Sweden commits to Open Science with new Open Access publishing deal
The national agreement allows researchers in Sweden to publish in Frontiers’ journals through a simplified process that covers publishing fees. [...]
Open Science and Peer Review
Frontiers Data Services Workshop 2018: Open Research Data to Support Sustainable Health Initiatives
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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
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
Open Science: Removing the limits on science to drive innovation and advance knowledge.
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When Open Data meets business ‘hackers’
Is developing a business model based on open data possible? [...]
Frontiers position statement: Impact of EU copyright reform on open science and innovation
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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!
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
Innovating Communication in Scholarship (ICIS) brings you "Frontiers in Publishing – Experiences with Open Access Journals. [...]
New Data Debunks Old Beliefs: Part 2
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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. [...]
Chinese science: an open book?
By Anthony King, science journalist. Chinese scientists are increasingly attracted to open access journals, particularly those with international reach and recognized kudos. [...]
Publishers stand together in the fight against fraudulent peer review
In recent months, several academic publishers have been forced to retract a combined total of over 250 published articles across a number of disciplines due to irregularities [...]
The silent revolution in peer review
Changes in scholarly publishing over the last 20 y include the emergence of preprint servers and the growth of OA. But other important changes have received less publicity. Richard Walker and Pascal Rocha da Silva discuss.
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EC endorses Gold Open Access with new pilot project
The European Commission (EC) recently announced a new pilot project that supports publishing with Gold Open Access publishers like Frontiers. The pilot, [...]
What people were talking about at spring OA conferences
This is a short point-by-point discussion of the major issues and discussion points which arose at spring conferences and which would seem to represent key concerns regarding open-access publishing. [...]
Kamila Markram’s Euroscientist Interview: Changing the way academics work
Frontiers Co-Founder and CEO Kamila Markram sat down with Euroscientist to discuss how Frontiers is designed to remedy some of the shortcomings of the academic publishing process
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