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Selecting for impact: old beliefs take another hit
A new analysis shows that high rejection rates aren't needed to achieve high Impact Factors, regardless of research area.
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Open Access Commentary
How Open Access could save global research
Article Processing Charges for quality open-access journals could peak at around $3,200, with an average of $2,000. But can you judge the service provided?
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Frontiers Spotlight Award
NEW AWARD: Submit your Research Topic to qualify for $100,000 award
To recognize the most active, collaborative and engaging Research Topic across the entire Frontiers community, we have established the Frontiers Spotlight Conference Award.
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CALL FOR PAPERS: Zika Virus Research
To support research in this area, Frontiers has launched a special Research Topic and is waiving all publishing fees for research supporting it.
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Journal News
Specialty section 'Thermal and Mass Transport' launches
The latest specialty section for Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering: Thermal and Mass Transport, led by Chief Editor, Prof. Timothy S. Fisher, has launched.
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Open Access Commentary
Changing ways: High impact, fast decisions and reasonable rejection rates
Rejection rates in Frontiers journals are around ~27%, most manuscripts are published within 3 months, and yet, Frontiers citations rates are amongst the very highest.
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Gestures improve communication – even with robots
Scientists in the UK have discovered that by getting robot avatars to “talk with their hands,” we understand them as well as we do our fellow human beings.
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Research Topic eBooks
Frontiers eBooks published in March 2016
Here's a list of Frontiers eBooks published in March 2016. All Frontiers eBooks are free to download, share and distribute.
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Journal News
Interdisciplinary collaboration is key to successful medical education
In his Field Grand Challenge for Frontiers in Medicine, Prof. Michel Goldman emphasizes the importance of translational medicine to interdisciplinary collaborations.
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Article
Children’s interactions more complex than predicted
While sharing toys and fighting with each other, kindergarten children helped researchers understand the patterns and qualities of interactions in social groups.
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Journal News
Top 5 in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Here are the 5 original research articles published in 2015 that secured the highest number of views within the first month after publication.
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Research Topic
Networked solutions needed for climate change adaptation
Prof Carlos M. Duarte says the issues of deriving solutions for climate change are cross-cutting across all domains of human knowledge. Learn how to submit your paper towards a solution.
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Article
Feeling helpless when under stress?
Some individuals are resilient when it comes to stress, while others succumb to despair. The reason, scientists have discovered, is all in the brain.
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Imitation as therapy for Alzheimer’s patients
Alzheimer’s patients can benefit from both physical and cognitive rehabilitation, and researchers are learning that mimicry may be a useful tool to help them regain lost abilities.
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Article
Study shows best way to reduce energy consumption
A new study looks at which the most efficient way to save power in hot and cold weather.
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Blog
OpenMinTeD needs your input
OpenMinTeD is a Horizon 2020 project with the goal of creating an open e-infrastructure for Text and Data Mining (TDM). To build this new infrastructure, OpenMinTeD needs your input:
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Frontiers Innovation
Frontiers launches new Digital Editorial Office
Frontiers has launched a new innovative service that allows for complete operational independence in academic publishing for their over 60,000 editors around the world.
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Frontiers for Young Minds
Infographic: What is Peer Review?
Frontiers for Young Minds and Knowing Neurons are excited to share the results of their collaboration on the question, “What is Peer Review?”
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Article
Study raises online golf and other tutorials to above par
Research has shown that observing both novice and expert golfers online will help you to learn a new golf shot. However, these findings show that it is important to know the level of expertise you are observing before you watch the tutorial.
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Blog
New standards set for open access in Gulf region
Just a few years ago, the concept of an open-access repository was an innovative venture in the Gulf region. But one university has changed that and is setting new standards.
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Loop News
Actúaloop awards the most innovative ideas
Over 30 ideas submitted and 69 participants, including students, PhD students, researchers and professors, is the result of the first edition of actúaloop.
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Journal News
Interview with Prof Martin Siegert
We interviewed Prof Martin Siegert, Field Chief Editor of Frontiers in Environmental Sciences on what him to write his grand challenge Field Grand Challenge: "Environmental Sciences in the 21st Century."
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JOURNAL NEWS
Advantages of being a Frontiers Editor
Combining all its journals, Frontiers supports one of the largest groups of editors in the world of academic publishing, with more than 53,000 board members.
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Open Access Analysis
Selecting for impact: New data debunks old beliefs
One belief is that journals should accept only papers predicted to become highly significant, but there is evidence proving this doesn't always result in high impact factors.
Journal News
Interview with Specialty Chief Editor Joseph B. Stanford
Stanford is a Specialty Chief Editor for Frontiers in Public Health for the new section “Population, Reproductive and Sexual Health.”
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Blog
An inclusive mentorship model for better science
An interview with Carrie L. Byington, MD founder of the Clinical and Translational Scholars (CATS) mentoring program.
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Journal News
Martin Siegert joins Frontiers in Environmental Science
Frontiers in Environmental Science is delighted to announce Prof. Martin Siegert as our Field Chief Editor.
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Frontiers for Young Minds
USA Science and Engineering Festival
Frontiers for Young Minds is proud to be an Official Partner of the 4th USA Science & Engineering Festival, to be held April 16-17, 2016 in Washington, D.C.
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Publishing agreement with Universität Leipzig
We are delighted to inform you that Universität Leipzig holds a Central Invoicing agreement with Frontiers.
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Survey
Survey results: Peer-reviewing Frontiers
Surveys among thousands of our authors, editors, reviewers show high overall satisfaction, but also yield constructive criticisms which help us to improve our processes and platform.
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Journal News
Frontiers in Veterinary Science accepted into PubMed Central
Frontiers in Veterinary Science has been accepted into PubMed Central for indexing in PubMed.
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Journal News
Launch of Frontiers in Sociology
We are very pleased to announce the launch of the first specialty sections of Frontiers in Sociology, a new peer-reviewed, open-access journal.
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Blog
15 enhanced open-access services offered by Frontiers
Frontiers believes that a service-oriented approach to open-access scholarly publishing will stimulate competition and put pressure on enhanced service value.
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Article
Fifteen shades of photoreceptor in a butterfly's eye
The eyes of the Common Bluebottle Butterfly, Graphium sarpedon, contain a record 15 classes of photoreceptor.
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Article
Benefits of unpredictability in cognitive training
Memory training with unpredictable component could be more effective in enhancing episodic memory.
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Article
First code of conduct for virtual reality
Scientists summarize problems and offer recommendations for future use of VR.
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Science Hero
Using neuroimaging techniques to predict psychosis in patients
There are many challenges facing the field of psychiatry. Not just in research, but in the clinical applications of discoveries.
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Journal News
Transportation and Transit Systems: now open for submissions
The new section, Transportation and Transit Systems, is led by Chief Editors Dr. Sakdirat Kaewunruen, Dr. Akira Matsumoto and Prof. Joseph M. Sussman.
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Blog
Science Communications meet-up in San Francisco March 9
Frontiers and swissnex are breaking down boundaries by gathering scientists and journalists together for a meet-up in San Francisco to talk about science communications.
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Open for Submissions
Uncovering faster and more accurate approaches for detecting E. coli
Chobi Debroy from Penn State says new detecting and tracing approaches are desperately needed for the FDA and labs to become more effective in containing E. coli outbreaks.
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Science Hero
Scientist at Red Sea Research Center looks at the role of bacteria in 3D coral reefs ecosystems
One of Christian Voostra's projects is to establish a model system for these corals to help in the research that scientists cannot do in nature.
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Research Topic eBook
eBooks published in January 2016
New eBooks published in January (free to download) on topics ranging from cellular metabolism to attacking the malaria parasite in the liver.
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Science Hero
Penn State scientist uses sensors to tackle real-world problems
Shashi Phoha is a leading figure in sensor networks and machine perception and intelligence. Her research focuses on improving the distributed automation of multiple interacting devices.
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Quality and Impact Analysis
Frontiers in Psychology: Second most-cited psychology journal in the world
Frontiers in Psychologywas launched in 2010. In just 4 years, it has become the largest and the 2nd most-cited psychology journal in the world (out of 597 journals).
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Science Hero: Pierre Magistretti
Scientist’s work plays leading role in understanding the brain’s systems
Effective treatments for nearly all neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, remain elusive, but Pierre Magistretti hopes his research can help find solutions.
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Article
Community-level actions that can address ocean acidification
Small-scale actions can help communities to prepare for possible future impacts.
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Quality and Impact Analysis
Frontiers journals lead in size and quality
Frontiers journals lead in terms of volume of articles published and number of citations in a Gold Open Access comparison.
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Science Hero: Jean Louis Vincent
Doctor pushes for big changes in clinical trial implementation
Jean Louis Vincent explains why we need clinical trials, but more importantly, why we need more strategies to improve clinical trial outcomes.
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Quality and Impact Analysis
Frontiers in Neuroscience: The most-cited Open Access publisher of Neuroscience
Since its launch in 2008, the field of Frontiers in Neuroscience become the most cited and largest open access publisher of Neuroscience.
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Article
Solving the Riddle of Infantile Amnesia
Could the consolidation of memories be triggered by the onset of locomotion and the maturation of the hippocampus?
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Article
Identification of Vulnerable Cell Types in Major Brain Disorders
New method identifies cell types that are likely primary triggers of common brain disorders.
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Journal News
Prof Jeanette Erdmann joins Frontiers as Specialty Chief Editor
Professor Jeanette Erdmann has joined Frontiers as the Specialty Chief Editor for the section Cardiovascular Genetics and Systems Medicine. The section is open for submissions and welcomes applications to the editorial board.
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Research Topic eBook
Physical Activity, Self-Regulation, and Executive Control Across the Lifespan
In this free eBook, researchers from social and cognitive neuroscience look at the reciprocal relationship between physical activity and executive control.
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Journal News
Genitourinary Surgery launches as new Specialty section
The new section Genitourinary Surgery is led by Specialty Chief Editor Professor Felix KH Chun from the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany.
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Journal News
Frontiers in Medicine welcomes Prof Michel Goldman
Prof Michel Goldman from the Université Libre de Bruxelles is the new Field Chief Editor of Frontiers in Medicine.
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Article
Expanding the world of marine bacterial and archaeal clades
The SILVA 16S rRNA gene dataset yields 92 new clades of non-culturable marine prokaryotes.
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Research Topic eBook
Learning from picture and story books
Researchers from a range of disciplines analyzed the benefits of picture and story books for children's development.
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Science Hero: Martin G. Klotz
Analyzing ozone breakdown through molecular evolution
It's not everyday you interview a scientist whose career has help paved ways for us to understand the impact humankind has on the planet.
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Article
Transgenerational effects of social stress
Social stress experienced by rat dams results in immunological, hormonal, and behavioral changes across multiple generations.
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Article
Early evolution of rhynchosaurs
Rhynchosaurs dispersed across the paleo-Equator during the Middle Triassic.
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Article
Five decades of marine megafauna surveys from Micronesia
A unique time series of aerial survey data on sea turtles, elasmobranchs, and cetaceans around the island of Guam.
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Blog
News from #AGU15: NASA’s LADEE mission
Our colleague Laura Smart, Journal Coordinator in our Physical Sciences and Engineering program, represented Frontiers at the AGU (American Geophysical Union) Fall Meeting in San Francisco.
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Research Topic eBook
Critical earthquake response of elastic-plastic structures
A new model for the elastic-plastic behavior of building structures during earthquakes.
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Research Topic eBook
Frontiers in Built Environment publishes its first eBook
Frontiers in Built Environment has released its first eBook: “Critical Earthquake Response of Elastic-Plastic Structures Under Near-Fault or Long-Duration Ground Motions: Closed-Form Approach via Impulse Input.”
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Article
Gamification of learning deactivates the default mode network
Computer-game-based learning may reduce mind wandering.
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Article
Topic Modeling the French Encyclopédie
Machine learning uncovers hidden patterns and connections in Diderot and d'Alembert's Encyclopédie.
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Research Topic eBook
Parkinson's disease: cell vulnerability and disease progression
In this free eBook, 67 authors share the latest research findings on the etiopathogenesis of Parkinson's.
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VIDEO
Frontiers Science Hero: Jose Biller
The prevalence of stroke is just one of the reasons why Professor Jose Biller decided to focus his research on this condition.
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VIDEO
What makes Frontiers different
A few of our Field Chief Editors and managers explain how Frontiers is innovating the way research is reviewed, published, evaluated, communicated and disseminated.
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Research Topic eBook
eBooks published in December 2015
Here is a list of Frontiers eBooks published in December 2015. All Frontiers eBooks are free to download.
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NEWS
Frontiers' financial commitment to open access publishing
As a publisher, it is our duty to ensure that the business fundamentals behind Frontiers are sound and sustainable as we are responsible for the community.
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Research Topic
SEEKING SUBMISSIONS: Applied Semantic Intelligence
Semantic intelligence is an emerging area of research dealing with the understanding of the knowledge by all stakeholders (human and machine) of an applied domain.
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Blog
100 articles from 2015 in the spotlight
The new year is fast approaching, so let’s take a step back and look how far we’ve come. In 2015, we published over 12,500 articles. Among all this wonderful, important and exciting science, which articles were the most viewed and downloaded within 1 month after they were published?
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Research Topic
Launched: Frontiers in Climate Change Adaptation & Mitigation
To provide policy makers, industry, and business leaders with the latest scientific findings, we are calling for submissions covering all areas of climate mitigation and adaptions.
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Research Topic eBook
Nutrition and prevention of Alzheimer`s disease
How can nutrition be used as as a strategy to prevent dementias and Alzheimer's?
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Young Minds
Frontiers for Young Minds now accepting papers
We are currently accepting articles in four disciplines: Neuroscience, Earth and its Resources, Astronomy and Space Science and Health.
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Blog
A travel through Biochemistry and beyond: from textbooks to Mount Everest
An interview with Michele Samaja, Associate Professor in Biochemistry at the University of Milan and Guest Associate Editor for Frontiers in Pediatrics.
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Journal News
Quality and Impact Analysis: Frontiers in Pharmacology
In just 4 years, Frontiers in Pharmacology has become the 3rd largest and the 2nd most cited open access journal in Pharmacology and Pharmacy.
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Journal News
Quality and Impact Analysis: Frontiers in Microbiology
In just 4 years, Frontiers in Microbiology has become the 5th largest Microbiology journal in the world and the 12th most influential journal in Microbiology in terms of citations generated.
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Journal News
New section launch: Ribonucleoprotein Networks
Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences is pleased to announce the launch of its newest section, Ribonucleoprotein Networks.
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Journal News
Quality and Impact Analysis: Frontiers in Physiology
In just 4 years, Frontiers in Physiology has become the second largest and the 4th most cited Physiology journal in the world.
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Journal News
Frontiers in Plant Science: 3rd largest plant science journal in the world
New analysis shows Frontiers in Plant Science has become the 3rd largest and 7th most–cited journal in its category, with an impact factor in the top 9%.
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Quality and Impact Analysis: Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience was launched in 2008. In just 6 years, it has become the #1 most cited open access journal dedicated to neuroscience.
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Research Topic eBooks
Frontiers eBooks listed in the Directory of Open Access Books
Frontiers eBooks are now listed in the Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB). The first titles went online in November.
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Find more Frontiers journal news, science hero videos, articles and more on the Frontiers blog.
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