Journal profile · Neuroscience-Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience
ISSN 1662-5145 · Frontiers Media S.A. · Switzerland
Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.97; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 103 days to acceptance (55 articles, last 24 months); 28 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience is published by Frontiers Media S.A. and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Neural dynamics and brain function, Visual perception and processing mechanisms and Multisensory perception and integration, together about 26.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cognitive Neuroscience. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience publishes research that synthesizes multiple facets of brain-body structure and function, to better understand how multiple diverse functions are integrated to produce complex behaviors. Led by Specialty Chief Editor Prof Elizabeth B Torres (Rutgers University, USA) and indexed in PubMed Central (PMC), Scopus, and the DOAJ, the journal publishes research that furthers our understanding of the integrative mechanisms underlying brain-body functioning across one or more interacting levels of neural organization. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: in vitro or in vivo investigations across the molecular, cellular, systems, and behavioral level primary questions of how multiple sensory, cognitive, and emotional processes merge to produce a coordinated complex behavior. Research in any species and at any stage of development and aging that is focused on understanding integration mechanisms underlying emergent properties of the brain-body and behavior are welcome. The journal also encourages submissions which support and advance the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), notably SDG 3: ensuring healthy lives and well-being for all at all ages. Manuscripts that focus on alternative medicine or processes that do not have a fundamental basis in neuroscience are 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 Integrative Neuroscience 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 Integrative Neuroscience is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Neuroscience-Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Italy 5, United States 4, Brazil 2, United Kingdom 1, Germany 1 (17 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Neural dynamics and brain functionNeuroscience12.7%
- Visual perception and processing mechanismsNeuroscience6.9%
- Multisensory perception and integrationPsychology6.8%
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesNeuroscience6.7%
- Autism Spectrum Disorder ResearchNeuroscience6.1%
- Neuroscience and Music PerceptionNeuroscience6%
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNeuroscience5.4%
- Memory and Neural MechanismsNeuroscience5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Behavioral Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Behavioral Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Behavioral Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePMCEmbasePsycINFOPublisher 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
- 2.97LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 7.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.08LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.36LetPub ·
- h-index
- 106OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 849OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.41OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 23LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,268 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 | 29 | 17 |
| 2025 | 28 | 28 | 67 |
| 2024 | 44 | 44 | 260 |
| 2023 | 67 | 67 | 559 |
| 2022 | 159 | 159 | 2,495 |
| 2021 | 58 | 58 | 966 |
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
103 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 65 days – 133 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 22 days (55 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 125 days
- Sample
- 55 articles with submission and acceptance dates (57 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 14 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 14 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 3,150 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | CHF 3,150 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 3,295 | 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access
- 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 ·
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
- 1662-5145
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- 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 Integrative Neuroscience
What CAS zone is Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Behavioral Sciences / Neurosciences. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.97; CiteScore 7.8, h-index 106.
How long does peer review take at Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience?
Based on the dates recorded on 55 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 103 days (interquartile range 65–133 days); authors report an average review time of about 14 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 Integrative Neuroscience based?
Of the 17 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (5), United States (4) and Brazil (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, PMC, Embase and PsycINFO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience open access, and what is the APC?
Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience 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: .