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Frontiers responds to the European Council’s conclusions on open science publishing

June 1, 2023 // 0 Comments

On 23 May 2023, the European Council adopted conclusions that called for transparent, equitable, and open access to scholarly publications. It argued for immediate and [...]

Frontiers appoints Julian Oei as Group Business Officer

June 1, 2023 // 0 Comments

Digital media executive Julian Oei has been appointed to the position of group business officer by the open access publisher Frontiers. In the newly created role, Mr. Oei [...]

Slovenian CTK Consortium signs national deal with Frontiers

May 26, 2023 // 0 Comments

Frontiers announces a landmark national agreement with Slovenia, via the CTK Consortium. Credit: Frontiers Slovenian universities represented in the CTK Consortium formed a [...]

Reflections on the 2023 Camp ER&L

May 25, 2023 // 0 Comments

Frontiers attended the 2023 Camp ER&L, a landmark yearly meeting dedicated to collaboration in e-resources that has been running for 18 years. Camp ER&L (Electronic [...]

Researchers at the center of Frontiers’ new partnership with ResearchGate

May 23, 2023 // 0 Comments

Open access publisher Frontiers and ResearchGate, the professional network for researchers, have entered a partnership agreement to support researchers in accessing and [...]

Science on tap: Frontiers co-sponsors Pint of Science Switzerland festival

May 17, 2023 // 0 Comments

The Pint of Science festival returns to Switzerland this year 22-24 May 2023 co-sponsored by open access publisher Frontiers. Pint of Science Switzerland is part of the [...]

Open access publisher Frontiers moves to a new article metric platform COUNTER

May 16, 2023 // 0 Comments

To ensure even more transparent and consistent data reporting, Frontiers has moved to a new metric platform COUNTER (Counting Online Usage of Networked Electronic Resources). [...]

Leading Sino-Swiss experts gather to discuss research integrity

May 11, 2023 // 0 Comments

The National Science Library of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NSLCAS), the Swiss Embassy in China, SwissNex and the leading science publisher Frontiers, held a joint [...]

Frontiers responds to the US National Institutes of Health’s call on public access to science

May 2, 2023 // 0 Comments

The National Institutes of Health, the foremost federal agency for medical research in the US and the world’s biggest public funder of biomedical and behavioral [...]

Parul Kumar appointed as Frontiers’ chief operating officer to drive operational excellence

April 12, 2023 // 0 Comments

Research publisher Frontiers appoints Parul Kumar as chief operations officer. Parul, who brings more than twenty-three years’ experience to the position, will primarily [...]

Al-Zahrawi – The father of modern surgery

March 28, 2023 // 0 Comments

We invite you to read the story of a bright star in the Dark Ages – whose surgical innovations and teachings are still used today! [...]

Climate crisis calls world’s top scientists to Montreux

March 20, 2023 // 0 Comments

~ Experts gather in Montreux to chart a course toward sustainable future ~ World-renowned scientists and thought leaders will gather next month at the Frontiers [...]

Mary Seacole – Pioneering Nurse and Adventurer

February 28, 2023 // 0 Comments

We invite you to read the (forgotten) story of Mary Seacole - Pioneering Nurse and Adventurer [...]

Forgotten Engineer: Lewis Latimer, African-American Pioneer

February 20, 2023 // 0 Comments

We invite you to read the (forgotten) story of Lewis Latimer—an illuminating tale. [...]

Inspiring the next generation in STEM, Frontiers sponsors Potenti’elle en Science event

February 9, 2023 // 0 Comments

Research publisher Frontiers is a participating sponsor of the Potenti’elle en Science event taking place on 9 February 2023 in Lausanne, Switzerland. Hosted by the [...]

Hertha Ayrton Lights the Way – The Forgotten Engineer

January 24, 2023 // 0 Comments

We invite you to read the (forgotten) story of Hertha Ayrton! [...]

Thirst for knowledge: Frontiers sponsors Pint of Science Switzerland festival

December 21, 2022 // 0 Comments

Open access publisher Frontiers is proud to sponsor Pint of Science Switzerland taking place 22-24 May 2023. The event is part of the larger global Pint of Science festival, [...]

Pathology and Oncology Research: a successful transition to open access

December 13, 2022 // 0 Comments

Frontiers’ Partner Focus Frontiers publishing partnerships was first established in 2019 and in 2020 one of the earliest society journals to join our community of [...]

Open access publisher Frontiers strengthens its global public affairs team

December 2, 2022 // 0 Comments

Research publisher Frontiers appoints Dr Anke Beck and Ms Nancy (Yinan) Chen as heads of public affairs and advocacy for Europe and China respectively. They have been [...]

Former Amazon HR leader Kanika Mehra joins Frontiers

November 24, 2022 // 0 Comments

Research publisher Frontiers appoints Kanika Suri Mehra as chief people officer (CPO). Kanika will be responsible for all aspects of the human resources strategy, including [...]

Working with societies – join us in conversation with Society Street

October 7, 2022 // 0 Comments

How can publishers best support societies in the increasingly complex landscape of scholarly publishing? Frontiers’ head of publishing partnerships, Robyn Mugridge, will [...]

Clarivate’s former publisher relations expert Tom Ciavarella joins Frontiers

September 8, 2022 // 0 Comments

Frontiers appoints head of public affairs and advocacy for North America [...]

White House announces new policy to drop paywalls around publicly funded research

August 29, 2022 // 0 Comments

On 25 August 2022, the White House unveiled a new policy to end the paywalls surrounding federally funded scientific research in the United States. The Office of Science and [...]

Open science to meet the public’s appetite for accountability, transparency, and trust

July 15, 2022 // 0 Comments

On 15 July 2022, Stephan Kuster, head of public affairs at Frontiers, gave a speech at the closing reception of the EuroScience Open Forum, Europe’s largest [...]

EU Council reaches conclusions on Open Science

June 20, 2022 // 0 Comments

On 10 June 2022, the Council of the European Union reached its conclusions on the implementation of Open Science and research assessment, after wide consultation. [...]

Supriya Dinesh Mehta – Success from failure

June 13, 2022 // 0 Comments

Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology & Biostatistics at the University of Illinois Chicago Supriya Dinesh Mehta leads and collaborates on clinical and community-based research that improves reproductive health. Today, we speak about challenges for women in science and discuss Supriya’s career path and her advice to young aspiring scientists. [...]

Frontiers is the first publisher to sign ‘Stick to Science’ initiative  

June 7, 2022 // 0 Comments

Frontiers joins ‘Stick to Science’ initiative to support open scientific collaboration. [...]

Frontiers for Young Minds’ success at Open Education Global conference in Nantes   

May 31, 2022 // 0 Comments

Frontiers for Young Minds participated in the three-day OE Global Conference in France, which focused on the connection between open education and the five action areas of the UNESCO Open Educational Resources (OER) Recommendation. [...]

Frontiers appoints Dr Julia Kostova to lead its US strategy

May 16, 2022 // 0 Comments

Frontiers, the 3rd most-cited research publisher, appoints Dr Julia Kostova as director of publishing development to lead the editorial strategy for the U.S. market . [...]

Miriam Rengel – Women in space

April 11, 2022 // 0 Comments

This week, we speak with Dr. Miriam Rengel, a researcher at Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research in Gottingen, Germany. Her research focuses on the atmosphere of solar and extrasolar planets. Dr. Rengel has been involved in propelling the mission on the NASA/DLR airborne telescope SOFIA to observe the atmosphere on Titan, Jupiter’s moon. [...]

Frontiers’ support for UKRI’s Open Access policy

April 1, 2022 // 0 Comments

We continue to support UKRI’s open access policy, which will see all peer-reviewed research articles resulting from its funding made universally and freely accessible to [...]

The Julius Kühn Institute forms publishing agreement with Frontiers

March 8, 2022 // 0 Comments

The Julius Kühn Institute, a federal research institute in Germany, and the open science publisher Frontiers announce their institutional partnership agreement. [...]

Frontiers wins LinkedIn’s Best Culture of Learning Award 2021

January 12, 2022 // 0 Comments

Frontiers wins the Best Culture of Learning category at the 2021 LinkedIn Talent Awards. [...]

Frontiers wins coveted ‘Special Jury Prize’ at Vaud International Business Awards

November 26, 2021 // 0 Comments

Frontiers wins coveted ‘Special Jury Prize’ at Vaud International Business Awards [...]

Former Clarivate’s publisher analytics expert Ian Potter to head Business Intelligence at Frontiers

November 2, 2021 // 0 Comments

Former Clarivate’s publisher analytics expert Ian Potter to head Business Intelligence at Frontiers [...]

For less than $10, anyone can now get up close and explore single cells in VR

October 28, 2021 // 0 Comments

By Colm Gorey, Science Communications Manager 3D rendered medically accurate illustration of a cancer cell (not representative of what’s seen using singlecellVR). [...]

Frontiers’ Volunteers: giving communities time, talks and tarts

October 20, 2021 // 0 Comments

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’. [...]

Frontiers’ volunteers: Editing Support for Peace Boat Disaster Relief

September 21, 2021 // 0 Comments

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. [...]

Frontiers’ volunteers: Causes, Communities and Courgettes

August 17, 2021 // 0 Comments

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. [...]

Dr. Marian Diamond – My Love Affair with the Brain

August 11, 2021 // 0 Comments

We invite you to read the compelling story of one of the founders of modern neuroscience: Marian Diamond. [...]

IBMS to transition leading biomedical journal to Gold Open Access

July 29, 2021 // 0 Comments

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 [...]

ESOT to transform major journal to Gold Open Access

July 27, 2021 // 0 Comments

Image: Flamingo Images/Shutterstock.com The European Society for Organ Transplantation (ESOT) has announced the transition of Transplant International from Hybrid access to [...]

Celebrating 10 million views of kid-friendly science!

July 8, 2021 // 0 Comments

We have recently achieved a super exciting milestone – we have now reached 10 million article views! [...]

2020 in review: A turning point for scholarly publishing?

December 18, 2020 // 0 Comments

Frontiers' Chief Publishing Officer, Mirjam Eckert, considers the impact of 2020 scholarly publishing itself. [...]

2020 in review: A year in Open Science policy 

December 17, 2020 // 0 Comments

Stephan Kuster, Head of Institutional Relations, looks back at what 2020 has meant for policy and science. [...]

Frontiers welcomes the call from UNESCO, WHO and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights for all science to be made open

October 28, 2020 // 0 Comments

Frontiers' statement of support for: UNESCO, WHO and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights call for “open science.” [...]

Initiative for Open Abstracts ‘I4OA’ sees cross-industry support

September 24, 2020 // 0 Comments

Today sees the launch of - and Frontiers' commitment to - the Initiative for Open Abstracts (I40A). We are pleased to be named as having stated our support and enthusiasm for it and look forward to the additional layer of impact and discoverability the initiative will bring. [...]