31 news posts in Institutional partnerships

Institutional partnerships

10 Feb 2025

Sikt renews National open access agreement with Frontiers for 2025

Frontiers has renewed its national open access agreement with Norway for 2025, reinforcing a shared commitment to advancing open science. Originally signed in 2020, this agreement - facilitated by the Norwegian Agency for Shared Services in Education and Research (Sikt) - streamlines the publishing process for Norwegian researchers and strengthens the country’s leadership in open access publishing.

Institutional partnerships

04 Feb 2025

Manchester Metropolitan University partners with Frontiers for new flat fee publishing agreement

Frontiers is pleased to announce a new three-year flat fee agreement with Manchester Metropolitan University (Man Met) starting in 2025. This agreement allows Man Met to provide its researchers with unlimited publishing opportunities in all Frontiers journals, free from individual article processing charges (APCs).

Institutional partnerships

09 Jan 2025

Partnering for progress: how the University of Insubria is empowering the next generation of researchers

At just 25 years old, the University of Insubria - Università degli Studi dell'Insubria - has already established itself as a trailblazer in academia. With its strong focus on science, technology, and medicine (STM), as well as economics and social sciences, the university has made research excellence, sustainability, and innovation its guiding principles.

Institutional partnerships

20 Dec 2024

Frontiers institutional partnerships update – autumn 2024

The latest news on our collaborations with research institutions, libraries, consortia, and funders.

Institutional partnerships

27 Nov 2024

The evolving US publishing landscape in the era of open access

The 2024 Charleston Conference, with its theme ‘The Sky’s the Limit,’ provided an inspiring platform to explore pivotal themes shaping the future of academic publishing. This year’s focus on Library partnership ratings (LPRs), community-driven open access initiatives, and artificial intelligence felt particularly timely, with these topics underscoring the challenges and opportunities ahead as the publishing ecosystem adapts to new realities.

Institutional partnerships

25 Oct 2024

Open Access Week 2024: embracing community over commercialization with fully open access partnerships

As we celebrate Open Access Week 2024, the theme of "Community over Commercialization" resonates deeply within the evolving landscape of academic publishing. Librarians, as key players in the academic ecosystem, have a crucial role to play in driving this shift towards a more open and equitable future.

Institutional partnerships

02 Oct 2024

Frontiers institutional partnerships update – summer 2024

The latest news on our collaborations with research institutions, libraries, consortia, and funders.

Institutional partnerships

30 Sep 2024

Gold open access publisher Frontiers and China's National Science and Technology Library (NSTL) sign landmark partnership

Frontiers, a leading publisher of peer-reviewed open access journals, is pleased to announce a new partnership with China’s National Science and Technology Library (NSTL). This collaboration marks a pivotal moment in the advancement of open science and research dissemination within the Chinese scientific community, addressing key challenges faced by researchers and institutions alike.

Institutional partnerships

05 Aug 2024

The road to sustainable OA: a report from LIBER 2024

As a leading open access (OA) publisher, Frontiers is proud to have attended and sponsored this year's LIBER conference. This annual gathering brings librarians, publishers, and researchers together to discuss the latest advancements and challenges in academic communication.

Institutional partnerships

11 Jul 2024

Frontiers expands partnership options for institutions with fully OA flat fee model

Frontiers, a leading open access publisher dedicated to scientific advancement, announced the roll-out of its flat fee open access model for institutions.

Institutional partnerships

25 Jun 2024

Accelerating open science: strengthening peer review with technology and institutional collaboration

As we celebrate Peer Review Week 2024, we reflect on the core role peer review plays in ensuring the quality and integrity of research. At Frontiers, we see peer review as more than just a gatekeeping mechanism; it’s a constructive process central to our mission of advancing knowledge for the public good.

Institutional partnerships

25 Jun 2024

Frontiers at BiblioCon: partnering with institutions for open access transition

Frontiers recently joined the library community at BiblioCon in Hamburg. The conference served as an invaluable platform to exchange ideas and gain insights into the critical issues institutions and their representatives are facing – the transition to open access (OA), the emergence of AI technology, and the evolving role of libraries in this dynamic space.

Institutional partnerships

16 May 2024

Frontiers institutional partnerships update – spring 2024

The latest news on our collaborations with research institutions, libraries, consortia, and funders.

Institutional partnerships

18 Apr 2024

UKSG 2024: open access and the evolving scholarly landscape for libraries

The UKSG 47th Annual Conference and Exhibition just concluded, and one key theme dominated discussions: the ongoing transition to open access (OA) publishing. While the benefits of broader research dissemination are clear, librarians are grappling with complex challenges – tight budgets, the slow pace of change, and economic sustainability concerns.

Institutional partnerships

25 Mar 2024

Swedish consortium Bibsam and Frontiers sign national transformed agreement - momentum is building

Open access publisher Frontiers has entered into a national transformed agreement with Sweden’s academic consortium Bibsam that will allow unlimited publishing in all Frontiers' open access journals without charge to authors or to institutions.