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Open science and peer review
08 Jun 2015
Selected news, views and information on Open Science and scholarly publishing from the past week
Frontiers news
03 Jun 2015
Catch up with the most viewed articles from Frontiers in Immunology this May. All are Open Access – enjoy!
Frontiers news
03 Jun 2015
Catch up with the most viewed articles from Frontiers in Oncology this May. All are Open Access – enjoy!
Frontiers news
03 Jun 2015
Catch up with the most viewed articles from Frontiers in Physiology this May. All are Open Access – enjoy!
Frontiers news
03 Jun 2015
The most viewed articles from the “Frontiers in” Neuroscience journals from May 2015. All articles are Open Access – enjoy!
Frontiers news
03 Jun 2015
Catch up with the most viewed articles from Frontiers in Psychology this May. All are Open Access – enjoy!
Frontiers news
03 Jun 2015
Catch up with the most viewed articles from Frontiers in Microbiology this May. All are Open Access – enjoy!
Frontiers news
03 Jun 2015
Catch up with the most viewed articles from Frontiers in Plant Science this May. All are Open Access – enjoy!
Frontiers news
02 Jun 2015
Robotic Control Systems is a new specialty section available through the community-run open-access journal Frontiers in Robotics and AI. The new section Robotic Control Systems is led by Specialty Chief Editor Prof Gianluca Antonelli from the University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Italy. This section addresses control aspects of robotic systems. “Robots” and “Control”, both interpreted in a wide sense, are fundamental actors of multiple aspects of our life, and the applications of robotic control systems are wide. We will take into consideration virtually any domain in which robots play a role; a non-exhaustive list of applications concerns industrial and service robotics, medical robotics, marine and spatial robotics, entertainment, search & rescue, monitoring, surveillance, agricultural, transportation and so on. Following the natural interdisciplinary nature of industrial and advanced robotics, we welcome contribution addressing topics as: automatic control, computer science, mathematics, mechanical engineering, cognitive science, bio-inspired disciplines and so forth. However, the key word of this section is “control”; contribution of new, transferable scientific insight. Part of the “Frontiers in” journal series, Frontiers in Robotics and AI offers: – Interactive and collaborative review to ensure quality, rigor, and fairness – World-class editorial boards for all specialty sections – Open Access for […]
Frontiers news
01 Jun 2015
Catch up with the most viewed articles from Frontiers in Neurology this May. All are Open Access – enjoy!
Frontiers news
01 Jun 2015
Catch up with the most viewed articles from Frontiers in Genetics this May. All are Open Access – enjoy!
Health
01 Jun 2015
Introducing the Global Day of Parents, the United Nations states that “The Global Day provides an opportunity to appreciate all parents in all parts of the world for their selfless commitment to children and their lifelong sacrifice towards nurturing this relationship
Open science and peer review
29 May 2015
Selected news, views and information on Open Science and scholarly publishing from the past week Discover Magazine Blog What to do about a slow peer reviewer? The Guardian How has publishing changed in the last 50 years, and what has this meant to scientists? The Guardian How can we stop big science hoovering up all the research funding? Science 2.0 Editorial independence or extortion? Frontiers sacks 31 editors The Independent Long author-lists on research papers are threatening the academic work system Research Information Open-access books slowly on the rise, says PCG LSE Incentives for open science: New prizes to encourage research integrity and transparency in social science PLOS Blog Support Open Access publishing with the click of a button PLOS Blog Once more, fraud in Science: the retracted study on attitudes toward gay marriage The Conversation The ‘train wreck’ continues: another social science retraction ABC News Elsevier clashes with researchers over open access publishing for academic texts The Australian Open access lobby attacks Elsevier Times Higher Education The peer review drugs don’t work
Health
28 May 2015
If you’re smoking right now, this means there’s a ten-percent chance of the following: either your cigarette has been legitimately manufactured in one nation and then smuggled into yours, or it has been illegitimately manufactured, often as a counterfeit item and often in a manner that doesn’t comply with health and safety legislation.
Health
25 May 2015
There are 200 million cases of malaria each year and 500,000 deaths, mostly among children under 5. Bednets, insecticides, and medication all help to control the disease, but complete eradication is a long way off.
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