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17 Jan 2022

Frontiers and Johannes Kepler University Linz form open access publishing agreement

We are delighted to announce that Johannes Kepler University Linz has established an institutional membership agreement for open access publishing with Frontiers. Johannes Kepler University Linz supports its researchers in making their research more widely available. As part of this support, Johannes Kepler University Linz has entered an institutional agreement with Frontiers. Under the terms of the Austria Open Access Publishing Framework Agreement, eligible authors from Johannes Kepler University Linz may publish in any Frontiers journal at no cost to the author. Eligible authors are corresponding authors affiliated to Johannes Kepler University Linz. If the author(s) are members of a FWF-funded project, the FWF may cover the APCs (more information here). Eligible authors will benefit from a streamlined invoicing process, managed directly between Frontiers and the Open Access team at the Johannes Kepler University Linz, relieving authors of the responsibility of payment. Furthermore, Johannes Kepler University Linz and its Library will benefit from a discount on the article processing charge (APC) for articles covered by this agreement. This agreement will further encourage Johannes Kepler University Linz authors to publish open access, increasing uptake of open access for fellow researchers and the public at large to the results of mostly publicly funded research, […]

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04 Jan 2022

Robert Koch Institute forms publishing agreement with Frontiers

Robert Koch Institute has formed an institutional membership agreement for open access publishing with Frontiers. This institutional agreement means that eligible Robert Koch Institute researchers may publish in any Frontiers journal at no cost to them and with a simplified process. Articles may benefit from a 5% membership discount. Robert Koch Institute supports its researchers in making their research more widely available. This agreement will further encourage Robert Koch Institute researchers to publish open access, increasing the volume of research openly available. While this reduces costs for the researcher, it also benefits the wider research community and the public at large.   For more information on Frontiers’ institutional agreements please visit our institutional memberships page or contact institutions@frontiersin.org to discuss the possibilities for your own organization.  Information for researchers  If you are a Robert Koch Institute researcher, please select Robert Koch Institute in the payment information section (“Frontiers institutional members”) when submitting your article. Frontiers will verify your eligibility with the library and, if confirmed, the APC will be paid by Robert Koch Institute upon acceptance.   For information on whether your article is eligible under this agreement, or if you require any further details, please contact bibliothek@rki.de.

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01 Jan 2022

University of Girona forms publishing agreement with Frontiers

University of Girona has formed an institutional membership agreement for open access publishing with Frontiers. This institutional agreement means that eligible University of Girona researchers may publish in any Frontiers journal with a simplified process. Articles may benefit from a 10% membership discount. The university library University of Girona supports its researchers in making their research more widely available. This agreement will further encourage University of Girona researchers to publish open access, increasing the volume of research openly available. While this reduces costs for the researcher, it also benefits the wider research community and the public at large. For more information on Frontiers’ institutional agreements please visit our institutional memberships page or contact institutions@frontiersin.org to discuss the possibilities for your own organization. Information for researchers If you are a University of Girona researcher, please select University of Girona in the payment information section (“Frontiers institutional members”) when submitting your article. Frontiers will verify your eligibility with the library and, if confirmed, the APC will be paid by University of Girona upon acceptance. For information on whether your article is eligible under this agreement, or if you require any further details, please visit University of Girona OA page or contact the University Library at biblioteca.projectes@udg.edu.

Frontiers news

15 Dec 2021

Looking back at the 2021 Frontiers Forum: A year of game-changing science

This year our Frontiers Forum opened its virtual doors in a series of webinars attended by over 21,000 of the world’s leading minds, to discuss and accelerate science-led solutions to the grand challenges of our time. By bringing researchers, policymakers, innovators, and political leaders together around game-changing new developments, the Forum accelerates our Frontiers mission by sparking collaborations and actions to achieve healthy lives on a healthy planet. This year’s webinar series was no exception. The speakers and panelists included two Nobel prize winners, four policy experts, and 11 professors from the world’s top institutions. All thought leaders in their fields, they outlined transformational approaches to stopping greenhouse gas emissions, revolutionizing our education system, and preserving biodiversity. Several of the talks have already grown into open science collaborations that are framing new paradigms in high-priority areas of science. Thank you to everyone who participated and for your overwhelmingly positive feedback. Keep an eye out for our 2022 line-up featuring further ground-breaking developments that will help all of us to live a healthy life on a healthy planet. Catch up on (or re-watch!) these inspiring talks now. 2021 speakers Jump to: Al Gore | The case for climate optimismEsther Duflo | […]

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13 Dec 2021

Investigation of potentially falsified research

A wave of systematically falsified research manuscripts, commonly referred to as ‘paper mill’ papers, threatens to harm the integrity of today’s scientific literature and is of significant concern to all of us. ​ ​As soon as the issue was brought to our attention, we launched an extensive internal investigation. At Frontiers, we continue to follow our strict research integrity processes. If a suspicious article is identified, clarification from authors is sought and raw data investigated. If a satisfactory outcome is not achieved, a retraction will follow.​ ​This issue is a particularly complex one, affecting all leading publishers, and we remain in discussion with several of these to seek an effective and lasting outcome. The scale of the problem has been recognized by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), of which Frontiers is a member and to whom we are grateful for their guidance. ​ ​We are committed to upholding the highest levels of integrity and rigor. As such, we have workflows and preventative measures in place to address the issue.​ We maintain an internal working group dedicated to the issue as part of our existing Research Integrity and Auditing team. This group systematically reviews the situation, monitor for new developments, and share insights where possible.​ We are prototyping a new automated […]