Institutional partnerships
20 Dec 2024
Frontiers institutional partnerships update – autumn 2024
The latest news on our collaborations with research institutions, libraries, consortia, and funders.
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Frontiers news
16 Dec 2024
Frontiers requests open dialogue and transparent evidence regarding JUFO evaluation
The julkaisufoorumi (JUFO) is a national classification forum created by the Finnish scientific community to support the assessment of quality scholarly journals. While Frontiers supports all efforts by research communities and publishers to uphold and improve journal quality, we and the researchers we work with are deeply concerned by JUFO’s confirmed decision (16 December) to change en masse the classification of Gold Open Access journals.
Frontiers news
06 Dec 2024
Open Letter to Sari Multala, Minister of Science and Culture, Finland, and the JUFO steering group
An open letter was published today on openletter.earth from concerned researchers in Finland responding to the JUFO decision regarding Frontiers.
Institutional partnerships
02 Oct 2024
Frontiers institutional partnerships update – summer 2024
The latest news on our collaborations with research institutions, libraries, consortia, and funders.
Open science policy
10 Jun 2024
Embracing the future: open science in the US federal context and beyond
Hosted by The Center for Open Science (COS) in collaboration with NASA, Dr Julia Kostova, Director of Publishing and Head of the U.S. Division at the open access publisher Frontiers, participated in the conference "Embracing the Future: Open Science in the U.S. Federal Context and Beyond." This event highlighted the significant strides and ongoing efforts in promoting open science, a movement crucial for fostering innovation and tackling global challenges.
Frontiers news
28 May 2024
AI, open science, and the extreme weather pandemic: Takeaways from SXSW 2024
Every year, creatives, innovators, and visionaries from around the world gather in Austin, Texas for a celebration of human creativity at South by Southwest (SXSW). The week-long conference offers a vibrant convergence of tech, film, music, education, and culture. Over 450 sessions, from keynotes and feature speakers to panels and workshops, enable participants to encounter cutting-edge ideas, discover new interests, and network with other professionals from across industries. Among the topics of focus for this year’s SXSW was climate change. A dedicated ‘track’, or lineup, of sessions explored the most promising ideas on mitigating or adapting to the effects of global warming and in-depth coverage of the consequences of unpredictable weather patterns and rising ocean levels.
Institutional partnerships
16 May 2024
Frontiers institutional partnerships update – spring 2024
The latest news on our collaborations with research institutions, libraries, consortia, and funders.
Frontiers news
10 May 2024
Villars Institute Summit 2024: Catalyzing systematic change through interdisciplinary cooperation
The Villars Institute Summit 2024 was a pivotal gathering of minds, set against the picturesque backdrop of Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland. Over three days, more than 280 experts, entrepreneurs, investors, and philanthropists met to address the pressing challenges of our time: the climate and biodiversity crises. Through plenary discussions, workshops, and roundtables, participants focused on how interdisciplinary cooperation can accelerate systemic change and address these crises in a holistic manner.
Frontiers news
18 Apr 2024
The power of open science: Frontiers’ collaborative approach to addressing climate change
Climate change poses an existential threat to society. Rising temperatures and shifting weather patterns are fueling environmental degradation, natural disasters, weather extremes, food and water insecurity, economic disruption, conflict, and terrorism. The World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2024 identifies climate-related changes as some of the most severe risks over the next decade. And nearly two-thirds of the 1.2 million participants in the United Nations Development Programme’s 2021 People Climate Vote said that climate change is a ‘global emergency.’
Frontiers news
17 Apr 2024
The Frontiers Research Foundation explores the transformational power of science at INGSA 2024
The Frontiers Research Foundation is an official sponsor of INGSA 2024: The Transformation Imperative, the fifth international conference of the International Network for Governmental Science Advice (INGSA). Governed by the overarching theme of diversity and inclusion within the iterative and dynamic process of science advice, the conference will focus on transformation, expanded evidence, and inclusion. The event will be held 30 April – 3 May 2024 in Kigali, Rwanda.
Frontiers news
05 Mar 2024
Frontiers welcomes the continued resolve of Congress “to making science free and open for the American public”
Frontiers, a leading research publisher and open science platform, releases a statement in public support of the wording in federal legislation that would promote the widespread, free, and equitable sharing of the latest scientific knowledge.
Frontiers news
21 Feb 2024
Bad bibliometrics don’t add up for research or why research publishing policy needs sound science
The integrity and reliability of bibliometric studies hold a pivotal role in shaping the trajectory of scientific research, influencing policy-making processes, and guiding the allocation of funding resources.
Institutional partnerships
01 Feb 2024
Frontiers institutional partnerships update – winter 2024
The latest news on our collaborations with research institutions, libraries, consortia, and funders.
Frontiers news
09 Jan 2024
Safeguarding peer review to ensure quality at scale
In the context of climate emergency, making scientific research open has never been more important. But for research to be trusted, it must be of the highest quality. Facing an industry-wide rise in fraudulent science, Frontiers has increased its focus on safeguarding quality.
Frontiers news
21 Dec 2023
2023 in review: a message from our CEO
Frontiers CEO Kamila Markram reflects on some of our key insights and developments – as we remain committed to our mission and leading the full transition to open access.