner. The journal also welcomes submissions which support and advance the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), notably SDG 3: good health and well-being. Manuscripts covering health topics without any reference to digital aspects are not suitable for publication in this journal. Manuscripts covering digital tools without any application to health are also not suitable for publication in this journal. 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 Digital Health is committed to advancing developments in the field 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 Digital Health is the official journal of the Bridge2AI-Voice consortium. Frontiers in Digital Health is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Medicine (miscellaneous)
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 6%); most named United Kingdom 4, Australia 4, Netherlands 4, Malaysia 2, Mainland China 1 (17 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Digital Mental Health InterventionsPsychology16.3%
- Mobile Health and mHealth ApplicationsHealth Professions15.1%
- Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and EducationMedicine12.6%
- Telemedicine and Telehealth ImplementationMedicine7.1%
- Machine Learning in HealthcareComputer Science6.1%
- Electronic Health Records SystemsHealth Professions5.8%
- Health Literacy and Information AccessibilityHealth Professions3.3%
- Mental Health Research TopicsPsychology3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Health Care Sciences & Services | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Medical Informatics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Health Care Sciences & Services | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Medical Informatics | 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 SciencePMCEmbaseDBLPPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, CLOCKSS, Crossref
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)
- 5.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 6.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.42LetPub ·
- h-index
- 67OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 640OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.01OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 468LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,292 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 777 | 777 | 501 |
| 2025 | 504 | 504 | 3,883 |
| 2024 | 223 | 223 | 3,144 |
| 2023 | 249 | 249 | 4,575 |
| 2022 | 273 | 273 | 6,729 |
| 2021 | 215 | 215 | 6,576 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
75 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 54 days – 117 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 21 days (147 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 107 days
- Sample
- 147 articles with submission and acceptance dates (1,298 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 13 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 13 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 | — |
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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- 5–8
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
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
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
- 2673-253X
- Society / sponsor
- Bridge2AI-Voice consortium
- 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 Digital Health
What CAS zone is Frontiers in Digital Health in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Frontiers in Digital Health is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Health Care Sciences & Services / Medical Informatics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Frontiers in Digital Health?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 5.2; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 6.8, h-index 67.
How long does peer review take at Frontiers in Digital Health?
Based on the dates recorded on 147 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 75 days (interquartile range 54–117 days); authors report an average review time of about 13 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Frontiers in Digital Health based?
Of the 17 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 6%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (4), Australia (4) and Netherlands (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Frontiers in Digital Health?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Frontiers in Digital Health is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, PMC, Embase and DBLP; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Frontiers in Digital Health open access, and what is the APC?
Frontiers in Digital Health 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .