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26 May 2023

Slovenian CTK Consortium signs national deal with Frontiers

Frontiers announces a landmark national agreement with Slovenia, via the CTK Consortium.  Credit: Frontiers Slovenian universities represented in the CTK Consortium formed a publishing agreement with Frontiers. Partner institutions benefit from APC discounts and a simplified publishing process in Frontiers’ journals. Signed in March 2023, the deal will be in effect until March 2026.  Ronald Buitenhus, head of institutional partnerships at Frontiers, said: “This agreement celebrates Slovenian universities’ commitment to open science. We look forward to empowering the research community in Slovenia and driving the impact of science in society.”  Slovenia will join other international consortia, including the United Kingdom, Sweden, Italy, and Norway, who have signed open access framework agreements with Frontiers.  Benefits of joining the partnership  Frontiers streamlines processes for researchers and their institutions with tailored, flexible, and financially sustainable publishing models. We offer an innovative workflow alongside a dashboard, providing new insights and transparency.   Member institutions benefit from competitive article processing charges (APCs), centralized, flexible invoicing, a range of payment options and a dedicated account manager supporting library staff. Researchers have access to collaborative peer-review, article and author impact metrics and enhanced dissemination tools such as Loop. Frontiers offers continuous registration with no annual fee. Partners can contribute to the development of our […]

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25 May 2023

Reflections on the 2023 Camp ER&L

Frontiers attended the 2023 Camp ER&L, a landmark yearly meeting dedicated to collaboration in e-resources that has been running for 18 years. Camp ER&L (Electronic Resources and Libraries) is an annual gathering where librarians and scholars meet to collaborate on the future of digital tools in scholarly publishing, with the mission of improving the management of electronic resources in libraries. Following two years of successful virtual events, Camp ER&L returned to an in-person setting in Austin, Texas, this spring. Representatives from the Frontiers institutional partnerships team who attended the event included global sales manager Thomas Romano, US regional sales lead Alea Giordano, and account specialist Brady Allen. Insightful feedback  The conference provided excellent networking opportunities. Our team met with old friends and connected with many new faces at the Frontiers’ booth. It was very enriching to hear a wide range of visitors’ views on open access and to gain insight into their expectations for scientific publishers. Thomas Romano, global sales manager of institutional partnerships at Frontiers said: “Thank you to our visitors in the exhibition hall. Frontiers welcomes the opportunity to share its mission and hear feedback from the community. We look forward to meeting again soon at the SSP […]

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04 May 2023

Slovenian National Laboratory of Health, Environment and Food forms publishing agreement with Frontiers  

The Slovenian National Laboratory of Health, Environment and Food has formed an institutional membership agreement for open access publishing with Frontiers.  This institutional agreement means that eligible National Laboratory of Health, Environment and Food researchers may publish in any Frontiers journal at no cost to them and with a simplified process. Articles may benefit from a 10% membership discount.  The National Laboratory of Health, Environment and Food supports its researchers in making their research more widely available. This agreement will further encourage National Laboratory of Health, Environment and Food 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 National Laboratory of Health, Environment and Food researcher, please select “National Laboratory for Health, Environment and Food” 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 National Laboratory of Health, Environment and Food […]

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27 Apr 2023

 Università degli Studi di Firenze (University of Florence) forms publishing agreement with Frontiers

Università degli Studi di Firenze has formed an institutional partnership agreement for open access publishing with Frontiers. This institutional agreement means that eligible authors from Università degli Studi di Firenze may publish in any Frontiers journal with a simplified process and benefit from a 10% partnership discount. The University Library System of Università degli Studi di Firenze supports its researchers in making their research more widely available. This agreement will further encourage researchers from the Università degli Studi di Firenze 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 partnerships page or contact institutions@frontiersin.org to discuss the possibilities for your own organization.  Information for researchers  If you are a researcher at the Università degli Studi di Firenze, please select Università degli Studi di Firenze in the payment information section (“Frontiers institutional members”) when submitting your article. Frontiers will verify your eligibility with the library and, if confirmed, the discounted invoice will be sent to your department upon acceptance.  In the case of APC covered by a third-party funder, the agreement […]

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26 Apr 2023

Alma Mater Europaea – Evropski center, Maribor forms publishing agreement with Frontiers  

Alma Mater Europaea has formed an institutional membership agreement for open access publishing with Frontiers. This institutional agreement means that eligible Alma Mater Europaea researchers may publish in any Frontiers journal, and select partner journals, at no cost to them and with a simplified process. Articles may benefit from a 10% membership discount. Alma Mater Europaea supports its researchers in making their research more widely available. This agreement will further encourage Alma Mater Europaea 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 researcher from Alma Mater Europaea, please select “Alma Mater Europaea – Evropski center, Maribor” 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 the Alma Mater Europaea upon acceptance.   For information on whether your article is eligible under this agreement, or if you require any further details, please […]

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24 Apr 2023

The Jožef Stefan Institute forms publishing agreement with Frontiers  

The Jožef Stefan Institute has formed an institutional membership agreement for open access publishing with Frontiers.   This institutional agreement means that eligible Jožef Stefan Institute researchers may publish in any Frontiers journal with a simplified process. Articles may benefit from a 10% membership discount.  The Jožef Stefan Institute supports its researchers in making their research more widely available. This agreement will further encourage Jožef Stefan 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 Jožef Stefan Institute researcher, please select “Jožef Stefan 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 Jožef Stefan Institute upon acceptance.    For information on whether your article is eligible under this agreement, or if you require any further details, please contact luka.sustersic@ijs.si.    

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20 Apr 2023

Educational Research Institute of Slovenia forms publishing agreement with Frontiers  

The Educational Research Institute of Slovenia has formed an institutional membership agreement for open access publishing with Frontiers.  This institutional agreement means that eligible Educational Research Institute researchers may publish in any Frontiers journal at no cost to them and with a simplified process. Articles may benefit from a 10% membership discount.  The Educational Research Institute supports its researchers in making their research more widely available. This agreement will further encourage Educational Research 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 Educational Research Institute researcher, please select “Educational Research 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 Educational Research Institute upon acceptance.    For information on whether your article is eligible under this agreement, or if you require any further details, please contact polona.ramsak@pei.si.  

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20 Apr 2023

The Science and Research Centre Koper forms publishing agreement with Frontiers  

The Science and Research Centre Koper has formed an institutional membership agreement for open access publishing with Frontiers.  This institutional agreement means that eligible Science and Research Centre Koper researchers may publish in any Frontiers journal with a simplified process.  Articles may benefit from a 10% membership discount.  The Science and Research Centre Koper supports its researchers in making their research more widely available. This agreement will further encourage Science and Research Centre Koper 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 Science and Research Centre Koper researcher, please select “Science and Research Centre Koper” 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 Science and Research Centre Koper upon acceptance.    For information on whether your article is eligible under this agreement, or if you require any further details, […]

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19 Apr 2023

The University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS) forms open access publishing agreement with Frontiers  

The University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS) has joined the Sikt Open Access Publishing Framework Agreement, the national partnership agreement for open access publishing with Frontiers.  This partnership means that eligible UNIS researchers may publish in any Frontiers journal at no cost to them, with a simplified process, and may benefit from a 10% partnership discount.  The University Centre in Svalbard supports their authors in publishing open access. This agreement will further encourage UNIS 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. Information for authors: Before submitting your article to Frontiers, please send the UNIS Library your publishing plan (https://nettskjema.no/a/328079#/page/1). The Library requires this information to ensure that your publication is in accordance with the funder’s requirements and to check if the criteria have been met for UNIS to cover the APC. To submit your article under this institutional agreement, please select ‘The University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS)’ as institutional payer in the invoice section of the submission form. Please note, you will also be required to enter a personal address for invoicing if UNIS does not agree to fund your […]

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12 Apr 2023

The National Institute for Research & Development in Chemistry and Petrochemistry (ICECHIM) and Frontiers form a publishing agreement

ICECHIM – Bucharest, Romania has formed an institutional partnership agreement for Open Access publishing with Frontiers. This institutional partnership agreement means that eligible ICEHIM researchers may publish in Frontiers journals, benefitting from the widest possible audience, with a simplified process and at no cost to them. Articles may benefit from a partnership discount for Article Processing Charges (APC’s) that are covered under the agreement. The ICECHIM Steering Committee supports affiliated researchers in making their research more widely available. The partnership will further encourage ICECHIM 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 ICECHIM researcher, please select The National Institute for Research & Development in Chemistry and Petrochemistry (ICECHIM) in the payment information section (“Frontiers institutional members”) when submitting your article. Frontiers will verify your eligibility with the Institutional Account Manager at ICECHIM and, if confirmed, the APC will be paid upon acceptance.    For information on whether […]

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31 Mar 2023

Frontiers publishing partnerships update – spring 2023 

The latest news on our collaborations with scholarly societies. Welcome from Robyn Mugridge, Head of Publishing Partnerships  As our community of publishing partners grows, we are pleased to welcome you to our new Frontiers publishing partnerships quarterly round-up. Here you will find news of newly agreed partnerships and upcoming events as well as the latest updates on our program. 2022 was an important year for publishing partnerships at Frontiers: our partner journals published a total of 831 articles overall submissions to partner journals increased by 66% we maintained an average decision time of 67 days. Frontiers has now moved more than 16,000 partner journal articles to our open access platform – significantly contributing to our mission of making science accessible. 2023 is set to be another exciting year for our publishing partnerships and we look forward to marking further milestones in the coming months. Credit: Frontiers Celebrating partners: our first case study We have published our first partner case study focused on our longstanding partner journal Pathology and Oncology Reviews (POR). Looking in detail at POR’s journey to open access, the case study celebrates the journal’s achievements and explores its aspirations for the future. Are special issues the key to […]

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30 Mar 2023

Biomedical Research Center of the Slovak Academy of Sciences signs publishing agreement with Frontiers

The journal Acta Virologica will move to gold open access publisher Frontiers in April, as part of an agreement signed by the Institute of Virology from the Biomedical Research Center of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (BMC SAS). Credit: Frontiers The agreement is Frontiers’ first publishing partnership in Slovakia and marks an important step forward for open access in the field of virology. Commenting on the agreement, Dr. Silvia Pastorekova, director general of BMC SAS, said: “We are excited to partner with Frontiers and bring Acta Virologica to a wider audience. Frontiers’ commitment to open access and innovative publishing solutions help us achieve our mission of advancing virology research and improving global health.”  Acta Virologica is an international journal focusing mainly on molecular and cellular virology, publishing fundamental research related to human, animal and plant viruses. Areas of interest range from the morphology of viruses to vaccines and antiviral drugs.   Established in 1957, the journal was previously published under a hybrid model by AEPress. Acta Virologica will open for submissions on Frontiers’ fully open access platform in spring 2023.  Robyn Mugridge, head of publishing partnerships at Frontiers, commented: ‘We look forward to partnering with BMC SAS for the transition of Acta […]

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29 Mar 2023

East Carolina University forms publishing agreement with Frontiers

East Carolina University has formed an institutional membership agreement for open access publishing with Frontiers. This institutional agreement means that eligible researchers may publish in any Frontiers journal at 50% cost to them and with a simplified process. The university library supports its researchers in making their research more widely available. This agreement will further encourage East Carolina University 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.    Information for researchers   If you are an East Carolina University researcher, please select East Carolina University in the payment information section (“Frontiers institutional members”) when submitting your article. Frontiers will verify your eligibility with the library and, if confirmed, 50% of the APC will be paid by the library upon acceptance. You will receive an invoice from Frontiers for the remaining 50%. For information on whether your article is eligible under this agreement, or if you require any further details, please visit East Carolina University’s open access page or contact scholarlycomm@ecu.edu. For information on Frontiers’ institutional agreements please visit our institutional membership page or contact institutions@frontiersin.org to discuss the possibilities for your library

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29 Mar 2023

University of Bath forms publishing agreement with Frontiers – JISC national open access deal

We would like to announce that the University of Bath has joined the national open access deal agreed between Jisc Collections and Frontiers.  This landmark deal provides a simplified and streamlined route to open access publishing for researchers in the UK, who publish 7% of the world’s research.      This institutional agreement means that eligible University of Bath researchers may publish in any Frontiers journal at no cost to them and with a simplified process. Articles may benefit from a 10% membership discount.    The University of Bath Library supports its researchers in making their research more widely available. This agreement will further encourage University of Bath 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 Bath researcher, please select University of Bath 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 […]

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29 Mar 2023

The Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies forms open access publishing agreement with Frontiers  

The Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress (Nasjonalt Kunnskapssenter om vold of Traumatisk stress – NKVTS) supports their authors in publishing open access. As part of this support, the Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress will cover Article Processing Charges (APCs) for eligible articles centrally for their eligible authors. As part of the Sikt Open Access Publishing Framework Agreement, NKVTS will benefit from a 10% partnership discount. Eligible authors are corresponding authors affiliated with the Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress. Information for authors: To submit your article under this institutional agreement, please select ‘NKVTS – Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress’ as institutional payer in the invoice section when submitting your article as the corresponding author. Frontiers will then verify your eligibility with NKVTS and if confirmed the discounted invoice will be sent directly to NKVTS for payment.   For information on whether your article is eligible under this agreement, or if you require any further details, please contact Hege Eriksen at h.e.oswald@nkvts.no. For information on Frontiers’ institutional agreements please visit our institutional memberships page or contact institutions@frontiersin.org to discuss the possibilities for your organisation.