Frontiers Announcements
The Dubai Expo to see young scientific minds review real research, live on stage [...]
Frontiers and Johannes Kepler University Linz form open access publishing agreement
We are delighted to announce that Johannes Kepler University Linz has established an institutional membership agreement for open access publishing with Frontiers. Johannes [...]
Frontiers announces new ‘remote-first’ work philosophy for staff
Frontiers is pleased to announce its ‘remote-first’ work philosophy. All staff can either choose to work remotely or from their nearest office, according to their preference. [...]
Frontiers wins LinkedIn’s Best Culture of Learning Award 2021
Frontiers wins the Best Culture of Learning category at the 2021 LinkedIn Talent Awards. [...]
Nadja Cech – It is all about inclusivity and opportunity
Nadja Cech is a Distinguished Professor in Chemistry at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro. In this interview, we talk about her experiences as a woman in science and how her research program fosters inclusivity and brings new people into the world of science. [...]
Robert Koch Institute forms publishing agreement with Frontiers
Robert Koch Institute has formed an institutional membership agreement for open access publishing with Frontiers. This institutional agreement means that eligible Robert Koch [...]
2021 – Open Science Is Saving Lives
CEO and Co-founder Kamila Markram's end of year message to the Frontiers community. [...]
Yasmina Sultanbawa – Science is my community
Dr. Yasmina Sultanbawa speaks about local communities and the importance of science in empowering each other and building healthier communities. [...]
Looking back at the 2021 Frontiers Forum: A year of game-changing science
This year our Frontiers Forum opened its virtual doors in a series of webinars attended by over 21,000 of the world’s leading minds, to discuss and accelerate science-led [...]
Frontiers’ volunteers: a time for giving and reflecting
This month, we talk to fellow Frontons Rachael Benson, Salla Lyyra, Simona Pesce, Francesca Tettamanzi and Hugo Tornero about their volunteering work at Partage Warehouse, an organization that ‘fights against hunger and food waste on a daily basis’. [...]
Investigation of potentially falsified research
A wave of systematically falsified research manuscripts, commonly referred to as ‘paper mill’ papers, threatens to harm the integrity of today’s scientific literature [...]
Asha de Vos – Every coastline needs a local hero
In the world of marine science, Dr. Asha de Vos rarely needs an introduction. The Sri Lankan marine biologist and ocean educator is best known for her pioneering work on blue whales and for founding the non-profit Oceanswell, Sri Lanka's first marine conservation research and education organization. [...]
Frontiers announces its first partnership with a leading Chinese University
Zhejiang University Press, one of the leading academic publishers in China, and the open science publisher Frontiers announce their official partnership. [...]
Haleh Moravej – Branches of science
Haleh Moravej is a registered nutritionist, a scientist and a founder of MetMUnch. She is also a senior lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University, and we speak about Haleh's drive and motivation for or teaching and changing lives. [...]
Frontiers’ statement on UNESCO Open Science Recommendation
Frontiers welcomes the news on the unanimous adaptation of The UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science and recognizes the urgency of addressing complex and interconnected environmental, social and economic challenges facing the world and the vital importance of science, technology and innovation in response to these challenges. [...]
Sarah Berry – Science is my favorite hobby
Dr. Sarah Berry is a reader in nutritional sciences at King’s College London. In this interview we talk to Dr. Berry about both her career in nutritional sciences and her passion for the subject. Furthermore, we discuss recent advancements in the world of research and its potential expansion over time. [...]
The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center to Trial Open-Access Publishing Agreement with Frontiers
As part of the University of Oklahoma’s support in making research more widely available, the Robert M. Bird Health Sciences Library at the University of Oklahoma Health [...]
The University of Oklahoma-Norman to Trial Open-Access Publishing Agreement with Frontiers
As part of the University of Oklahoma’s support in making research more widely available, the University Libraries at the University of Oklahoma-Norman have agreed to an [...]
Frontiers and University of Southern Denmark form open access publishing agreement
We are delighted to announce that University of Southern Denmark (SDU) has established an institutional membership agreement for open access publishing with Frontiers. The [...]
Former Clarivate’s publisher analytics expert Ian Potter to head Business Intelligence at Frontiers
Former Clarivate’s publisher analytics expert Ian Potter to head Business Intelligence at Frontiers [...]
Frontiers and the Akershus University Hospital form open access publishing agreement
We are delighted to announce The Akershus University Hospital (Akershus Universitetssykehus) supports their authors in publishing open access. As part of this support, [...]
Ellen Blaak – Motivation and drive are the secret ingredients
We talk with Professor Ellen Blaak, the chair of the department of Human Biology at Maastricht University in The Netherlands, about how she has sculpted her academic path to lead up to her fantastic career. [...]
Dr Nina Hall to lead Frontiers’ Commitments to UN SDG Publishers Compact
Frontiers is pleased to announce that Nina Hall will lead the organization’s commitments to the United Nations Publishers Compact, which it signed up to at the end of last year. Having worked with Frontiers since 2013, Dr. Hall brings considerable strategic experience to the position. [...]
Frontiers’ Volunteers: giving communities time, talks and tarts
We talk to fellow Fronton Carolina Garcia, who is a journal specialist in the Publishing Development department, about her volunteering work with Be Enriched, an organization that ‘uses food to bring joy and connection to the socially excluded, develop skills in young people, build communities and grow future generations’. [...]
Lauren Arkoosh – From salmon to seal scat
Lauren Arkoosh is currently a PhD Student at Abertay University in Scotland, focusing on seals as a sentinel species to monitor antimicrobial resistance genes in the waters surrounding the UK. We talked about her interest in marine science and her chosen career path. [...]
The University of Kansas to Trial Open-Access Publishing Agreement with Frontiers
As part of the University of Kansas’ support in making research more widely available, KU Libraries have agreed to an institutional membership trial agreement with [...]
Frontiers and Leuphana University of Lüneburg form open access publishing agreement
We are delighted to announce that Leuphana University of Lüneburg (Leuphana Universität Lüneburg) has established an institutional membership agreement for open access [...]
Vidya Athreya – If you do something you love, you are bound to succeed
Dr. Vidya Athreya is an ecologist who works for the Wildlife Conservation Society in India and focuses mainly on human-wildlife interaction. We discussed how India’s patriarchal society has influenced her career, as well as the trials and tribulations of being a mother and a scientist. [...]
Frontiers’ volunteers: Editing Support for Peace Boat Disaster Relief
We talk to fellow Fronton Sarah Jay, who works at Publishing Development department, about her volunteering work with Peace Boat Disaster Relief, an organization that assists disaster-affected people by strengthening disaster resilience of communities. [...]
Former MDPI CEO Dr. Franck Vazquez joins Frontiers
Publishing industry veteran and a former chief executive officer of MDPI, Dr. Franck Vazquez, has been appointed to lead Frontiers’ strategic partnerships. [...]
The JISC UK National Open Access Agreement with Frontiers – Two Years in.
In 2019, Frontiers signed a three year national open access agreement in the UK with JISC Collections. Thanks to this landmark deal, UK universities now benefit [...]
Uma Ramakrishnan – Tigers, elephants and everything in between
Dr. Uma Ramakrishnan is a scientist and academic at the National Centre for Biological Sciences in Bangalore, India, who specialises in molecular ecology and population genetics. We talked about her work in the field, the lack of female leaders, and lessons learnt having been an international student. [...]
Five Nobel Prize winners publish scientific article collection for children
The Nobel Collection of free scientific articles for next generation of scientists goes live [...]
Meredith Gore – boundaries in a world striving for work-life balance
We talked about life in lockdown, sexism, and the importance of defining your own space with Meredith Gore, an Associate Professor at the University of Maryland, specializing in Conservation Criminology.
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Frontiers’ volunteers: Causes, Communities and Courgettes
This week, we talk to fellow Frontons Catrin Owen, Lucy Thompson and Rosie Miller about their volunteering work with Good Food Matters, an organization that enables everyone to grow and cook nutritiously balanced meals making a positive impact on the health and wellbeing of the South London community. [...]
Marlen Vasquez – We have overcome the most challenging issues, now we need to speed up the process #WomeninScience
This week, Freya Wilson talks to Dr. Marlen Vasquez, an environmental toxicologist at the Cyprus University of Technology for our #WomeninScience series. [...]
Research Integrity: Identifying and tackling peer review fraud
Research Integrity Specialist Andrew Gardyne discusses the importance of peer-review, trust in science, and how his team work to detect suspicious behaviour. [...]
Statement of support for UKRI’s new open access policy announcement
Frontiers' statement of support for the UKRI's recent announcement that all peer-reviewed research articles resulting from its funding must be universally available on the day of publication. [...]
Boost for Open Access in Asia as Frontiers and Taiwan’s NHRI seal deal
Frontiers announces its first open-access agreement with Asian institution One of Taiwan’s leading medical research institutions, the National Health Research Institutes [...]
IBMS to transition leading biomedical journal to Gold Open Access
Image: Tom Robertson/Shutterstock.com The Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS) has announced the transition of the British Journal of Biomedical Science (BJBS) from hybrid [...]
Dr. Lynette Hart – Be open-minded and resourceful: insights from the life of an Animal Behaviorist #WomeninScience
This week, we speak to Dr. Lynette Hart, Professor at UC Davis. Dr. Hart's research primarily focuses on human-animal interactions, an interest which stemmed from her passion for animal behavior and has taken her all over the world. We discussed her impressive career and the importance of always keeping an eye out for new opportunities. [...]
Biogeoscience Chief Editor is the Recipient of the 2021 R. Berner Lectureship
Dr. Alexandra Turchyn We are honored to announce that Dr. Alexandra (Sasha) Turchyn, Co-Chief Editor of the Biogeoscience section of Frontiers in Earth Science is a recipient [...]
Dr Krithi K. Karanth – Finding your Passion and Having an Impact #WomeninScience
We speak to Dr. Krithi K. Karanth, the Chief Conservation Scientist and Chief Executive at the Centre for Wildlife Studies in Bangalore, India for the #WomeninScience blog series. [...]
Research integrity: A closer look at gel and Western Blot image cropping
In this blog, we take a closer look at the issues surrounding Gel and Western Blot image cropping. [...]
Frontiers forms open access publishing agreement with the Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR)
Under the terms of Luxembourg’s new national publishing agreement with Frontiers, the Luxembourg National Research Fund will cover Article Processing Charges (APCs) for [...]
Frontiers and the Luxembourg Institute of Health form open access publishing agreement
The Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH) supports their authors in publishing open access. As part of this support, LIH will cover Article Processing Charges (APCs) for [...]
Frontiers and the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology form open access publishing agreement
The Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) supports their authors in publishing open access. As part of this support, the LIST will cover Article Processing [...]
Joseph M. Sussman 2020 Prize Winners announced
Frontiers in Built Environment reveals the winners of the third Joseph M. Sussman Prize celebrating the best articles published in the Transportation and Transit Systems section of the journal. [...]
Celebrating a decade of Frontiers in Physiology
Following the recent ten-year milestone of Frontiers in Physiology, we take the opportunity to highlight some of the key achievements over the past decade and what the next ten years has in store. [...]
Prof. Jo Wilmshurst – Lift as You Rise #WomeninScience
Prof. Jo Wilmshurst is the Head of Pediatric Neurology at the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital in Cape Town, the largest pediatric Michaela Dunckova talks with her about her career. [...]