Open Science and Peer Review

Frontiers Data Services Workshop 2018: Open Research Data to Support Sustainable Health Initiatives

March 6, 2018 // 1 Comment

Frontiers will host its second Data Services Workshop on 24 April 2018, in collaboration with the EU Horizon 2020 projects OpenMinTed and OpenUp and SwissCor [...]

New Open Access publishing deal for Austrian researchers

December 20, 2017 // 0 Comments

Landmark Open Access Publishing Framework Agreement signed between Frontiers, the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) & University of Vienna [...]

Gender bias in science – new data on a man’s world

December 8, 2017 // 3 Comments

Gender bias in science – the need for data

Eradicating gender bias in science requires evidence-based action - which in turn requires open data on the inner workings of science. [...]

Frontiers Open Science Platform enables scientific excellence at scale

December 5, 2017 // 0 Comments

Our state-of the-art Open Science Platform is a key strategy to review, publish, evaluate and disseminate research efficiently and at high quality. [...]

Frontiers at Web Summit 2017: Openness key for trust in science

November 14, 2017 // 0 Comments

Frontiers CEO as invited panel member at Web Summit 2017

Speaking in a panel discussion, Frontiers CEO Kamila Markram emphasized the key role of open science in enhancing public trust in scientific expertise [...]

Research & Innovation – Shaping our future

July 7, 2017 // 0 Comments

High Level Group calls for doubling of R&I funding and a renewed focus on impact, with ‘openness’ a key factor The report of the European Commission’s High Level [...]

Open Science Drives Impact: Frontiers Reports 2017

June 30, 2017 // 3 Comments

The latest Frontiers Reports with key facts and contributions, and details on our leading journals, their impact and outstanding researchers on board. [...]

Frontiers journal ranking analysis: Microbiology

June 28, 2017 // 0 Comments

With an Impact Factor of 4.076, Frontiers in Microbiology is the 3rd most cited Microbiology journal in the world. [...]

Open Science can save the planet

April 19, 2017 // 11 Comments

Open Access publisher Frontiers’ CEO, Kamila Markram, makes a case for why open science is the key to innovation, economic growth and solutions to a sustainable future. [...]

Are you Marching for Science on Earth Day?

April 18, 2017 // 0 Comments

On Earth Day, Frontiers joins thousands of scientists, and supporters to March for Science and the role that it plays in our daily lives. [...]

Frontiers included in the OAPEN List of Compliant OA Book Publishers

March 24, 2017 // 0 Comments

Frontiers invited by the OAPEN Foundation to be included in a list of book publishers that comply with the Open Access requirements of ERC, Wellcome and FWF. [...]

160-million Papers and Counting: The World’s Information Deluge

March 6, 2017 // 2 Comments

Academic output has exploded over the last 100 years but how can the most relevant research be found? — by Melissa Cochrane In 2009, it’s estimated there were at [...]

Open Science will take us into a new world

March 3, 2017 // 0 Comments

Open Science: Removing the limits on science to drive innovation and advance knowledge. [...]

When Open Data meets business ‘hackers’

February 17, 2017 // 0 Comments

Is developing a business model based on open data possible? [...]

Frontiers position statement: Impact of EU copyright reform on open science and innovation

January 11, 2017 // 0 Comments

To innovate effectively, the results of research must be open to all of society. Today, there is exponential growth in the knowledge produced by scientific, medical and [...]

Germany setting a precedent for Open Access

December 20, 2016 // 0 Comments

Frontiers was very pleased to announce a new publishing agreement with Universität Tübingen. Established in 1477, not only is the university one of Europe’s oldest [...]

Open Access in Germany – improving all the time

November 25, 2016 // 0 Comments

A recent study analyzes the investment in OA publishing by German research institutions, indicating a growing trend toward full open access and raising important questions about hybrid OA journals. [...]

Podcast: Peer Review Recognition

September 15, 2016 // 0 Comments

Peer review recognition provides transparency and accountability which are key to achieving high quality research. In this Frontiers podcast, guest host Pamela Valdes, [...]

Most-cited articles in Frontiers

August 25, 2016 // 0 Comments

To celebrate the publication of 50,000 peer-reviewed articles in Frontiers, we take a peek at the Top 10 most-cited Original Research articles in Engineering, Health and Science. We also included the Latest Original Research articles in Humanities and Social Sciences, to honour our youngest program. [...]

Reject or publish? Kids discuss peer-review

August 16, 2016 // 0 Comments

Is the paper fact or fiction? Is the paper boring? These are all things this panel of children look for when reviewing a paper for our journal for kids, Frontiers for Young [...]

Open Science and scholarly publishing roundup – April 22, 2016

April 22, 2016 // 0 Comments

The Guardian Opening up scientific publishing for the Flickr generation Nature Peer review: troubled from the start Science Magazine New research ship highlight of otherwise [...]

Highlights from Experiences with Open Access Journals

April 6, 2016 // 0 Comments

by Sandra Hausmann, Frontiers Business Development Manager On March 31st we brought five high profile Frontiers editors together for a panel discussion at the ICIS hosted [...]

Digital repositorian’s vision sets new standards for open access in the Gulf region

March 24, 2016 // 0 Comments

By Michelle Ponto, Frontiers science writer The Open Access movement is becoming a standard for many universities around the world. But just a few years ago, the concept of [...]

What is Peer Review? It Depends Who is Asking!

March 23, 2016 // 1 Comment

Frontiers for Young Minds and Knowing Neurons are excited to share the results of their collaboration on the question, “What is Peer Review?” In creating an [...]

Experiences with Open Access Journals: Panel discussion at UC Davis

March 20, 2016 // 0 Comments

Innovating Communication in Scholarship (ICIS) brings you "Frontiers in Publishing – Experiences with Open Access Journals. [...]

New Data Debunks Old Beliefs: Part 2

March 4, 2016 // 6 Comments

Our original New data debunks old beliefs blog post plotted the impact factors of 570 randomly selected journals indexed in the 2014 Journal Citation Reports (Thomson [...]

SciComm meet-up in San Francisco March 9

February 16, 2016 // 0 Comments

Part of the Frontiers Communication team will be in San Francisco on March 9, and together with swissnex San Francisco, we are hosting a Science Communication Meet-Up at [...]

Article Processing Charges: Open Access could save global research

December 24, 2015 // 8 Comments

The total number of peer-reviewed research articles published each year increases by approximately 4% [Scopus]. In 2014, nearly 400,000 published research articles were Gold [...]

Selecting for impact: new data debunks old beliefs

December 21, 2015 // 53 Comments

One of the strongest beliefs in scholarly publishing is that journals seeking a high impact factor (IF) should be highly selective, accepting only papers predicted to become [...]

Quality and Impact Analysis: Frontiers in Neuroscience

November 5, 2015 // 0 Comments

By Pascal Rocha da Silva, Frontiers analyst The field of Frontiers in Neuroscience, established in 2008, has become the #1 most cited and #1 largest Open Access publisher of [...]

Quality and Impact Analysis: Frontiers in Physiology

November 3, 2015 // 0 Comments

By Pascal Rocha da Silva, Frontiers analyst Frontiers in Physiology was launched in 2010. In just 4 years, it has become the second largest and the 4th most cited Physiology [...]

Key discussion points from Open Access Days in Zurich

October 15, 2015 // 0 Comments

Frontiers had the pleasure of attending The Open Access Tage 2015 on the 7th and 8th of September, this year at the University of Zurich. [...]

Frontiers’ financial commitment to open access publishing

October 13, 2015 // 6 Comments

As a publisher, it is our duty to ensure that the business fundamentals behind Frontiers are sound and sustainable. We are responsible towards the community, to the more than 60,000 researchers who have formally joined our editorial boards, to the 140,000 authors who have published with us, and to our employees. [...]