Journal profile · COMPUTER SCIENCE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCER-ROBOTICS
Frontiers in Neurorobotics
ISSN 1662-5218 · Frontiers Media S.A. · SWITZERLAND
Frontiers in Neurorobotics: CAS Zone 4 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.48; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 61 days to acceptance (100 articles, last 24 months); 85 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Frontiers in Neurorobotics is published by Frontiers Media S.A. and is in Zone 4 of Computer Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Muscle activation and electromyography studies, EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces and Robot Manipulation and Learning, together about 29.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Biomedical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Frontiers in Neurorobotics is a leading multidisciplinary journal that focuses on the science and technology of embodied autonomous systems and their applications. Led by Specialty Chief Editors Prof Alois C. Knoll (Technical University of Munich, Germany) and Prof Florian Röhrbein (Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany), Frontiers in Neurorobotics advances understanding of neurorobotics, and publishes radically new principles, methods, tools and methods to study the design and evolution of autonomous self-learning systems capable of open-ended knowledge acquisition, potentially leading to Artificial General Intelligence. Topics include but are not limited to: actual biological systems (e.g., in vivo and in vitro neural systems) artificial spiking or non-spiking neural networks brain-inspired algorithms (e.g., connectionist networks) computational models of biological neural networks embodied autonomous systems controlled by brain-inspired algorithms large-scale simulations of neural microcircuits micro- and macro-engineering and mechatronics of robotic devices driven by AI controllers models complemented by experimental studies that reveal self-organising principles of embodied systems studies on the impact of such systems on our daily lives. The journal welcomes original research papers and reviews on the state of the art in the theory and practice of embodied autonomous systems controlled by brain-inspired algorithms (e.g., connectionist networks), computational models of biological neural networks (e.g., artificial spiking or non-spiking neural networks, large-scale simulations of neural microcircuits), and actual biological systems (e.g., in vivo and in vitro neural systems). The embodiments of these autonomous systems may be robots of various types or any other form of physical actuation that can benefit from biologically inspired control and represent an embodiment of real-time AI, such as prosthetic devices, wearable systems, micro-machines, intelligent furniture, general household appliances, micro- and macro-infrastructure management systems, dedicated cognitive hardware devices or software functions implemented on general purpose hardware. Models complemented by experimental studies that reveal self-organising principles of embodied systems are also welcome. Moreover, the journal publishes micro- and macro-engineering and mechatronics of robotic devices driven by AI controllers, as well as studies on the impact of such systems on our daily
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): COMPUTER SCIENCE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCER-ROBOTICS
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Germany 3, Italy 3, United Kingdom 2, United States 1, Japan 1 (14 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Muscle activation and electromyography studiesEngineering11.8%
- EEG and Brain-Computer InterfacesNeuroscience9.7%
- Robot Manipulation and LearningEngineering7.7%
- Prosthetics and Rehabilitation RoboticsEngineering7.5%
- Stroke Rehabilitation and RecoveryMedicine6.2%
- Neural dynamics and brain functionNeuroscience5.1%
- Neuroscience and Neural EngineeringNeuroscience4.7%
- Reinforcement Learning in RoboticsComputer Science4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Computer Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Robotics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Computer Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Robotics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Computer Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Robotics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexWeb of SciencePMCINSPECEmbaseDBLPPublisher 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
- 3.48LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 8.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.71LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.11LetPub ·
- h-index
- 23LetPub ·
- h-index
- 74OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 799OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 6.36OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 76LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,524 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 66 | 66 | 15 |
| 2025 | 85 | 85 | 494 |
| 2024 | 141 | 141 | 1,349 |
| 2023 | 225 | 225 | 2,326 |
| 2022 | 306 | 306 | 4,412 |
| 2021 | 189 | 189 | 3,529 |
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
61 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 40 days – 95 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 22 days (100 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 89 days
- Sample
- 100 articles with submission and acceptance dates (182 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 | — | |
| 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)
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
- 1662-5218
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Frontiers in Neurorobotics
What CAS zone is Frontiers in Neurorobotics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Frontiers in Neurorobotics is in Zone 4 of Computer Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence / Neurosciences / Robotics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Computer Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Frontiers in Neurorobotics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.48; CiteScore 8.6, h-index 74.
How long does peer review take at Frontiers in Neurorobotics?
Based on the dates recorded on 100 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 61 days (interquartile range 40–95 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 Neurorobotics based?
Of the 14 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Germany (3), Italy (3) and United Kingdom (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Frontiers in Neurorobotics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Frontiers in Neurorobotics is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, Web of Science, PMC, INSPEC, Embase and DBLP; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Frontiers in Neurorobotics open access, and what is the APC?
Frontiers in Neurorobotics 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: .