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23 Nov 2016

Frontiers wins Entrepreneur of the Year at Stevies

Shining a spotlight on organizations run by women, women executives and entrepreneurs, the Stevie® Awards for Women in Business announced the results of its 2016 competition on Friday, November 18. This year, Frontiers took home the Gold Award in the Entrepreneur of the Year category. “It is a great honor to have Frontiers recognized in this international competition. Modern society is based on science and technology and with Frontiers, we strive to make science open for everyone and empower scientists, women and men alike, in the scholarly communication process. To have this important mission recognized is an great achievement for all those who work hard to make Open Science a reality” said Frontiers’ CEO Kamila Markram. With more than 500 businesswomen and their guests in attendance, the awards were announced at a gala dinner at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. Nations represented at the event include Argentina, Australia, Canada, Croatia, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, South Africa, Spain, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the U.S.A. More than 1,400 nominations from organizations and individuals in 22 nations were submitted to the awards this year for consideration in categories.

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21 Nov 2016

European Research Council-funded Frontiers eBook added to OAPEN Library

Turn-Taking in Human Communicative Interaction, a Frontiers eBook that is based on European Research Council (ERC) funded research, was recently added to the OAPEN Library. The OAPEN Library contains freely accessible academic books, works with publishers to build a quality controlled collection of open access books, and provides services in the areas of deposit, dissemination, and digital preservation. It also collaborates with the ERC to provide its deposit service for open access books and book chapters to ERC-funded researchers. For more general information on the OAPEN Library, click here.    

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21 Nov 2016

Frontiers eBooks listed in Universitätsbibliothek Leipzig

We are delighted that Frontiers eBooks are now listed in the Leipzig University Library. Universitätsbibliothek Leipzig was founded in 1543 and is renowned to be the second oldest in Germany. It comprises of the “Bibliotheca Albertina” as well as 15 other libraries that are situated very close to the scientific institutions of the University of Leipzig. It boasts a collection that currently covers over 5.5 million volumes and circa 6500 current journals/periodicals. Access to the full catalog can be found here: http://tinyurl.com/qff9wce

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01 Nov 2016

Announcing the launch of Frontiers in Education

  We are very pleased to announce the launch of the first specialty sections of Frontiers in Education, a new peer-reviewed, open-access journal: Digital Education (led by Chief Editor Prof. Clifford A. Shaffer); Educational Psychology (led by Chief Editor Prof. Douglas Kauffman); Leadership in Education (led by Chief Editor Prof. Margaret Grogan); Public Health Education and Promotion (led by Chief Editors Prof. Connie J. Evashwick, Prof. Marcia G. Ory, and Prof. Matthew Lee Smith); and Special Educational Needs (led by Chief Editor Prof. Geoff Lindsay). One of the first social-sciences journals of the “Frontiers in” series, Frontiers in Education will foster cross-disciplinary work as well as fairness, transparency, and objectivity in the review process (see here for more details on the Frontiers publishing model and peer-review process). Further specialty sections will be added as the journal continues to develop, some of which are already under discussion and include: Assessment, Testing and Applied Measurement; Continuing Education; Education Policy; Language and Literacy Education; and Teacher Education. The launch of a new journal is always an exciting venture, and we would be happy to hear your thoughts or answer any questions you may have. Editorial Contact Journal Manager: Yaelle Bochatay Email: education@frontiersin.org Contribute to the journal There are […]

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28 Oct 2016

Frontiers in Pediatrics welcomes Prof Barbara Ludwikowski as Specialty Chief Editor

  Frontiers in Pediatrics is thrilled to announce Professor Barbara Ludwikowski (Auf Der Bult Children’Hospital, Hannover) as the new Specialty Chief Editor of the Pediatric Surgery section. In her career as clinical scientist, she has made important scientific contributions to the understanding of urological diseases and genital anomalies in children and infants. As Prof. Ludwikowski emphasizes: “One of the challenges in Pediatric Surgery is the inevitable development of ever more narrow subspecialty areas. While specialization is essential given the constant addition of new knowledge, new diagnostic, treatment modalities and surgical techniques, we should remember what Owen H Wangensteen wrote in his book about the state of general surgery after World War II.” “With the extension of surgery into many new areas since World War II and consequent fragmentation, a more important query confronting surgery today is, can we survive as a unified body? The answer would appear to be free communication between its many disciplines. Tight compartmentalization breeds sterility, the only hope is transpollination, the catalyst of life.” – Wangensteen O, Wangensteen S (1978). The Rise of Surgery. From Empiric Craft to Scientific Discipline. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press Describing her objective for the specialty section, Prof. Ludwikowski aims to […]

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27 Oct 2016

Frontiers Blog Guidelines

Community Guidelines for comments and content The Frontiers blog is a place for researchers, media, industry and the general public to discuss science and scholarly issues in a respectful and intelligent way.   Please keep your posts on topic and constructive. Above all, respect others and their opinions. All comments, blog posts and other content will be reviewed by Frontiers’ blog editorial team.  Content that defames or attacks others will be removed. In addition, content that promotes products or services, or is not on topic will also be removed. Frontiers reserves the right to remove any content that we feel is abusive or not constructive.  Repeat offenders may be blocked. If you have a specific complaint about a published research article or about a review process, we are happy to look into the matter. Please contact the editorial office editorial.office@frontiersin.org so that we may follow our standard procedures for formal complaints. REPUBLISHING GUIDELINES: At Frontiers, open-access and sharing research is part of our mission. Unless otherwise noted, you can republish our articles posted in the Frontiers blog – as long as you credit us with a link back. Editing the articles or selling them is not allowed. Want to contribute with a blog post? If you are […]

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24 Oct 2016

Frontiers publishes its 1000th eBook

By Eva Brown, Frontiers We are very proud to announce that this week we published our 1000th eBook In “The Economics of Protected Marine Species: Concepts in Research and Management”, an array of prominent researchers synthesizes current protected marine species economic research and expand the discussion on present and future challenges related to protected species economics, to advance our understanding of the ecological and economic aspects of managing and recovering these species. Frontiers Research Topic eBooks enable access to a wide variety of specialty Research Topics, effectively clustering a congregation of peer-reviewed articles under a related topic, and providing an immediate and largely relevant collection to their readers. Work on eBooks has been rapidly growing since the first volumes were published, under the objectives of maximizing dissemination, visibility and impact of knowledge, and the eBook team have reached this milestone thanks to a large degree of dedication. Apart from the exponential growth of Research Topic eBooks over the past few years, progress has also been made with the addition of Theme Books (featuring collections of articles on a specific theme) and Abstract books (collections of abstracts presented at academic conferences). Our 5 most read eBooks for 2016 are: 1) Plants as Alternative […]

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21 Oct 2016

Chemistry Week: Atoms, Rocks and the Solar System

Welcome to Chemistry Week 2016. To celebrate this year’s event called “Solving Mysteries Through Chemistry” we had great pleasure to visit and interview a geochemist with a very special interest. A geochemist who analyzes stones that fell from the sky, meteorites! We were very curious about what information they “code” and how it can be revealed. This curiosity led us to the Museum of Natural History in Geneva, Switzerland to meet Dr. Edwin Gnos. We asked him a series of questions to understand what is hidden inside a rock (no matter whether it originates from the Earth or outer space) and how this information is useful. Read on to find out more about what we learned. First of all we wanted to know what a meteorite is and how to distinguish it from other stones that can be found on the Earth. A meteorite is a piece of another planet, asteroid or meteoroid, however most meteorites come from the asteroid belt situated between Jupiter and Mars, that fell to Earth. Meteorites hit the Earth’s atmosphere at very high speeds, usually up to 100,000 km/h (much faster than bullets which travel at ~30,000 km/h). A meteorite flying through Earth’s atmosphere is […]

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20 Oct 2016

International Open Access Week, Frontiers for Young Minds at VU University, Amsterdam

Come join our Specialty Chief Editor, Berend Smit who will be speaking at the International Open Access week on Monday 24th October at VU university, Amsterdam. Highlighting the importance of Open Access research, Berend will be talking about how Frontiers for Young Minds invites leading scientists to reframe their recent discoveries into a language that is accessible to younger audiences. The seminars are free and open to everyone! Book your spot by registering for the session here. Time: 12:00-13:00 pm, Location: VU Amsterdam, F-D146 Atrium, Medische Faculteit, Van der Boechorststraat 7, Amsterdam plattegrond.

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20 Oct 2016

Medical Sociology now open for submissions

We are proud to announce the launch of the latest specialty section of Frontiers in Sociology, Medical Sociology. Led by Chief Editor Prof. Hannah Bradby, the section will consider the social production of health and illness, offering critical perspectives on medicine as culture, business, profession, and practice. Equity in health outcomes and in access to quality healthcare, the changing limits of ethical and moral behavior in the light of new biotechnological practices, comparison across various healing systems, and the production of alternative medical knowledge are just some of the topics of interest to the section. To learn more about Prof. Bradby’s vision for the section, see her Specialty Grand Challenge article available here. The section’s Associate Editor Board is already composed of the following researchers and scholars: Beth Maina Ahlberg, Uppsala University Polina Aronson, Deutsches Institut für Menschenrechte Ivy Lynn Bourgeault, University of Ottawa Sangeeta Chattoo, University of York Tiago Correia, ISCTE – University Institute of Lisbon Nicola Kay Gale, University of Birmingham Gill Green, University of Essex Nina Hallowell, University of Oxford Chimaraoke O Izugbara, African Population and Health Research Center Sakari Karvonen, National Institute for Health and Welfare Ewen Speed, University of Essex Maria Clasina Stuttaford, University of Cardiff Part of the “Frontiers […]

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12 Oct 2016

Frontiers for Young Minds Live Review at the Bay Area Science Festival

Frontiers for Young Minds is excited to announce its second live review event which will take place at the Chabot Space and Science Center as part of the Bay Area Science Festival. The team will be coming together once again to welcome our scientists who will have the difficult task of presenting their work to our panel of Young Reviewers. This year, four papers will be presented to our panel of six curious young minds! The panel is made up of some of our most experienced Young Reviewers aged between 7 and 13. They will review the scientists’ presentations as well as their papers, and push the researchers to better explain their work and why it is important. Will our scientists succeed in translating their work and how will they react to the challenging questions they will face from our panel? For a quick preview, check out what happened in last year’s event here where our panel explained the criteria used when deciding whether a paper should be accepted or not. We hope to see you there! Event Details Where? Chabot Space & Science Center When? October 29th, 2.00-4.00 pm Tickets: $9 per adult & $7 per child To find out more about the event and to reserve your tickets, visit: Chabot […]

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11 Oct 2016

Frontiers for Young Minds is delighted to announce our newest section – Understanding Biodiversity

Frontiers for Young Minds is proud and excited to announce the launch of its newest specialty section, Understanding Biodiversity. This new specialty will be led by the Specialty Chief Editor Chelsea Specht of UC Berkeley and will provide articles that help our curious young readers to better understand the biological diversity that exists on our planet! The Understanding Biodiversity specialty is now open for submissions and will publish articles with the following scope: Biology is the study of life, and what could be more important than that? When scientists study the variety of life – called biodiversity – they can use tools from ecology, evolution, conservation, genetics, and even the management of our natural resources. They find and describe new species, explore uncharted ecosystems, study how and why species change, investigate patterns in where and when species live, and study processes that make it possible for an ecosystem to survive or thrive. This section of Frontiers for Young Minds will include articles that describe, explore, and explain biological diversity on Earth – past, present, and future. From paleontology to botany to zoology (all animals big and small, from elephants to microbes), articles will address how living things adapt, change, and use […]

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10 Oct 2016

Join us in Vancouver, Canada for the American Society of Human Genetics 2016 conference (ASHG 2016)

  Between the dates of 18th – 21st October 2016, Frontiers in Genetics will be in gorgeous Vancouver for #ASHG16. If you are an attendee at the conference, then we invite you to our exhibitor booth #1106 to discuss our community journals; our collaborative, rigorous and fair peer-review system; and how publishing with Frontiers will unlock your research’s true impact. If you are in Vancouver and wish to chat, but will not be at ASHG, then we would still love to meet! We have several guest passes available. Please immediately get in touch with our team, to express your interest and arrange a meeting: Email: genetics@frontiersin.org Twitter: @FrontGenetics Whether in Switzerland or Vancouver, Frontiers looks forward to meeting you!