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Open science and peer review

20 Jul 2015

EC endorses Gold Open Access with new pilot project

The European Commission (EC) recently announced a new pilot project that supports publishing with Gold Open Access publishers like Frontiers.  The pilot, entitled OpenAIRE, will help fund Open Access publications for FP7 projects finished within the last two years which have been accepted and peer-reviewed. Only publications in recognized Open Access journals listed in the DOAJ, Scopus, Web of Science and PubMed  are eligible for post-publication funding with as much as €2,000 per article to help cover publishing costs for research and review article types and as much as €6,000 for monographs. “This announcement is very important to the industry as it not only shows that the EC recognizes Gold Open Access publishing as one of the key solutions to unlocking research knowledge, it is also important as they have expressed their appreciation for the costs involved in providing a high quality Open Access publishing service,” said Kamila Markram, CEO of Frontiers. Frontiers provides a premier Gold Open Access solution with a novel enhanced interactive peer-review process that helps authors and reviewers enhance the quality of published articles. In as little as 7 years, Frontiers has became one of the top 5 Gold Open Access publishers in the world with over 34,000 articles published in 54 journals covering 411 specialties across all academia.  Articles published with Frontiers qualify for funding through […]

Open science and peer review

29 May 2015

Open Science and scholarly publishing roundup – May 29, 2015

Selected news, views and information on Open Science and scholarly publishing from the past week Discover Magazine Blog What to do about a slow peer reviewer? The Guardian How has publishing changed in the last 50 years, and what has this meant to scientists? The Guardian How can we stop big science hoovering up all the research funding? Science 2.0 Editorial independence or extortion? Frontiers sacks 31 editors The Independent Long author-lists on research papers are threatening the academic work system Research Information Open-access books slowly on the rise, says PCG LSE Incentives for open science: New prizes to encourage research integrity and transparency in social science PLOS Blog Support Open Access publishing with the click of a button PLOS Blog Once more, fraud in Science: the retracted study on attitudes toward gay marriage The Conversation The ‘train wreck’ continues: another social science retraction ABC News Elsevier clashes with researchers over open access publishing for academic texts The Australian Open access lobby attacks Elsevier Times Higher Education The peer review drugs don’t work

Open science and peer review

22 May 2015

Open Science and scholarly publishing roundup – May 22, 2015

Selected news, views and information on Open Science and scholarly publishing from the past week Chronicle of Higher Education ‘We need to take a look at the data’: how 2 persistent grad students upended a blockbuster study New York Times Retraction sought in study on views of gay marriage Science Open-access publisher sacks 31 editors amid fierce row over independence Frontiers Blog Frontiers acts to defend distributed editorial independence The Conversation Publisher pushback puts open access in peril Research Information Elsevier rebuffs COAR/SPARC criticism of sharing and hosting policy Retraction Watch What should an ideal retraction notice look like? Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution Blind trust in unblinded observation in Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior BioMed Central blogs The future of peer review NY Times Fake diplomas, real cash: Pakistani company Axact reaps millions Boston Globe The exploitative economics of academic publishing Library Journal U. Minnesota Press, CUNY grad center develop hybrid publishing platform University of Delaware University of Delaware Library joins COAPI open access coalition Campus Technology CU Boulder adopts Open Access BBC Ocean’s hidden world of plankton revealed in ‘enormous database’ BBC Opal citizen science project expands across the UK University World News Major research trends – clustered, international, […]

Open science and peer review

20 May 2015

Open Science and scholarly publishing roundup – May 15, 2015

Selected news, views and information on Open Science and scholarly publishing from the past week The Guardian Will traditional science journals disappear? Fusion This scientific paper has 2,863 authors. How? BBC Top science panel to advise European Commission BioMed Central Blogs A beginner’s guide to peer review: Part One Manchester Evening News University of Manchester spends more on journal subscriptions than any other institution in UK Research Information An academic approach to sales and marketing in publishing The Guardian Will traditional science journals disappear? Wired Why publishers should not fear Facebook’s content megacity Harvard Gazette Robert Darnton closes the book Publishers Weekly The changing face of STM publishing University of New Mexico News UNM Libraries opens the digital door to a treasury of information The Guardian Super-scholars: MPAA offers $20,000 for academic research in copyright battle Library Journal Why internet searches are not enough | peer to peer review BioMed Central blog Gigascience pushes metabolomics Open Data & training Universität München Ein neues Modell des Publizierens

Open science and peer review

05 Oct 2014

Why you should review papers for Frontiers in Educational Psychology

By Carl Senior By encouraging the generation of a co-authored commentary both the reviewer and the author can work together in a collegial and constructive environment to expand personal networks and in turn support the continued development of science. The Frontier’s portfolio continues to expand and as it does our innovative review strategy is being recognised more and more as being at the very edge of cutting-edge innovation. Recently such innovation was recognised with the prestigious Gold Award from the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP). Such a recognition acknowledges the most innovative strategies that support the open-access publication process and those individuals who drive it forward. Indeed, in receiving the award Professor Kamila Markram dedicated it to the community of open-access researchers who support the Frontier’s process and noted that ‘…their continued dedication and faith in the Frontier’s open-science platform that is helping to transform scholarly publishing and the dissemination of articles in the Internet era’ (Markram, 2014). Yet even with the acknowledgement of the ALPSP Gold Award we should not stand idle but continue to expand the boundaries of innovation. This is especially relevant for the more ‘junior’ journals in the Frontier’s canon such as Frontiers […]

Open science and peer review

12 Feb 2014

Frontiers releases new Interactive Review Forum

Frontiers is pleased to announce the release of its new, revolutionary Interactive Review Forum with enhanced features and upgraded software to enhance and ease the collaborative dialogue between authors and reviewers. The Review Forum is part of the Frontiers Open Science platform that empowers scientists to advance the way research is evaluated, communicated and shared in the digital era. Introduced in 2007, Frontiers’ peer review enables a collaborative dialogue online in real-time between authors and reviewers, with an associate editor as moderator. The final decision is based on consensus about objective issues between reviewers and editors, who are named on the final publication to acknowledge their valuable contribution and ensure transparency. Acting like a personal Web 2.0 assistant, the Review Forum guides authors, reviewers and editors smoothly through the process and alerts them when action is required. The system minimizes delay and speeds up the review, shortening the average time to only 84 days. Handy new features make it easier to manage the review process and ensure that it progresses smoothly. Editors can easily browse the most relevant reviewer profiles based on keywords, and send invitations with the click of a button.  A timeline reassures authors by keeping them informed on […]