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British Antarctic Survey and British Geological Survey form publishing agreement with Frontiers – JISC national open access deal 

September 11, 2023 // 0 Comments

The head office of the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and two of its research groups, the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and the British Geological Survey (BGS), [...]

Jaume I University forms publishing agreement with Frontiers

August 30, 2023 // 0 Comments

Jaume I University has formed an institutional partnership agreement for open access publishing with Frontiers.  This institutional agreement means that eligible [...]

Frontiers pilots ‘flat fee’ publishing partnership with the University of California

August 24, 2023 // 0 Comments

Gold open access publisher Frontiers has announced its first consortium partnership in North America with the University of California (UC). The one-year agreement will also [...]

RPTU forms publishing agreement with Frontiers 

August 16, 2023 // 0 Comments

RPTU has formed an institutional partnership agreement for open access publishing with Frontiers. This institutional agreement means that as of 1st September 2023 eligible [...]

Open access research publisher Frontiers welcomes a bipartisan bill to expand access to artificial intelligence research in the US

August 9, 2023 // 0 Comments

The bipartisan CREATE AI Act aims to overcome the access divide and see the benefits and risks of artificial intelligence properly weighed for all Americans. Photo credit: [...]

Uniting generations for a sustainable future: Insights from the 2023 Villars Symposium

July 19, 2023 // 0 Comments

Established in 2022, the Villars Institute is a non-profit foundation dedicated to accelerating the transition to net-zero emissions. It aims to create a healthier planet [...]

Frontiers institutional partnerships update – summer 2023

July 7, 2023 // 0 Comments

The latest news on our collaborations with research institutions, libraries, consortia, and funders. Welcome from Thomas Romano, institutional partnerships global sales [...]

Frontiers publishing partnerships update – summer 2023

June 28, 2023 // 0 Comments

The publishing partnerships team is pleased to share the latest developments in our team alongside updates from our growing community of partners. Credit: Frontiers [...]

Reflections on 2023 Convegno delle Stelline

June 27, 2023 // 0 Comments

Convegno delle Stelline is Italy’s only annual event for librarians and an important date in the calendar for all those with an interest in scholarly publishing. Frontiers [...]

Switzerland renews national deal with Frontiers

June 27, 2023 // 0 Comments

Frontiers announces that its national agreement with The Consortium of Swiss Academic Libraries (CSAL), first signed in 2022, has been renewed for another year. Credit: [...]

Breaking down invisible barriers for LGBTQIA+ in STEM

June 22, 2023 // 0 Comments

By Dr Aswathi K Sivan and Dr Andrew L Miller June is the month of the year dedicated to LGBTQIA+ pride. In a previous post, we interviewed Dr Alfredo [...]

Frontiers Community Summit 2023: accelerating open science

June 20, 2023 // 0 Comments

The Frontiers Community Summit highlighted the accelerator effect of open science – and the critical need for quality, to ensure society is enabled by science and can take [...]

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 [...]

Why is it Important to Talk about Diversity and Inclusion in Science and Research?

May 15, 2023 // 0 Comments

We asked Dr. Alfredo Carpineti, chair and founder of the organization “Pride in STEM”, a UK-based charity organization run by an independent group of LGBTQIA+ [...]

Top scientists to address climate emergency in Montreux this week

April 24, 2023 // 0 Comments

Photo credit: Frontiers More than 500 top scientific researchers and influencers will meet in Switzerland later this week for the Frontiers Forum Live, which is taking place [...]

The University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS) forms open access publishing agreement with Frontiers 

April 19, 2023 // 0 Comments

The University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS) has joined the Sikt Open Access Publishing Framework Agreement, the national partnership agreement for open access publishing [...]

Frontiers institutional partnerships update – spring 2023

March 24, 2023 // 0 Comments

The latest news on our collaborations with research institutions, libraries, consortia, and funders. Welcome from Frank Hellwig, Institutional Partnerships Development [...]

Tips on how to write a great abstract

February 23, 2023 // 0 Comments

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 [...]

Writing the future: The aspirations of early career researchers

February 2, 2023 // 0 Comments

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

December 8, 2022 // 0 Comments

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 [...]

Open access publisher Frontiers at ESOF 2022

August 16, 2022 // 0 Comments

Frontiers at the EuroScience Open Forum (ESOF) in Leiden [...]

Prof Jeff Camkin: ‘The biggest misconception is that open science is just for researchers and academics. It’s not.’

July 6, 2022 // 0 Comments

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 [...]

It is not transformation if nothing changes

June 21, 2022 // 0 Comments

A Frontiers white paper on the impact of transformative agreements in the transition to open access publishing [...]

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. [...]

Frontiers welcomes the news of the Swiss National Science Foundation joining cOAlition S

June 14, 2022 // 0 Comments

Frontiers welcomes the news of the Swiss National Science Foundation joining cOAlition S [...]

WEF Young Scientists call to address Missing Link between policy and science

February 28, 2022 // 0 Comments

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

December 20, 2021 // 0 Comments

CEO and Co-founder Kamila Markram's end of year message to the Frontiers community. [...]

Frontiers’ statement on UNESCO Open Science Recommendation

November 17, 2021 // 0 Comments

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

August 11, 2021 // 0 Comments

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

August 9, 2021 // 0 Comments

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. [...]

COVID-19: Linking science and policy using serological studies

February 8, 2021 // 0 Comments

Stephan Kuster, head of institutional affairs, discusses Corona Immunitas, research program tracking and investigating the spread and impact of the coronavirus pandemic using seroepidemiological studies [...]

2020 – The Year of Open Science

December 21, 2020 // 0 Comments

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 

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. [...]