Institutional partnerships
16 May 2024
Frontiers institutional partnerships update – spring 2024
The latest news on our collaborations with research institutions, libraries, consortia, and funders.
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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.
Frontiers news
18 Dec 2023
To protect academic freedom, we must first define it
In September, the European Parliament Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) published a draft report on academic freedom in the European Union. Frontiers welcomed the recommendations put forward. Recently, an amended version of the report has been adopted.
Featured news
12 Dec 2023
Frontiers' Research Topic publishing program: pioneering the future of scientific publishing
Frontiers' publishing program was developed 20 years ago in anticipation of the evolving publishing needs of 21st century science. We recognize the need to bring together mission, tradition, quality, and innovation to scientific publishing to empower research communities to direct and shape scientific publishing. Frontiers' Research Topics program is a testament to our commitment to innovation, adaptability, and community-centered approaches in a rapidly evolving academic landscape.
Frontiers news
24 Nov 2023
Open Science Charter makes urgent appeal for open access
The Frontiers Research Foundation launches the Open Science Charter calling upon governments, research institutions and funders, the scientific community, and citizens everywhere to support mandatory open access to all publicly funded scientific knowledge by 2030. Photo credit: NASA The climate emergency poses an existential threat, demanding immediate and far-reaching actions. Our planet is edging closer to several irreversible tipping points, with dire consequences for all life. We need a wide spectrum of science solutions urgently and the greatest accelerator is simply to mandate open access to publicly funded articles and data. The current system restricts access to most of the scientific research not only to many scientists, but virtually all practitioners, innovators, and entrepreneurs in the world. The restrictions to access major breakthroughs in sustainability and climate sciences are even more severe. No one can afford such a block to knowledge that we all need to reverse and mitigate the effects of climate change and address many other global challenges. The shift toward net-zero clean economies not only depends on open access to scientific knowledge, but also on political willingness to take evidence-based action. Governments and universities hold significant responsibility in empowering innovators to deliver practical solutions by ensuring […]
Frontiers news
06 Oct 2023
Frontiers supports the ITRE Committee’s recommendations to promote freedom of scientific research in the EU
Academic freedom is an ironclad principle in the scholarly world. Yet, we have observed that academic freedom has come under pressure in recent years. On 25 September 2023, the European Parliament Committee on Industry, Research, and Energy (ITRE) published a draft report on the promotion of the freedom of scientific research in the European Union (EU). This sentiment was echoed by Germany’s Minister of Science Bettina Stark-Watzinger in a guest article published in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung the same day. Photo credit: Frontiers Days earlier, on 19 September 2023, the European Parliament Committee on Industry, Research, and Energy (ITRE) convened to delve into a critical initiative championing the freedom of scientific research within the European Union (EU). Spearheaded by German rapporteur Christian Ehler, Member of the European Parliament for the European People’s Party, this initiative underscored the pivotal role of safeguarding academic freedom. The discussion resonated with concerns about academic liberties, especially in light of events like the expulsion of “a Hungarian university,” highlighting the paramount importance of upholding the rule of law. Christian Ehler shared insights into a worrying precedent set by the Hungarian university case, where academic freedom faced a disconcerting threat. The name of the university was […]
Frontiers news
11 Sep 2023
British Antarctic Survey and British Geological Survey form publishing agreement with Frontiers – JISC national open access deal
The head office of the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and two of its research groups, the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and the British Geological Survey (BGS), via NERC Library Service, have 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 NERC head office employees and BAS and BGS researchers may publish in any Frontiers journal with a simplified process, and at a reduced cost to the centres, as articles may benefit from a 10% membership discount. The NERC Library Service supports researchers in making their research more widely available. This agreement will further encourage researchers to publish open access, increasing the volume of research openly available to read and reuse, which 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, please select British Antarctic Survey (BAS) or British Geological Survey (BGS) in the […]
Frontiers news
30 Aug 2023
Jaume I University forms publishing agreement with Frontiers
Jaume I University has formed an institutional partnership agreement for open access publishing with Frontiers. This institutional agreement means that eligible Jaume I University researchers may publish in any Frontiers journal with a simplified process. Articles may benefit from a 10% membership discount. Jaume I University Library Service supports its researchers in making their research more widely available. This agreement will further encourage Jaume I 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. 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 Jaume I University researcher, please select Jaume I University in the payment information section (“Frontiers institutional partners”) when submitting your article. Frontiers will verify your eligibility with the library and, if confirmed, the 10% discount in the APC will be applied. For information on whether your article is eligible under this agreement, or if you require any further details, please visit Jaume I University open access page or contact openaccess@uji.es.