Open Science Policy – Science & research news

Artificial intelligence to enable fast-track review of COVID-19 research proposals

April 17, 2020

An Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool to help funders identify specialists to peer-review proposals for emergency COVID-19 research has been developed. It aims to help fast-track the allocation of funding, and in turn, accelerate the scientific response to the virus. [...]

Current Transformative Agreements Are Not Transformative

March 10, 2020

Recent large scale "Publish and Read" deals lack the transformative conditions that are necessary to bring about the transition to OA. [...]

Major Boost to Open Access Publishing as Norway Signs New National Agreement

January 28, 2020

A landmark national agreement has been signed by the Norwegian Directorate for ICT and Joint Services in Higher Education & Research (Unit) and Frontiers. [...]

Unlocking industry research: Frontiers lends support to Open Pharma’s bold ambition

January 23, 2020

Frontiers has endorsed the mission of Open Pharma, a group of pharmaceutical companies and research funders, to make all privately funded research free to read and reuse from the date of publication. [...]

UK universities reach new national open access deal

November 26, 2019

Researchers from 180 UK universities can now benefit from a simplified and streamlined route to open access publishing [...]

Frontiers’ feedback on the implementation guidance of Plan S

February 19, 2019

Update on Plan S: Accelerating the transition to full and immediate Open Access to scientific publications

Frontiers'response to the call for public feedback on the Guidance on the Implementation of Plan S [...]

Making Open Science the modus operandi in Europe

January 29, 2019

How to foster a transparent and competitive scholarly communication market in the digital era and incentivize researchers to use open science practices [...]

Plan S: a landmark en route to full and immediate Open Access

December 14, 2018

Recent developments in the transition to Open Access in Europe and beyond [...]

Horizon Europe: Safeguarding the EU’s role as champion for Open Science

November 15, 2018

Image of the European Parliament facade: Frontiers, PLOS, eLife, Hindawi and other open science stakeholders ask the European Parliament to safeguard the open science provisions of the European Commission's Horizon Europe proposal

Frontiers and like-minded open science stakeholders call on the European Parliament to safeguard the open science provisions of the European Commission’s Horizon Europe proposal. [...]

Is Europe investing enough in Open Science?

October 26, 2018

Open Science offers both competitive and collaborative advantages, and is vital to boost the impact of Horizon Europe. [...]

Open Access is here to stay – and machines will enhance its future

October 25, 2018

Image of data, circuit board and AI. Universal and open access to the scientific literature is well on the way to becoming the accepted standard by which the results of research are shared. The next step is to bring in the machines -- to improve the speed and efficacy of both data analysis and open publishing systems.

Open Access is becoming the accepted standard for sharing research results. The next step is using machines to improve data analysis and publishing systems. [...]

Science without publication paywalls: cOAlition S for the realisation of full and immediate Open Access

September 4, 2018

Banner for CoalitionS: Making Open Access a reality by 2020

A group of national funders, joined by the European Commission and the European Research Council, announce plans to make Open Access publishing mandatory for recipients of their agencies’ research funding. [...]

Open Access: the time is now, the place is Europe!

August 29, 2018

Dr Kamila Markram joined the stage with Robert Jan Smits from the European Commission and leading academics at the 2018 EuroScience Open Forum. [...]

Scientific Excellence at Scale: Open Access journals have a clear citation advantage over subscription journals

July 11, 2018

Frontiers is the 4th most cited publisher amongst the 20 largest publishers, ranked by average citations over a three-year period (2015-2017). The same analysis also reveals a citation advantage of Open Access journals over subscription journals in the last three years. [...]

Sweden commits to Open Science with new Open Access publishing deal

June 1, 2018

The national agreement allows researchers in Sweden to publish in Frontiers’ journals through a simplified process with discounted fees. [...]

Applying open research data to sustainable health initiatives

April 30, 2018

130 academic, advocacy and policy experts discussed how Europe can unleash the full benefits of open research data in health, at the Frontiers Data Services Workshop 2018 [...]

New Open Access publishing deal for Austrian researchers

December 20, 2017

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

Frontiers Open Science Platform enables scientific excellence at scale

December 5, 2017

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

Digital open science: solving the societal and sustainability challenges of the 21st century

November 23, 2017

Leading figures from policy, science, publishing and advocacy discuss how open science can maximise the value of research and innovation for our societies. [...]

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

November 14, 2017

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

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 can save the planet

April 19, 2017

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. [...]

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

January 11, 2017

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, [...]

Open Access to science papers will be default by 2020, say European ministers

May 31, 2016

By Emily Barker, Communications Strategist at Frontiers There was a breakthrough for open-access publishing on Friday 27 May, as EU research ministers published a commitment [...]