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Frontiers in Neurorobotics

Frontiers in Neurorobotics is an open access journal focused on embodied autonomous neural systems and their impact on daily life, publishing research at the intersection of neuroscience, artificial intelligence, and robotics to develop brain-inspired autonomous systems.

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Subject Neurosciences
Impact Factor 2.8
Quartile Q3
Open Access Type Open
ISSN 1662-5218
eISSN 1662-5218
Invitation Only No
Cost Range CHF 3,150 for A-Type Articles; CHF 2,500 for B-Type Articles.

Submission Instructions

Frontiers in Neurorobotics accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Original Research

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract is required. Abstract must be structured and presented as a single paragraph.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 12,000 words. Manuscript should include the sections Abstract, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, and Discussion, and the Introduction should be succinct with no subheadings. Manuscript must include at least five keywords, indicate the manuscript word count on the first page, and acknowledge any use of generative AI in the acknowledgements section and in the methods section if applicable with the name, version, model, and source.
References References must include all in-text citations, list the first six authors followed by et al., abbreviate given names to initials, provide the DOI when available, and include only works that are published or accepted with 'in press' used for accepted unpublished works.
Figures & Tables Figures must be submitted individually with captions placed at the end of the manuscript, while tables must be inserted at the end of the manuscript in editable format. Figures must each be mentioned in the text and use labeled panels for multi-panel images, and tables must each be mentioned in the text and not be submitted as figures.
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Systematic Review

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must be structured and presented as a single paragraph.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 12,000 words. Manuscript should include the sections Abstract, Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion, and Systematic Reviews must clearly define the research question in terms of PICOS. Manuscript must include at least five keywords, funding information, and an acknowledgement of any generative AI use in the acknowledgements section and in the methods section if applicable, including the name, version, model, and source of the tool.
References References must include all in-text citations, list the first six authors followed by et al. with initials for given names and DOI when available, include only published or accepted works, and must not include unpublished material, submitted manuscripts, or personal communications.
Figures & Tables Figures must be submitted individually with captions placed at the end of the manuscript, and tables must be inserted at the end of the manuscript in editable format. All figures and images must include alternative text, each figure and table must be mentioned in the text, multi-panel figures must use labels such as (A), (B), and systematic reviews must include a flow diagram of the studies retrieved if applicable.
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Review

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must be structured and limited to a single paragraph.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 12,000 words. Manuscript must include Abstract, Introduction, subject-relevant subsections, and Discussion. The first page must indicate the manuscript word count, the manuscript must be organized with headings and subheadings, and any use of generative AI for written or visual content must be acknowledged in the acknowledgements section and in the methods section if applicable with the tool name, version, model, and source.
References Review articles must not include unpublished material in the references or citations, including unpublished or original data, submitted manuscripts, or personal communications, and references must list the first six authors followed by et al. with authors' given names abbreviated to initials and DOI when available.
Figures & Tables Figures must be submitted individually, figure captions placed at the end of the manuscript, and tables inserted at the end of the manuscript in editable format. All figures and tables must be mentioned in the text, multi-panel figures must use labeled panels such as (A), (B), and tables must not be submitted as figures.
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Mini Review

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must be structured and limited to a single paragraph.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 3,000 words. Manuscript must include Abstract, Introduction, subject-relevant subsections, and Discussion. At least five keywords are required, the word count must be indicated on the first page, and any use of generative AI content or editing must be acknowledged in the acknowledgements and methods if applicable with the tool name, version, model, and source.
References References must include all in-text citations, list the first six authors followed by et al. with authors’ given names abbreviated to initials, include the DOI when available, and exclude unpublished material such as personal communications.
Figures & Tables No more than 2 figures and/or tables are allowed. Figures must be submitted individually with captions placed at the end of the manuscript, while tables must be inserted at the end of the manuscript in editable format. Each figure and table must be mentioned in the text, multi-panel figures must use labeled panels such as (A), (B), and all figures or images must include alternative text.
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Data Report

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract must be structured and presented as a single paragraph.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 3,000 words. Manuscript should include an Introduction, Methods used to collect the data, some analysis of the data, and relevant subsections, and it must not include Results or Discussion sections. Manuscript must include the dataset name, the database or repository where the dataset was submitted, a confidential peer-review link to the dataset to be replaced with the public link before publication, and an acknowledgment of any generative AI use in the acknowledgements section and in the methods section if applicable.
References References must list the first six authors followed by et al., abbreviate given names to initials, include the DOI when available, and include any cited datasets in the reference list.
Figures & Tables No more than 2 figures and/or tables are permitted. Figures must be submitted individually, figure captions placed at the end of the manuscript, and tables inserted at the end of the manuscript in editable format. All figures and tables must be mentioned in the text, and figure panels for multi-panel figures must be labeled (A), (B), (C), (D), etc.
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Brief Research Report

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must be structured and presented as a single paragraph.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 4,000 words. Manuscript should include the sections Abstract, Introduction, Method, Results, and Discussion. At least five keywords are required, the word count must be indicated on the first page, and any use of generative AI content must be acknowledged in the acknowledgements section and in the methods section if applicable with the name, version, model, and source listed.
References References must include all cited items, list the first six authors followed by et al., abbreviate given names to initials, include DOI when available, and include only published or accepted works with accepted unpublished works marked as in press.
Figures & Tables No more than 4 figures and tables combined are permitted. Figures must be submitted individually with captions placed at the end of the manuscript, and tables must be inserted at the end of the manuscript in editable format. Each figure and table must be mentioned in the text, multi-panel figures must use labeled panels such as (A), (B), and all figures or images must include alternative text.
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Technology And Code

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must be structured and presented as a single paragraph.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 12,000 words. Manuscript must include the sections Abstract, Introduction, Method, Results, and Discussion, with the Method section including any code description, the Results section including examples of use and limitations, and the Discussion section including scalability and limitations. Manuscript must include at least five keywords and must acknowledge any use of generative AI in the acknowledgements section and in the methods section if applicable, including the name, version, model, and source of the tool.
References References must include all in-text citations and list the first six authors followed by et al., with author given names abbreviated to initials and DOI included when available.
Figures & Tables Figures must be submitted individually with captions placed at the end of the manuscript, while tables must be inserted at the end of the manuscript in editable format. All figures and tables must be mentioned in the text, multi-panel figures must use labels such as (A), (B), and tables must not be submitted as figures.
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Recent Publications

DSPE-ViT: a lightweight vision transformer with dynamic sparse positional encoding for dense small object detection in UAV imagery

Liya Cai, Shuping Li

10.3389/fnbot.2026.1849093
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ST-HONet: Spatio-Temporal Hierarchical Network for long-horizon bimanual visuomotor imitation

Xukun Liu, Fengjuan Xie, Kai Xu, Zhenyu Liu, Shenggang Wei, Guangning Li, Xu Sun

10.3389/fnbot.2026.1860170
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Exoskeleton robotics: from rigid structures to bio-integrated systems

Liancheng Zheng, Rizauddin Ramli, Wenfeng Zhang

10.3389/fnbot.2026.1850367
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ST-HADP: Spatio-Temporal hierarchical attention diffusion policy for long-horizon generalizable bimanual visuomotor imitation

Xukun Liu, Fengjuan Xie, Shibo Liu, Xu Sun, Zhenyu Liu, Guangning Li, Shenggang Wei

10.3389/fnbot.2026.1846433
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EQISP: efficient quantized image signal processing with multi-scale pyramid fusion for resource constrained embodied perception

Tongxin Yang, Ling Guo, Jie Li, Qi Qin, Bowen Liu, Qian Zhang

10.3389/fnbot.2026.1866481
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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

Reviewers are requested to complete their reports within 7 days after accepting the invitation.

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Is a cover letter required?

A traditional cover letter is not allowed. Authors must prepare a 200-word statement describing the manuscript’s contribution to the field.

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What are the publication costs?

Article processing charges are CHF 3,150 for A-Type Articles and CHF 2,500 for B-Type Articles. APC support, partial coverage, and discounts may be available through institutional partnerships or eligibility programs.

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Research Topics

Muscle activation and electromyography studies EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces Robot Manipulation and Learning Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Neural dynamics and brain function Neuroscience and Neural Engineering Reinforcement Learning in Robotics Advanced Memory and Neural Computing Robotic Locomotion and Control Motor Control and Adaptation Advanced Neural Network Applications Robotic Path Planning Algorithms Human Pose and Action Recognition Action Observation and Synchronization Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization Gaze Tracking and Assistive Technology Tactile and Sensory Interactions Soft Robotics and Applications Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence Multimodal Machine Learning Applications Video Surveillance and Tracking Methods Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention Advanced Image and Video Retrieval Techniques

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