Tips on how to write a great abstract
By Sobha Tumbapo and Tamsin Williams, assistant editors for Review Operations Image: Shutterstock.com When it comes to writing a good abstract, knowing where to start can be [...]
Open science
Writing the future: The aspirations of early career researchers
Personal reflections on a symposium. On 9 January, Dr Anke Beck, head of European public affairs and advocacy at Frontiers, helped chair a symposium for early career [...]
Collective knowledge, consensus for action
On 7 December 2022, Stephan Kuster, head of public affairs at Frontiers, gave a speech at our reception in the World Science Forum, the international conference on global [...]
Prof Jeff Camkin: ‘The biggest misconception is that open science is just for researchers and academics. It’s not.’
Prof Jeff Camkin Prof Jeff Camkin, of the University of Western Australia, is a water and sustainable development specialist. He is co-founder and editor-in-chief of the [...]
EU Council reaches conclusions on Open Science
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. [...]
WEF Young Scientists call to address Missing Link between policy and science
Scientists from the World Economic Forum’s Young Scientists community believe that a new culture of engagement between policymakers and scientists needs to be established. [...]
2021 – Open Science Is Saving Lives
CEO and Co-founder Kamila Markram's end of year message to the Frontiers community. [...]
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. [...]
Dr. Marian Diamond – My Love Affair with the Brain
We invite you to read the compelling story of one of the founders of modern neuroscience: Marian Diamond. [...]
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. [...]
2020 – The Year of Open Science
Frontiers' CEO and co-founder Kamila Markram message for the end of 2020 - the year of open science. [...]
2020 in review: A year in Open Science policy
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
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
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. [...]
150,000 steps closer to open science – Frontiers hits new publishing milestone
Frontiers is thrilled to announce a major milestone has been reached this week: the publication of our 150,000th open-access article! [...]
Current Transformative Agreements Are Not Transformative
Recent large scale "Publish and Read" deals lack the transformative conditions that are necessary to bring about the transition to OA. [...]
Postponed: Al Gore to lead global ‘healthy planet, healthy lives’ forum in Switzerland
Frontiers will host some of the world’s top scientists, policymakers, and industry leaders at our annual Forum in Montreux this May. [...]
Major Boost to Open Access Publishing as Norway Signs New National Agreement
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
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
Researchers from 180 UK universities can now benefit from a simplified and streamlined route to open access publishing [...]
Making Open Science the modus operandi in Europe
How to foster a transparent and competitive scholarly communication market in the digital era and incentivize researchers to use open science practices [...]
Horizon Europe: Safeguarding the EU’s role as champion for Open Science
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. [...]
Frontiers supplies full-text articles to Publications Router
Improved service for institutions to capture, store, curate and showcase articles published by their researchers in Frontiers journals [...]
Is Europe investing enough in Open Science?
Open Science offers both competitive and collaborative advantages, and is vital to boost the impact of Horizon Europe. [...]
Priority actions for Open Science – center stage at ESOF 2018
What is needed for a full transition to Open Science in the European Union? Frontiers CEO Kamila Markram will outline the priority actions during ESOF 2018. [...]
Frontiers partners with Figshare to promote open data
The new partnership improves the visualization and citation of supplementary data, allows more types of data with articles, and helps satisfy requirements for open and FAIR data [...]
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. [...]
Digital open science: solving the societal and sustainability challenges of the 21st century
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
Speaking in a panel discussion, Frontiers CEO Kamila Markram emphasized the key role of open science in enhancing public trust in scientific expertise [...]
Frontiers contributes to the shaping of Research & Innovation in Europe
The future of Europe and its economy is based on research and innovation. Over 700 scientists, innovators, business people and policy makers came together at the recent [...]
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 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. [...]
Open Science for the Oceans of Tomorrow
Oceans are the engines of our planet and open-science is improving communication between scientists and policy makers for their sustainable future use. [...]
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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Frontiers Data Services Workshop
Frontiers is pleased to announce that it will be hosting a Data Services Workshop on the 8 February 2017, to be held at the SwissTech Convention Center. The event, entitled [...]
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, [...]
Open Science roundup, 28 October 2016
Phys.org Connecting research and policy may improve educational equity Union of Concerned Scientists Breaking down barriers: publishing Open Access science for [...]
Open Science roundup, 21 October 2016
Science Business Open science is “golden opportunity” for publishers Science Science in the Oval Office: 1933–2016 Science News Blame bad incentives for [...]
Open Science roundup, 07 October 2016
Technologist Opening up science Times Higher Education Billions lost in bids to secure EU research funding Times Higher Education Lost in CV limbo Health [...]
We need Open Science for Sustainability
Frontiers scientists from around the world talk about current global issues and how industry and research need to work together to build a sustainable future - through Open Science. [...]
Open Science roundup, 05 Sep 2016
The Scientist US Gov’t Takes On Predatory Publishers STATNews Are ‘predatory’ publishers’ days numbered? Motherboard Scientists Are Worried About [...]
Open Science roundup, 22 July 2016
The latest news on Open Science, publishing and peer review [...]
Open Science roundup, 17 June 2016
What's new in peer review, Open Science and scholarly publishing? [...]
Open Science roundup, 10 June 2016
NIH Newly launched Genomic Data Commons to facilitate data and clinical information sharing The Bookseller How open is Open Access? Ars Technica Open access: [...]
Open Science roundup, 27 May 2016
Science Magazine Top French scientists slam surprise budget cut Science Business Research ministers will move to make open access the default by 2020 [...]
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 [...]
Open Science and scholarly publishing roundup – April 15, 2016
Stat News Why our peer review system is a toothless watchdog The Guardian How can we keep science honest in a world of open data? New Europe Speech by [...]
Open Science and scholarly publishing roundup – March 11, 2016
Science Business Few countries ready to adopt gold standard open access to scientific journals Times Higher Education Good scientist or successful academic? You [...]
Open Science and scholarly publishing roundup – February 26, 2016
Motherboard Obama’s pick for librarian of congress is an Open Access champion Nature Peer review in the cloud EurekAlert! Researchers: Peer review system for [...]