Does Frontiers pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Frontiers employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Frontiers. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Frontiers?

33% of Frontiers employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Frontiers 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.7 for culture and values and 2.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Frontiers?

Journal Specialist (87) , Content Specialist (29) , Publishing Specialist (28) , Specialist (22) , Journal Manager (21) , Commissioning Specialist (11) , Research Integrity Specialist (11) , Journal Development Specialist (10) , Production Specialist (10) , Senior Software Engineer (10) , Editor Outreach Specialist (9) , Journal Launch specialist (9) , Review Operations Specialist (9) , Software Engineer (9) , Production Assistant (8)

What are the pros of working at Frontiers according to real employee reviews?

"Some great people and colleagues" ((in 67 reviews)); "Great people, 100% remote work, enjoyed meeting scientists from around the world" ((in 60 reviews)); "The small teams you work in are really great and super supportive." ((in 30 reviews)); "Good benefits (not including pay)" ((in 28 reviews)); "Starting salary was good for a uni graduate" ((in 27 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Frontiers according to real employee reviews?

"... are completely ignored by upper management." ((in 59 reviews)); "Many very young and inexperienced managers." ((in 23 reviews)); "Extremely poor senior leadership" ((in 18 reviews)); "Massive layoffs as a result of bad decisions made by UM and C levels." ((in 15 reviews)); "Oh, and by the way, none of the two ideas will be implemented, since the senior management will probably change their mind and go for plan c" ((in 15 reviews))

What are employees saying about Frontiers layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Frontiers layoffs and their outlook for job security at Frontiers in 2026.

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Frontiers reviews

2.7

33% would recommend to a friend

(564 total reviews)

Kamila Markram

31% approve of CEO

31% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Work/Life balance

3.0

Compensation and benefits

2.7

Culture & values

2.5

Career opportunities

2.0

Senior management

Frontiers has an employee rating of 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 564 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Frontiers employee rating is 27% below average for employers within the Audiovisual y medios de comunicación industry (3.7 stars).

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564 reviews

1.0

Sep 2, 2024

Avoid at all costs

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Co-workers, fully remote, some flexibility with working time

Cons

Everything else. Management, pay, environment

Frontiers Response

Thank you for your review. We're very transparent about our compensation policies, which are regularly benchmarked and highly competitive. Our upper management team has led Frontiers to become one of the largest and most impactful publishers in just 17 years - in a market of legacy publishers that are hundreds of years old.

2.0

May 8, 2024

Review

Senior content specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

nice and talented people who are always keen to help

Cons

poor management without having an idea to deal with problems the company is facing, lack of further career persepctives

Frontiers Response

Thank you for acknowledging our talented and supportive team at Frontiers. Our management team is composed of experienced professionals who work together to address the intricacies of our fast-evolving industry. In terms of career development, we're looking more closely at this in 2024 to communicate clear pathways so each individual has room to grow.

2.0

Apr 26, 2024

Hard times

Review specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Remote work and flexible hours

Cons

Chaos, workload is going up while salaries are stagnant.

Frontiers Response

Thanks for sharing. Employee wellbeing is our top priority and we work really hard to ensure there is balanced workload for all our employees. We also benchmark our compensation and benefits every year, and provide very competitive salaries. We will take your feedback on board and ramp up our efforts even more to ensure all employees feel acknowledged.

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