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Research Topics
06 Mar 2024
Breaking barriers in academic research: How gender, race, and culture shape health communication
This International Women's Day, we spoke with Topic Editor Iccha Basnyat, who leads Centering Women, Health, and Health Equity in Health Communication, a Research Topic that explores women-centered understandings of health and health communication.
Frontiers news
05 Mar 2024
Frontiers welcomes the continued resolve of Congress “to making science free and open for the American public”
Frontiers, a leading research publisher and open science platform, releases a statement in public support of the wording in federal legislation that would promote the widespread, free, and equitable sharing of the latest scientific knowledge.
Frontiers news
05 Mar 2024
Frontiers joins UNITED2ACT to combat paper mills in scholarly publishing
The proliferation of ‘paper mills’ poses a real threat to research publishing integrity, as these practices undermine the credibility of scientific research, leading to an erosion of trust among researchers and the wider public. Frontiers joins UNITED2ACT to address the issue of paper mills and combat fraudulent practices in academic publishing.
Frontiers news
16 Feb 2024
Frontiers statement concerning the article "Cellular functions of spermatogonial stem cells in relation to JAK/STAT signaling pathway", published on 13 February 2024
Thanks to the crowdsourcing dynamic of open science, we promptly acted upon the community feedback on the AI-generated figures in the article "Cellular functions of spermatogonial stem cells in relation to JAK/STAT signaling pathway", published on 13 February 2024. Frontiers has now retracted and removed the article from the databases to protect the integrity of the scientific record.
Frontiers news
12 Feb 2024
Gabby Ahmadia - Cutting the strings to parachute science
Dr Gabby Ahmadia is vice president of Area-Based Conservation for the Oceans program at WWF-US, where she oversees science teams working together in priority regions around the globe, from the Pacific to Indian Ocean. We talk about the importance of strong international collaboration and addressing power dynamics to overcome the pervasive practice of parachute science, while also tackling issues of being a woman in science.
Institutional partnerships
01 Feb 2024
Frontiers institutional partnerships update – winter 2024
The latest news on our collaborations with research institutions, libraries, consortia, and funders.
Publishing partnerships
31 Jan 2024
Frontiers celebrates new open access publishing agreement with the Odessa Centre
Gold open access publisher Frontiers will publish the journal Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice, under a new agreement signed with the Odessa Centre. The agreement marks Frontiers’ first publishing partnership in the field.
Frontiers news
26 Jan 2024
Glory Oguegbu - The power of the female
Glory Oguegbu is an award-winning climate change activist, working to bring solar power and renewable energy to communities in Nigeria without electricity. Glory is chief executive officer of the Renewable Energy Technology Training Institute (RETTI), founder and executive director of the Glow Initiative for Economic Empowerment, and currently an Obama Scholar at Columbia University. As we approach 2024 exploring the ways in which women’s initiatives are driving to sustain our nine planetary boundaries, and celebrating the UN International Day of Clean Energy, there was no one I’d have more pleasure in talking to, and learning from, than her.
Publishing partnerships
24 Jan 2024
Q&A with Linda H Kim, emerging investigator in Dystonia
The journal Dystonia is part of Frontiers’ publishing partnerships community since April 2021. We hear from Linda H Kim, a postdoctoral fellow who received the Mahlon DeLong Young Investigator award in support of early career investigators pursuing ambitious and creative research in dystonia.
Frontiers news
10 Jan 2024
The next chapter for Frontiers: to the open access tipping point
Frontiers announces a strategic reorganization and team resizing to focus on researcher-centric, technology-empowered teams to provide a first class publishing experience and secure sustainable quality publishing at scale. This change marks the next chapter in our journey to make open access the default science publishing model.
Publishing partnerships
22 Dec 2023
International Journal of Public Health: Smoking is still a risk for generation Z
A Slovakian study into generational attitudes to smoking has shown that generation Z is still attracted to cigarettes, even though data indicates the habit is waning in popularity among that age group.
Featured news
15 Dec 2023
10 Frontiers articles that caught the world’s attention in 2023
As part of Frontiers’ passion to make science available to all, we highlight just a small selection of the most fascinating research published with us each month to help inspire current and future researchers to achieve their research dreams. 2023 was no different, and saw many game-changing discoveries contribute to the world’s breadth of knowledge.
Publishing partnerships
30 Nov 2023
Quality of life with a hernia: a novel patient-led study in JAWS
Frontiers publishing partnerships guest post As part of its commitment to patient engagement, the Journal of Abdominal Wall Surgery (JAWS), one of Frontiers community of publishing partners, published a patient-led study on the impact of hernias on patients’ quality of life. Credit: Frontiers Abdominal wall hernia is a common disorder that usually requires elective surgery. Within hernia research, generic tools are often used to assess patient’s quality of life, but these do not always capture the specific concerns faced by abdominal hernia patients. Authored by both patients and medical professionals, this paper covers new ground by addressing gaps in knowledge, assessing the full impact of the disorder, and exploring whether existing quality-of-life life tools are adequate. Susannah Hill is the article’s lead author and a hernia patient herself. She was asked to present the patient’s perspective on living with a hernia at the European Hernia Society (EHS) conference in 2022. After positive feedback from the audience, Hill received suggestions to publish the data in the Journal of Abdominal Wall Surgery. “I wanted to raise awareness that hernias can be much more than physical, they can also impact personal relationships and mental health. Because these topics are usually glossed over in […]
Publishing partnerships
30 Nov 2023
ADAR Editor in Chief debunks common myths on substance abuse disorder
Frontiers publishing partnerships guest post Advances in Drug and Alcohol Research (ADAR) is a hub for new discoveries in preclinical and clinical research around drug and alcohol addiction. The journal, which joined Frontiers’ publishing partnerships community in 2021, brings together scientists and clinicians from across the globe to discuss current and new challenges in drug addiction research. Credit: Frontiers In this guest post, ADAR Editor in Chief Dr Emmanuel Onaivi highlights and counters some common myths about substance abuse disorder. Substance abuse remains a global epidemic, worsening when COVID-19 lockdowns led to increased drug and alcohol consumption, and opioid overdoses. As with mental health care more widely, to address the challenges of managing and curing addiction, it is vital to translate innovative research into patient care. Misconceptions about substance abuse disorder have a detrimental effect on patients and their social networks. It is essential to recognize this as a serious health concern which requires appropriate intervention to address underlying factors and promote recovery. Preventing and curing drug and alcohol addiction requires a similar approach to the one used for other mental health and neurological disorders, and it is important to publicly address common myths. Myth: prescription drugs are not addictive […]
Frontiers news
21 Nov 2023
Frontiers celebrates first open access publishing agreement in Japan
Gold open access publisher Frontiers will publish the Journal of Cutaneous Immunology and Allergy (JCIA) under a new agreement signed with the Japanese Society for Cutaneous Immunology and Allergy (JSCIA). The agreement marks Frontiers’ first publishing partnership in Japan. Credit: Frontiers JCIA publishes high quality peer-reviewed research on a wide range of topics in the field of dermatology. With a particular emphasis on cutaneous immunology and allergy, the journal covers everything from molecular studies to clinical investigations and observations. As the official journal of JSCIA, it serves as an international forum for the work of all skin researchers and dermatological scientists. Professor Norito Katoh, president of the Japanese Society for Cutaneous Immunology and Allergy, commented on the agreement saying: “We are excited for the transition of the Journal of Cutaneous Immunology and Allergy to Frontiers. The study of skin immunity and allergies has come a long way in recent years, resulting in new treatments for patients. Open access allows new research to reach global scientific communities and further advance treatment options.” JSCIA will join Frontiers’ growing community of publishing partners in the field of biology and medicine, including the Polish Biochemical Society, the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine, the Biomedical Research Center of the […]