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01 Jan 2022

University of Lleida forms publishing agreement with Frontiers

University of Lleida has formed an institutional membership agreement for open access publishing with Frontiers. This institutional agreement means that eligible University of Lleida 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 library University of Lleida supports its researchers in making their research more widely available. This agreement will further encourage University of Lleida 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 Lleida researcher, please select University of Lleida 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 University of Lleida upon acceptance.   For information on whether your article is eligible under this agreement, or if you require any further details, please visit the University of Lleida OA page […]

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01 Jan 2022

University of Barcelona forms publishing agreement with Frontiers

University of Barcelona has formed an institutional membership agreement for open access publishing with Frontiers. This institutional agreement means that eligible University of Barcelona researchers may benefit from a 10% partnership discount when publishing in any Frontiers journal. The CRAI of the University of Barcelona supports its researchers in making their research more widely available. This agreement will further encourage University of Barcelona 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 Barcelona researcher, please select University of Barcelona 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 discount will be applied to your article upon acceptance. For information on whether your article is eligible under this agreement, or if you require any further details, please send an email to odc@ub.edu.

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01 Jan 2022

University of Vic forms publishing agreement with Frontiers

University of Vic has formed an institutional membership agreement for open access publishing with Frontiers. This institutional agreement means that eligible University of Vic researchers may benefit from a 10% discount under the terms of the CSUC Open Access publishing framework agreement. The university library at University of Vic supports its researchers in making their research more widely available. This agreement will further encourage University of Vic 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  To submit your article under this institutional agreement, it is recommended you submit with an email domain affiliated to your institution. When submitting your article, please select University of Vic under the Institutional Agreements menu in the invoice section. Frontiers will then verify your affiliation with the University of Vic Library, and if confirmed, the discounted invoice will be sent to you via the University of Vic invoicing service. For information on whether your article is eligible […]

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01 Jan 2022

Open University of Catalonia forms publishing agreement with Frontiers

Open University of Catalonia has formed an institutional membership agreement for open access publishing with Frontiers. This institutional agreement means that eligible Open University of Catalonia researchers may benefit from a 10% discount under the terms of the CSUC Open Access publishing framework agreement. The university library of the Open University of Catalonia supports its researchers in making their research more widely available. This agreement will further encourage Open University of Catalonia 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  To submit your article under this institutional agreement, it is recommended you submit with an email domain affiliated to your institution. When submitting your article, please select Open University of Catalonia under the Institutional Agreements menu in the invoice section. Frontiers will then verify your affiliation with the Open University of Catalonia Library, and if confirmed, the discounted invoice will be sent to you via the Open University of Catalonia invoicing service. […]

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01 Jan 2022

Polytechnic University of Catalonia forms publishing agreement with Frontiers

Polytechnic University of Catalonia has formed an institutional membership agreement for open access publishing with Frontiers. This institutional agreement means that eligible Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTech (UPC) researchers may publish in any Frontiers journal with a simplified process. Articles may benefit from a 10% membership discount. The university library of Polytechnic University of Catalonia supports its researchers in making their research more widely available. This agreement will further encourage Polytechnic University of Catalonia 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 Polytechnic University of Catalonia researcher, please select Polytechnic University of Catalonia 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 Polytechnic University of Catalonia upon acceptance.   For information on whether your article is eligible under this agreement, or if you require any further […]

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01 Jan 2022

Pompeu Fabra University forms publishing agreement with Frontiers

The University Library of Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) supports its researchers in making their research more widely available. As part of this support, UPF has entered an institutional agreement with Frontiers. Under the terms of this agreement, eligible authors from UPF may publish in any Frontiers journal with a 10% discount. 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 Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) researcher, please select Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) in the payment information section (“Frontiers institutional members”) when submitting your article. Frontiers will verify your eligibility with the library and, if confirmed, a 10% discount will be applied on the invoice. For information on whether your article is eligible under this agreement, or if you require any further details, please visit Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) Open Access posting: free APCs and discounts or contact adquisicions.biblioteca@upf.edu.

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01 Jan 2022

Autonomous University of Barcelona forms publishing agreement with Frontiers

Autonomous University of Barcelona has formed an institutional membership agreement for open access publishing with Frontiers. This institutional agreement means that eligible Autonomous University of Barcelona 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. Autonomous University of Barcelona Library Service supports its researchers in making their research more widely available. This agreement will further encourage Autonomous University of Barcelona 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 an Autonomous University of Barcelona researcher, please select Autonomous University of Barcelona in the payment information section (“Frontiers institutional members”) 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 Autonomous University of […]

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01 Jan 2022

Rovira i Virgili University forms publishing agreement with Frontiers

Rovira i Virgili University has formed an institutional membership agreement for open access publishing with Frontiers. This institutional agreement means that eligible Rovira i Virgili University researchers may publish in any Frontiers journal with a simplified process. Articles may benefit from a 10% membership discount. The university library at Rovira i Virgili University supports its researchers in making their research more widely available. This agreement will further encourage Rovira i Virgili 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 Rovira i Virgili University researcher, please select Rovira i Virgili University 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 Rovira i Virgili University upon acceptance.   For information on whether your article is eligible under this agreement, or if you require any further details, please visit Accés obert: Acords transformatius […]

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28 Dec 2021

Scientists digitally ‘unwrap’ mummy of pharaoh Amenhotep I for the first time in 3,000 years

By Mischa Dijkstra, Frontiers science writer For the first time since the 11th century BCE, scientists have unwrapped – virtually, using CT scans – the mummy of pharaoh Amenhotep I (r. 1525 to 1504 BCE), the only royal mummy to remain unopened in modern times. They show that the pharaoh was around 35 years old, 169cm tall, circumcized, and in good physical health when he died, apparently from natural causes All the royal mummies found in the 19th and 20th centuries have long since been opened for study. With one exception: egyptologists have never been bold enough to open the mummy of pharaoh Amenhotep I. Not because of any mythical curse, but because it is perfectly wrapped, decorated with beautiful flower garlands, and with face and neck covered by an exquisite lifelike mask inset with colorful stones. But now for the first time, scientists from Egypt have used three-dimensional CT (computed tomography) scanning to ‘digitally unwrap’ this royal mummy and study its contents. They report their findings in Frontiers in Medicine. This was the first time in three millennia that Amenhotep’s mummy has been ‘opened’. The previous time was in the 11th century BCE, more than four centuries after his […]

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17 Dec 2021

No more ‘We’re going to Ibiza’? Between 56 and 65% of beach area in the Balearic Islands will be permanently lost due to the climate crisis

By Mischa Dijkstra, Frontiers science writer Image credit: Anna Ok / Shutterstock.com Scientists use complex mathematical modeling of sea states, sea level rise, and local geography to predict the permanent loss of between 56 and 65% of the current area of sandy beaches in the Balearic Islands by the end of the 21st century, depending on the global warming scenario. During extreme weather conditions such as the strongest storm surges with the highest waves, between 84 and 86% of the beach area will be flooded. The impact of the climate crisis on coastal areas has been well documented, but new research has shown the impact it may have on the beaches found on the Balearic Islands in the north-western Mediterranean. Findings published in Frontiers in Marine Science showed that the archipelago – heavily reliant on tourism – could lose most of its beaches. “Much of the income of touristic regions in the Mediterranean comes from beach and sun tourism: more than 25% in the case of the Balearic Islands. This means that it is essential to predict the fate of these beaches under climate change,” said first author Miguel Agulles, a PhD student at the Oceanographic Center of the Balearic […]

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16 Dec 2021

More than 100 underwater animal species found living on 2,200-year-old Mediterranean shipwreck

By Mischa Dijkstra, Frontiers science writer The ship’s ram as it was found on the seabed off Sicily at a depth of nearly 90m. Image credit: K. Egorov / Società per la Documentazione dei Siti Sommersi – Global Underwater Explorers (SDSS-GUE) Italian researchers found amazing community of 114 species of invertebrates on priceless archeological artifact, including ecological ‘constructors’, ‘binders’, and ‘dwellers’ On March 10, 241 BCE, a sea battle took place near the Aegadian Islands off northwestern Sicily. A fleet equipped by the Roman Republic destroyed a fleet from Carthage, ending the First Punic War in Rome’s favor. But scientists have now shown that this destruction and carnage utimately made a a rich flowering of marine life possible. In a recent study in Frontiers in Marine Science, they reported finding no fewer than 114 species of animals, coexisting in a complex community, on a ship’s ram from a Carthaginian ship sunk in the battle. This is the first study of marine life on a very ancient wreck. The ram is not only a priceless archeological find, but also a unique window into the processes by which marine animals colonize empty sites and gradually form mature, stable, diverse communities. “Shipwrecks are […]