Frontiers news
20 Oct 2020
Priyanga Amarasekare (UCLA) joins Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution as a Specialty Chief Editor for the journal’s dedicated Models in Ecology and Evolution specialty section.
Frontiers news
16 Oct 2020
The Institute of Marine Research supports their authors in publishing open access. As part of this support, the Institute of Marine Research will cover Article Processing Charges (APCs) for eligible articles centrally for their eligible authors. As part of the UNIT Open Access Publishing Framework Agreement, the Norwegian Institute of Marine Research will benefit from a 10% membership discount. Eligible authors are corresponding authors affiliated with the Institute of Marine Research. Information for authors: To submit your article under this agreement, please select ‘ Institute of Marine Research ’ as the payer in the invoice section when submitting your article. Frontiers will then verify your eligibility with the University Library, and if confirmed, the APC (minus the discount) will be paid by the Institute of Marine Research upon acceptance. For information on whether your article is eligible under this agreement, or if you require any further details, please contact the University Library at Martin.gjervik@hi.no. For information on Frontiers’ institutional agreements please visit our institutional memberships page or contact institutions@frontiersin.org to discuss the possibilities for your organization.
Frontiers news
16 Oct 2020
We speak to Thimedi Hetti, journal specialist for Frontiers in Marine Science, about her passion for the protection, conservation and welfare of cetaceans. Thimedi discusses her work for the charity Marine Connection, an organization set up in 1997 and whose vision is to see a world where the life of every dolphin, whale and porpoise matters.
Frontiers news
02 Oct 2020
We are delighted to announce that Queen’s University Belfast has 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. Queen’s University Belfast supports its researchers in making their research more widely available. As part of this deal, eligible authors may publish in any Frontiers journal at no cost to them and with a simplified process. Eligible authors will benefit from a streamlined invoicing process, relieving authors of the responsibility of payment. Furthermore, Queen’s University Belfast will benefit from a discount on Article Processing Charges (APCs) for articles covered by this agreement. This agreement will further encourage Queen’s University Belfast authors to publish open access, increasing uptake of open access to the results of mostly publicly funded research, to the benefit of the scholarly community and the public at large, while reducing costs. Information for authors: To submit your article under this agreement, please select ‘Queen’s University Belfast’ as the payer in the invoice section when submitting your article. Frontiers will then verify your eligibility with Queen’s University Belfast and, if confirmed, the APC will […]
Frontiers news
30 Sep 2020
We are delighted to announce that Manchester Metropolitan University has formed an open access publishing agreement under the national agreement in the UK agreed between Jisc Collections and Frontiers. Manchester Metropolitan University supports its researchers in making their research more widely available. As part of this support, the University has agreed to become another participating organization of the Jisc-Frontiers national agreement. Under this scheme, Manchester Metropolitan University Library cover a discount on article processing charges (APCs) for eligible articles by its researchers published in any Frontiers journal and with a simplified and streamlined process. Manchester Metropolitan University and its authors will benefit from a discount on APCs for articles covered by this agreement as well as improved insight into open access uptake and expenditures through detailed reports provided by Frontiers. This agreement will further encourage Manchester Metropolitan University’s authors to publish open access, increasing uptake of open access to the results of mostly publicly funded research, to the benefit of the scholarly community and the public at large, while reducing costs. Information for authors: Eligible articles by default are articles by corresponding authors affiliated with Manchester Metropolitan University and where the article is expected to be submitted toward the REF. To submit your […]
Frontiers news
30 Sep 2020
We are delighted to announce that the University of Nottingham has 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. The University of Nottingham supports its researchers in making their research more widely available. As part of this deal, eligible authors may publish in any Frontiers journal with a simplified invoicing process and they will benefit from a 10% discount on the Article Processing Charges (APCs). This agreement will further encourage the University of Nottingham authors to publish open access, increasing uptake of open access to the results of mostly publicly funded research, to the benefit of the scholarly community and the public at large, while reducing costs. Information for authors: To submit your article under this agreement, please select ‘University of Nottingham’ as the payer in the invoice section when submitting your article. Frontiers will then verify your eligibility with the University of Nottingham and, if confirmed, the APC will be paid by the university upon acceptance. (Note: authors will need to follow internal university processes and identify a source of funding to cover […]
Frontiers news
29 Sep 2020
The Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI), supports their authors in publishing open access. As part of this support, NUPI will cover Article Processing Charges (APCs) for eligible articles centrally for their eligible authors. As part of the UNIT Open Access Publishing Framework Agreement, NUPI will benefit from a 10% membership discount. Authors are asked that during article submission the corresponding author’s NUPI institutional email address is used. Information for authors: To submit your article under this agreement, please select ‘Norwegian Institute of International Affairs’ as the payer in the invoice section when submitting your article. Frontiers will then verify your eligibility with NUPI University Library, and if confirmed, the APC (minus the discount) will be paid by NUPI upon acceptance. For information on whether your article is eligible under this agreement, or if you require any further details, please contact the OA team at the University Library (emf@nupi.no). For information on Frontiers’ institutional agreements please visit our institutional memberships page or contact institutions@frontiersin.org to discuss the possibilities for your organization.
Frontiers news
24 Sep 2020
Today sees the launch of – and Frontiers’ commitment to – the Initiative for Open Abstracts (I40A). We are pleased to be named as having stated our support and enthusiasm for it and look forward to the additional layer of impact and discoverability the initiative will bring.
Frontiers news
11 Sep 2020
We are delighted to announce that the Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences (Krems, Austria) has established an institutional membership agreement for open access publishing with Frontiers. The Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences supports its researchers in making their research more widely available. As part of this support, the Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences has entered an institutional agreement with Frontiers. Under the terms of the Austria Open Access Publishing Framework Agreement, eligible authors from the Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences may publish in any Frontiers journal at no cost to the author. Eligible authors are corresponding authors affiliated to the Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences. If the author(s) are members of a FWF-funded project, the FWF may cover the APCs (more information here). Eligible authors will benefit from a streamlined invoicing process, managed directly between Frontiers and the Open Access team at the Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences Research Unit, relieving authors of the responsibility of payment. Furthermore, the Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences Library Services will benefit from a discount on the article processing charge (APC) for articles covered by this agreement. This agreement will further encourage Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences authors […]
Frontiers news
04 Sep 2020
Co-Specialty Chief Editor Dr. Orsolya Valkó brings a renewed focus on ecosystem restoration to Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Frontiers news
21 Aug 2020
Dr Axel Cloeckaert joins Karl Kuchler as Frontiers in Microbiology’s Infectious Diseases Specialty Chief Editor
Society journal news
13 Aug 2020
Frontiers and the Geological Society of London are thrilled to announce that they have formed a publishing partnership to facilitate the launch of a new Gold Open Access journal Earth Science, Systems and Society (also known as ES3).
Frontiers news
04 Aug 2020
We are living in immensely challenging times. Everyone has to play their part. Kamila Markram, CEO and co-founder Throughout the course of this year, half the world’s population was or still is under some form of restrictive lockdown measure in an effort to stop the spread of the COVID-19, whilst researchers are racing to understand, cure and mitigate the virus. As an organization steeped in science, Frontiers is doing everything we can to support the scientific response to COVID-19, as well as our people, employees, editors and authors. Supporting the scientific response Our COVID-19 call to action received so much response from you, the academic community, that we introduced numerous new initiatives to help inform the scientific response to the pandemic and promote research advancements. A hub of knowledge: In March we launched the Coronavirus Knowledge Hub. It has subsequently grown into an incredibly rich, online resource of trusted information and analysis from leading experts on COVID-19 and has received over 11 million views on social media. It showcases a range of Coronavirus initiatives, which includes more than 100 Research Topics, hundreds of peer-reviewed coronavirus articles, interviews with COVID-19 experts and nearly 1.5 billion USD in funding calls. Priority peer review: To ensure time-sensitive scientific developments become openly available as soon as possible, we established an international, interdisciplinary group of approximately 200 research experts to fast-track the peer-review of COVID-19 articles. Whilst understanding that some of […]
Frontiers news
31 Jul 2020
Under the terms of the Sweden Open Access Publishing Framework Agreement, the University of Borås will cover Article Publishing Fees for eligible authors in any of the Frontiers journals. Eligible authors are corresponding authors affiliated with the University of Borås. Information for authors: 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 Borås’ as the institutional payer in the invoice section. Frontiers will then verify your eligibility with the University of Borås, and if confirmed, the APC will be paid by the Library upon acceptance. If you have any questions, or want to check if your article is eligible, please contact the University of Borås Library at biblioteket@hb.se. For information on Frontiers’ institutional agreements please visit our institutional membership page or contact institutions@frontiersin.org to discuss the possibilities for your library.
Frontiers news
31 Jul 2020
KTH Royal Institute of Technology (Kungliga Tekniska högskolan) supports their authors in publishing open access. As part of this support, eligible authors from KTH will benefit from a 10% discount under the terms of the Sweden Open Access Publishing Framework Agreement. Eligible authors are corresponding authors of a given article who meet the funding criteria of KTH Royal Institute of Technology. Information for authors: To submit your article under this institutional agreement, you must submit with an email domain affiliated to your institution. When submitting your article, please select ‘KTH Royal Institute of Technology’ under the Institutional Agreements menu in the invoice section. Frontiers will then verify your affiliation with the KTH Library, and if confirmed, the APC will be paid by the Library upon acceptance. If you have any questions, or want to check if your article is eligible, please contact the KTH Library at biblioteket@kth.se. For information on Frontiers’ institutional agreements please visit our institutional membership page or contact institutions@frontiersin.org to discuss the possibilities for your library.
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