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Research Topics

15 Sep 2022

Trash talk: article collections on where our waste ends up

What happens to our trash when we throw it away? How much actually gets recycled? We have gathered our top article collections on waste management. With collective views of over 1.7 million, researchers explored topics spanning from the behavioral analysis of using plastic bags and how to recycle building materials to technologies that filter out litter in the ocean and mapping where restaurant trash goes. Article collections: Food waste 10 articles | 143,000 views A systematic approach to measuring food loss because reducing food waste is imperative to mitigating the impacts of climate change worldwide and to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals on food security, hunger eradication and sustainable production and consumption Urban sanitation services 14 articles | 174,000 views Critically evaluating existing alternative approaches to urban sanitation, introducing new city-wide equitable sanitation concepts and solutions and providing policy guidance towards adequate, equitable and safely managed urban sanitation services Waste management 5 articles | 28,000 views Addressing the growing interest in sustainable food systems, including management practices to reduce wastage and the ecological footprint of the firms at the end of the food chain like retail, accommodation and the F&B sector Cleaning litter 18 articles | 51,000 views Developing and […]

eBooks

14 Sep 2022

Frontiers ebook releases: September 2022

Download the top ebook releases from this month, including the special issues on recent developments in food spoilage and shelf life, the psychological and physiological benefits of the arts, a comprehensive study of cryptocurrency transaction networks, the role of milk in nutrition across the lifespan, the latest on water-related natural disasters in mountainous areas and many more! All ebooks are free to download, share and distribute. Shape the future of your field — and publish your own ebook — by editing a special collection around your research area. Learn more about Research Topics or submit your suggestion. The Psychological and Physiological Benefits of the ArtsEdited by Vicky (Vassiliki) Karkou; Nisha Sajnani; Felicity Anne Baker; Jenny M Groarke; Hod Orkibi; Johanna Czamanski-Cohen; Maria Eugenia Panero; Jennifer Drake; Corinne JolaPDFPsychedelic Sociality: Pharmacological and Extrapharmacological PerspectivesEdited by Leor Roseman; Katrin H Preller; Michael James Winkelman; Evgenia FotiouPDFStrengthening Health System and Community Responses to Confront COVID-19 Pandemic in Resource-Scare SettingsEdited by Jongnam Hwang; Thi H Do; Bach TranPDFThe Consequences of COVID-19 on the Mental Health of StudentsEdited by Haibo Yang; Li Wang; Chang LiuPDFMilks Mean More: The Role of Milk in Nutrition, Digestion and Metabolism Across the LifespanEdited by Nicole Clemence Roy; David A. Sela; […]

Open science policy

13 Sep 2022

Unlocking US science for healthy lives on a healthy planet

Frontiers Briefing Note OSTP Guidance to Make Federally Funded Research Freely Available without Delay Introduction On 25 August 2022, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) unveiled vital new policy guidance to make the results of federally funded scientific research in the United States immediately free to access and available to all. We strongly backed that guidance and we outline here our thoughts on implementation. Frontiers is a leading research publisher, the 3rd most-cited and 6th largest in the world. We publish ground-breaking discoveries by the world’s top experts. We are fully Open Access (OA) and have been since our inception in 2007. The research we publish is fully and immediately available, without embargo. We have a global footprint and in the US are growing. 46,000 American scientists serve on our editorial boards, and we have published over 90,000 papers by US researchers. We bring full and immediate access to high-impact, peer-reviewed science in an economically viable model that is scalable. And we seek to share our experience of publishing fully OA journals to help shape the best public policy outcomes. We stand ready to support partners – such as libraries and societies – in the vanguard of the vital transition described by […]

Open science policy

29 Aug 2022

White House announces new policy to drop paywalls around publicly funded research

On 25 August 2022, the White House unveiled a new policy to end the paywalls surrounding federally funded scientific research in the United States. The Office of Science and Technology Policy announced ground-breaking new guidance to remove any “delay or barrier between the American public and the returns on their investments in research.” When implemented, it will make the results of taxpayer-supported research immediately available to the public at no cost. Citing the need to realize and access the ground-breaking possibilities created by taxpayer-funded research, Dr Alondra Nelson said the “American people fund tens of billions of dollars of cutting-edge research annually” and that this research, when widely available, “can drive more equitable outcomes across every sector of society.” Kamila Markram, co-founder and chief executive officer of Frontiers, the open access research publisher, said: “Enormous progress has been made in our collective efforts to extend the benefits of publicly funded research to all of society, and this announcement ought to be a tipping point. The Covid emergency taught us that open science drives innovation and saves lives. “As we face down global, existential threats, not least climate change, open science without paywalls will accelerate collaboration and improve our chances of […]

Research Topics

15 Aug 2022

Back to school: article collections to get you ready for the new academic year

As the new academic year begins, we have gathered our top article collections on education. With collective views of over 2.9 million, researchers explored topics spanning from the natural world as a resource for learning and advancements in technology-based assessment to overcoming inequalities in schools and gendered paths into STEM. Article collections: School meals and cognition 14 articles | 199,000 views Addressing the importance of school nutrition programs as a key component in meeting nutritional, cognitive, educational, social, economic and cultural needs of children, adolescents, their families and communities New educational technologies 14 articles | 139,000 views Highlighting the impact new technologies can exert on students’ adaptation and well-being in everyday school life, both in terms of facilitating the learning process and in terms of sustaining self-esteem and self-efficacy feelings Inequalities in schools 10 articles | 157,000 views Explaining the mechanisms and effects of inequalities in the achievement patterns, dropout rates, disengagement in the school experiences of children and youth traditionally excluded Effective pedagogy 13 articles | 192,000 views The impact of higher educational programs on the student-teacher relationship, student learning, achievement, and identity Covid-19 consequences for education 18 articles | 323,000 views A comprehensive overview of the mid- and […]

eBooks

12 Aug 2022

Frontiers ebook releases: August 2022

Download the top ebook releases from this month, including the special issues on the high risk of Covid-19 related complications in people with diabetes, investigating the sperm mechanisms of formation and function, translational advances in neurodegenerative dementias, new decision-making tools for digital agriculture, AI for healthcare delivery during the pandemic and many more! All ebooks are free to download, share and distribute. Shape the future of your field — and publish your own ebook — by editing a special collection around your research area. Learn more about Research Topics or submit your suggestion. COVID-19 – Social Science Research during a PandemicEdited by Paul Russell Ward; Paul Bissell; Samantha B Meyer; Hailay Abrha Gesesew; Pande Putu Januraga; Dukjin Chang; Linda LombiPDFSocial Convergence in Times of Spatial Distancing: The Role of Music During the COVID-19 PandemicEdited by Niels Chr. Hansen; Melanie Wald-Fuhrmann; Jane Whitfield DavidsonPDFNeural Electroceuticals: Interfacing with the Nervous System with Electrical StimulationEdited by Giovanni Mirabella; Mikhail Lebedev; Alberto Priori; Julie Duque; Alexei Ossadtchi; Simone Rossi; Olivier DavidPDFThe Consequences of COVID-19 on the Mental Well-being of Parents, Children and AdolescentsEdited by Emma Sorbring; Kirby Deater-Deckard; Soly I Erlandsson; Ylva SvenssonPDFTranslational Advances in Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and other Neurodegenerative DementiasEdited by Jiehui Jiang; Kuangyu […]

Research Topics

20 Jul 2022

Heat wave: article collections on the global impact of rising temperatures

As the temperature rises this summer, we have gathered our top article collections on how heat effects us and the planet. With collective views of over 1 million, researchers were fired up by topics spanning from plant heat stress and weather extremes in the urban environment to marine heatwaves and human heat acclimation. Article collections: Wild fires 16 articles | 104,000 views Addressing our current understanding of wildland fires, with a specific focus on engineering approaches to mitigate the harmful effects of fires Human heat acclimation 13 articles | 95,000 views Recent advances in our understanding of the physiological mechanisms underlying the adaptive process in vulnerable populations, and whether heat acclimation is beneficial for all populations Marine heatwaves 23 articles | 285,000 views A comprehensive overview of current research on marine heatwaves from across the range of marine science disciplines, covering physical processes through ecological impacts Drought and water scarcity 19 articles | 76,000 views Highlighting critical gaps in our understanding of water scarcity and setting urgent priorities for research and action, providing an international platform for generating an integrated perspective on this complex and socially constructed environmental hazard Overheated animals 7 articles | 29,000 views Demonstrating that climate change […]

eBooks

19 Jul 2022

Frontiers ebook releases: July 2022

Download the top ebook releases from this month, including the special issues on achievements in earthquake forecasting, progress of molds and yeasts in fermented food production, solutions to complex ocean challenges from early career marine scientists, how the pandemic affected learning in formal and informal settings, new perspectives on chemo-radiation resistance in cancer therapy and many more! All ebooks are free to download, share and distrubute. Shape the future of your field — and publish your own ebook — by editing a special collection around your research area. Learn more about Research Topics or submit your suggestion. Achievements and New Frontiers in Research Oriented to Earthquake ForecastingEdited by Giovanni Martinelli; Antonella Peresan; Ying LiPDFCancer Immunotherapies: From Efficacy to Resistance MechanismsEdited by Morten Hansen; Janin Chandra; Fernando Guimaraes; Nicolas Jacquelot; Yoshinobu Koguchi; Nathalie LABARRIERE; Ilaria Marigo; Lazar VujanovicPDFChemo-Radiation-Resistance in Cancer TherapyEdited by Zhe-Sheng Chen; Xiaoping Lin; Dexin KongPDFDementia in Low and Middle Income CountriesEdited by Christopher Butler; Agustin Ibanez; Mario Alfredo Parra; Huali Wang; Kit Yee Chan; Rufus Olusola Akinyemi; Tala Al-Rousan; Suvarna Alladi; Kirsten Bobrow; Stefania Ilinca; Elissaios Karageorgiou; Ophir Keret; Maira Okada de Oliveira; Geeske PeetersPDFEmerging Technology for Monitoring and Treatment in Critical CareEdited by Koichiro Shinozaki; Taka-aki Nakada; Chih-Hsien […]

Open science policy

15 Jul 2022

Open science to meet the public’s appetite for accountability, transparency, and trust

On 15 July 2022, Stephan Kuster, head of public affairs at Frontiers, gave a speech at the closing reception of the EuroScience Open Forum, Europe’s largest interdisciplinary science conference. Thank you, Professor Breedveld. Good evening. My name is Stephan Kuster. I am head of public affairs at Frontiers. I joined Frontiers because we are a fully open access, research publisher whose mission is clear and simply put.  We want to make all science open. We believe that global, existential threats call for scientific breakthroughs at pace, based on full and immediate access to the latest research.  In short, science that is open to the many, not just the few. We are delighted to support the forum in this, its tenth year. The ESOF team has done a fantastic job bringing us all together and framing the conversation. It has asked how scientific endeavour can cross borders, between disciplines, geographies and worldviews. And it has challenged us to engage with the public, to shape policy. Now the scientific community in recent years has made enormous progress on both these fronts. Not least in our collective response to the pandemic. But success is not guaranteed. Too often, science has been captured by […]

Open science policy

08 Jul 2022

International Year of Basic Sciences takes center stage on sustainability in partnership with Frontiers

Hosted by UNESCO in Paris, the International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development (IYBSSD), welcomes leaders from the scientific community from around the world today to its inaugural opening ceremony.  Sponsored by the open access publisher Frontiers, the IYBSSD initiative welcomes leading figures from research institutions, governments, and international unions to discuss the role of basic sciences in addressing the challenges identified by the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals. The IYBSSD initiative harbours considerable support from the global scientific community. It is regarded as a leading advocate for the universal adoption of open science as an enabler to achieving a sustainable future for people and planet. IYBSSD has the support of 50 international organizations and unions; an international advisory committee of 100 science academies, networks, and learned societies; and 30 Nobel Laureates and Fields Medallists. The initiative is also supported by today’s host, UNESCO. As Gold sponsor of the initiative, as well as a signatory to the United Nations Publishers Compact, Frontiers’ head of public affairs Stephan Kuster emphasized the publishers’ support for strengthening the link between policy, science, and the public. “Today’s opening ceremony marks an important moment. We cannot […]

Open science policy

06 Jul 2022

Prof Jeff Camkin: ‘The biggest misconception is that open science is just for researchers and academics. It’s not.’

Prof Jeff Camkin Prof Jeff Camkin, of the University of Western Australia, is a water and sustainable development specialist. He is co-founder and editor-in-chief of the World Water Policy Journal – a platform for the world’s emerging water leaders and thinkers. Jeff’s focus is on promoting the connection between policy, research, and community connectivity through transdisciplinarity, better utilization of local knowledge, more effective collaboration, and capacity building. Today, he tells us about the importance of democratizing science worldwide and implementing open science with the help of UNESCO. What inspired you to become a researcher? Frankly, I’m not really inspired to be a researcher, per se. Perhaps 20 years ago, I realized that what I wanted from my career was to understand water and natural resource management from as wide a range of viewpoints as possible to be more effective in influencing positive change. Sometimes the best way to do that is through research, sometimes it’s by directly advising decision-makers, and other times by working more closely with community or industry stakeholders. So, my career has been a mix of activities, ranging from positions in government agencies responsible for water and fisheries policy development, providing policy advice directly to ministerial decision-makers, […]