Open science and peer review
18 May 2020
The role of peer review in publishing
Peer review plays an integral role in the proliferation of knowledge. Find out more about Frontier’s rigorous and transparent peer review process.
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eBooks
15 May 2020
Frontiers eBook releases: May 2020
Learn more about plant genome editing, positive education and awareness mood disorders with the latest eBooks selection.
Young Minds
28 Apr 2020
Soils are alive!
Our Collection editors invite scientists and kids to help them fight misconceptions about soil.
Open science and peer review
28 Apr 2020
Frontiers partners with Clarivate on new Reviewer Recognition Service
New service provides greater recognition for reviewers and their contributions to scholarly publishing.
eBooks
17 Apr 2020
Frontiers eBook releases: April 2020
This month’s new releases include Special Issues on how dogs interact with scent, a global overview on vaccines, the use of plant biostimulants for future plant growth, methods to improve brain aging and many more!
Open science policy
17 Apr 2020
Artificial intelligence to enable fast-track review of COVID-19 research proposals
An Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool to help funders identify specialists to peer-review proposals for emergency COVID-19 research has been developed. It aims to help fast-track the allocation of funding, and in turn, accelerate the scientific response to the virus.
Young Minds
06 Apr 2020
Socially apart, learning together
As schools across the world close during the Coronavirus pandemic, how will young people continue to learn?
Young Minds
16 Mar 2020
Never too young to learn
“I asked kids why they thought peer review would be important. They said: ‘because someone can lie, because they want to be famous.’”
eBooks
11 Mar 2020
Frontiers eBook releases: March 2020
Download this month’s Special Issues on coral reef ecosystems, cannabinoids for medical use, robots with emotional skills and many more!
Open science policy
10 Mar 2020
Current Transformative Agreements Are Not Transformative
Recent large scale “Publish and Read” deals lack the transformative conditions that are necessary to bring about the transition to OA.
Open science and peer review
18 Feb 2020
Forschungszentrum Jülich and Frontiers develop world’s largest pure open access framework agreement
Forschungszentrum Jülich and open access publisher Frontiers signed on 17 February 2020 a Memorandum of Understanding for a pilot National Open Access Publishing Framework for Germany.
eBooks
06 Feb 2020
Frontiers eBook releases: February 2020
Download this month’s new releases including the latest Special Issues on Cystic Fibrosis, Neotropical Fishes, The Immune System and many more!
Open science and peer review
04 Feb 2020
Coral Reef Research Collection wins $100,000 International Science Prize
A team of scientific editors has been awarded US $100,000 by Swiss open-access publisher Frontiers in recognition of an outstanding special issue research collection on coral reef science and conservation.
Open science policy
28 Jan 2020
Major Boost to Open Access Publishing as Norway Signs New National Agreement
A landmark national agreement has been signed by the Norwegian Directorate for ICT and Joint Services in Higher Education & Research (Unit) and Frontiers.
Open science policy
23 Jan 2020
Unlocking industry research: Frontiers lends support to Open Pharma’s bold ambition
Frontiers has endorsed the mission of Open Pharma, a group of pharmaceutical companies and research funders, to make all privately funded research free to read and reuse from the date of publication.