The　oxygen　reduction　reaction　(ORR)　is　the　fundamental　reaction　at　the　cathode　of　a　fuel　cell.　Although　the　commercial　precious　metal　catalyst　Pt/C　has　unique　catalytic　activity,　its　high　cost,　low　storage　capacity　and　poor　stability　limit　the　commercial　application　of　fuel　cells.　Therefore,　it　is　essential　to　explore　catalysts　with　abundant　functional　materials　and　develop　fuel　cells　with　high　activity　and　high　stability.　Metal-organic　frameworks　(MOFs)　or　porous　coordination　polymers　(PCPs)　are　highly　designable　structures　composed　of　organic　ligands　and　metal　ions.　Because　of　their　large　specific　surface　area,　high　porosity　and　tunable　chemical　structure,　MOFs/PCPs　are　considered　the　most　promising　catalytic　material　for　the　ORR.　This　review　discusses　the　research　progress　and　latest　development　of　MOF/PCP　applications　as　ORR　catalysts,　including　the　basic　principles　and　the　design　rules　of　MOFs/PCPs　as　ORR　catalysts.　In　addition,　this　work　also　elaborates　on　the　active　sites　of　ORR　catalysts,　which　originate　from　the　MOFs/PCPs.　Ultimately,　we　present　a　research　review　of　the　last　5　years　and　the　prospects　in　the　field　of　using　MOFs/PCPs　for　the　fabrication　of　ORR　catalysts.