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05 Nov 2015

Quality and Impact Analysis: Frontiers in Neuroscience

By Pascal Rocha da Silva, Frontiers analyst The field of Frontiers in Neuroscience, established in 2008, has become the #1 most cited and #1 largest Open Access publisher of Neuroscience and the 3rd most cited and 4th largest Neuroscience publisher overall. The impact factor (IF), defined as the total number of citations divided by the number of citable articles over a two-year period, is the gold standard of journal quality (not of an individual scientist). It was formally established by the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) in 1975. As the IF can be heavily skewed by a few highly cited papers, total citations generated over the same two-year period provide a more accurate measure of the overall influence or impact of the articles published by a journal in a field. Analysis within the JCR category of Neuroscience There are 252 journals listed within the category of “Neurosciences” in the 2014 Journal Citation Reports (JCR), provided by Thomson Reuters in 2015. There are 36 Gold Open Access journals indexed in the 2014 JCR. Frontiers is structured by academic fields (e.g. Neuroscience, Psychology, Plant Science, etc.) with specialty sections (e.g. Developmental Psychology). In the case of the field of Frontiers in Neuroscience, […]

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05 Nov 2015

Most viewed Genetics articles in October 2015

Sorbitol treatment extends lifespan and induces the osmotic stress response in Caenorhabditis elegans Devon Chandler-Brown, Haeri Choi, Shirley Park, Billie R. Ocampo, Shiwen Chen, Anna Le, George L. Sutphin, Lara S. Shamieh, Erica D. Smith and Matt Kaeberlein*   Genetic markers as a predictive tool based on statistics in medical practice: ethical considerations through the analysis of the use of HLA-B*27 in rheumatology in France Hélène Colineaux*, Adeline Ruyssen-Witrand and Anne Cambon-Thomsen   Association of SLC2A9 genotype with phenotypic variability of serum urate in pre-menopausal women Ruth K. Topless, Tanya J. Flynn, Murray Cadzow, Lisa K. Stamp, Nicola Dalbeth, Michael A. Black and Tony R. Merriman*   Phenotypic variance explained by local ancestry in admixed African Americans Daniel Shriner, Amy R. Bentley, Ayo P. Doumatey, Guanjie Chen, Jie Zhou, Adebowale Adeyemo and Charles N. Rotimi*   Cryptic relatedness in epidemiologic collections accessed for genetic association studies: experiences from the Epidemiologic Architecture for Genes Linked to Environment (EAGLE) study and the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Jennifer Malinowski, Robert Goodloe, Kristin Brown-Gentry and Dana C. Crawford*   Mechanisms of mutational robustness in transcriptional regulation Joshua L. Payne* and Andreas Wagner   Moving from capstones towards cornerstones: successes and challenges in applying systems biology to identify […]

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04 Nov 2015

New specialty section “Mechatronics” now open for submissions!

We are very pleased to announce the launch of Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering latest specialty section, Mechatronics, led by Chief Editors Prof. Andrew Fleming (University of Newcastle) and Prof. Saman Halgamuge (University of Melbourne). The section seeks to focus on developing research into mechatronic-related technologies with a high societal impact and has an Associate Editorial Board currently composed of the following researchers (more to follow soon): Sumeet S. Aphale (University of Aberdeen, UK)  Garrett Miles Clayton (Villanova University, USA) Nicola Ivan Giannoccaro (University of Salento, Italy) Hamid Reza Karimi (University of Agder, Norway) Kam K. Leang (University of Utah, USA) Darwin Lau (The Chinese University of Hong Kong) Thrishantha Nanayakkara (King’s College London, UK) Upeka Kanchana Premaratne (University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka) Yuen Kuan Kong (University of Newcastle, Australia) Mission Statement: There is an ever increasing demand for higher performance and miniaturisation in mechatronic systems such as precision machinery, automotive systems, robotics, biomedical devices, and motion control. This demand is driving the development and integration of new mechatronic technologies for sensing and actuation, design and fabrication, and control (…) Read more here. Of the initiative, Prof. Fleming has stated: “A demand for higher performance and miniaturisation in mechatronic systems such as semiconductor process machinery, atomic force […]

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04 Nov 2015

Frontiers in Veterinary Science launches new sections

We are very pleased to announce the launch of Frontiers in Veterinary Science latest specialty sections: Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics led by Prof. Andres M. Perez, University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine, USA Veterinary Imaging led by Prof. Fintan John McEvoy, University of Copenhagen, Denmark Veterinary Regenerative Medicine led by Prof. Jennifer Genevieve Barrett, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, USA Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology led by Prof. Arturo Anadón, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain Veterinary Surgery and Anesthesiology led by Prof. Christopher R Byron , Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, USA “This is an exciting time for Veterinary Surgery and Anesthesiology, as advances in diagnostic techniques, treatments, and understanding of disease mechanisms are rapidly progressing. This specialty section of Frontiers in Veterinary Science will be an excellent forum for rapid dissemination of high-quality research to investigators and clinicians in all facets of the profession.” – Christopher R Byron, Specialty Chief Editor Veterinary Surgery and Anesthesiology Frontiers in Veterinary Science is led by Field Chief Editor Prof. Mary Christopher from the University of California-Davis, USA and it currently has 16 Specialty Chief Editors. Over 1,100 leading researchers and clinicians serve on the editorial boards that now span 14 specialty research areas ranging from Parasitology and Comparative and Clinical Medicine to Livestock Genomics […]

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04 Nov 2015

Quality and Impact Analysis: Frontiers in Pharmacology

Frontiers in Pharmacology was launched in 2010. In just 4 years, it has become the 3rd largest and the 2nd most cited open access journal in Pharmacology & Pharmacy. The Impact Factor (IF), defined as the total number of citations in a given year divided by the number of citable articles over the previous two-year period, is the most commonly accepted metric of journal quality (but not of an individual paper or researcher). It was formally established by the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) in 1975. As the IF can be heavily skewed by a few highly-cited papers, total citations generated over the same two-year period provide a more accurate indication of the overall influence or impact of the articles published by a journal in a field. Frontiers is a pioneer in the use of article-level and author-level metrics and encourages every author to use these to track the development of his or her readership on a more granular level. Analysis within the category of Pharmacology There are 255 journals listed in the category of Pharmacology in the 2014 Journal Citation Reports (JCR) provided by Thomson Reuters in 2015. Frontiers in Pharmacology is one of the 23 Gold open-access journals. Below are the results of our comparative analysis of these journals on the article […]

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03 Nov 2015

Quality and Impact Analysis: Frontiers in Psychology

By Pascal Rocha da Silva, Frontiers analyst Frontiers in Psychology was launched in 2010. In just 4 years, it has become the largest and the 2nd most-cited psychology journal in the world . The Impact Factor (IF), defined as the total number of citations in a given year divided by the number of citable articles over the previous two-year period, is the most commonly accepted metric of journal quality (but not of an individual paper or researcher). It was formally established by the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) in 1975. As the IF can be heavily skewed by a few highly-cited papers, total citations generated over the same two-year period provide a more accurate indication of the overall influence or impact of the articles published by a journal in a field. Frontiers is a pioneer in the use of article-level and author-level metrics and encourages every author to use these to track the development of his or her readership on a more granular level. Analysis within the category of Psychology There are 597 journals listed in the category of Psychology in the 2014 Journal Citations Reports (JCR) provided by Thomson Reuters in 2015. Frontiers in Psychology is one of the 19 Gold open-access journals. Below, the results of our comparative […]

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03 Nov 2015

actúaLoop challenges tech entrepreneurs to develop new APIs for Loop

Loop, the research network powered by Frontiers, has collaborated with the Center of Support for Technological Innovation (CAIT) of the Technical University of Madrid to launch actúaLoop – a competition for entrepreneurs and technical teams.  The competition’s goal is to develop ideas which utilize Loop’s APIs by creating innovative applications around the academic and publishing industry. The teams with the 10 best ideas will have the chance to further develop their concept during an incubation phase. Participants can have access to business angels, potential job opportunities in an exciting multinational environment and a 5000€ cash prize for the winning team. “This is a great opportunity for aspiring entrepreneurs to develop something that the academic world has been asking for,” said Chantelle Rijs, Loop Project Lead at Frontiers. “We’re excited to be collaborating with CAIT and UPM on this competition and can’t wait to work with the teams.” Frontiers’ award-winning IT team will be providing mentorship along the way to help the university teams develop their ideas, providing them real-world experience and the chance to see their idea move from concept into reality. To participate in the competition, candidates must submit their ideas before January 7, 2016. The ideas should be […]

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03 Nov 2015

Quality and Impact Analysis: Frontiers in Physiology

By Pascal Rocha da Silva, Frontiers analyst Frontiers in Physiology was launched in 2010. In just 4 years, it has become the second largest and the 4th most cited Physiology journal in the world. The impact factor (IF), defined as the total number of citations divided by the number of citable articles over a two-year period, is the gold standard of journal quality (not of an individual scientist). It was formally established by the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) in 1975. As the IF can be heavily skewed by a few highly-cited papers, total citations generated over the same two-year period provide a more accurate measure of the overall influence or impact of the articles published by a journal in a field. Analysis within the category of Physiology There are 83 journals listed in the category of Physiology in the 2014 Journal Citations Reports (JCR) provided by Thomson Reuters in 2015. Frontiers in Physiology is one of the 10 Gold open-access journals. Below, the results of our comparative analysis on the article volume published, impact factor (IF) achieved, and the total number of citations accumulated in 2014 based on articles published over the two preceding years, 2012 and 2013.  (Click here to see the volume and number of citations of other Frontiers journals). Comparison […]

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02 Nov 2015

Quality and Impact Analysis: Frontiers in Plant Science

In just 5 years, Frontiers in Plant Science has become the 3rd largest and the 7th most-cited Plant Science journal in the world. The Impact Factor (IF), defined as the total number of citations in a given year divided by the number of citable articles over the previous two-year period, is the most commonly accepted metric of journal quality (but not of an individual paper or researcher). It was formally established by the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) in 1975. As the IF can be heavily skewed by a few highly-cited papers, total citations generated over the same two-year period provide a more accurate indication of the overall influence or impact of the articles published by a journal in a field. Frontiers is a pioneer in the use of article-level and author-level metrics and encourages every author to use these to track the development of his or her readership on a more granular level. Analysis within the category of Plant Sciences There are 204 journals are listed in the category of “Plant Sciences” in the 2014 Journal Citation Reports (JCR) published by Thomson Reuters in 2015. Frontiers in Plant Science is one of 33 Gold open-access journals. Below are the results of our comparative analysis of these journals on the article volume published, impact […]

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02 Nov 2015

Quality and Impact Analysis: Frontiers in Human Neuroscience 2015

By Pascal Rocha da Silva, Frontiers analyst Frontiers in Human Neuroscience was launched in 2008. In just 6 years, it has become the #1 most-cited journal in psychology, the #1 most-cited open access journal dedicated to neuroscience and the 10th most-cited journal in all of neuroscience. It is also the 2nd and 3rd largest journal in all of psychology and neuroscience, respectively. The Impact Factor (IF), defined as the total number of citations in a given year divided by the number of citable articles over the previous two-year period, is the most commonly accepted metric of journal quality (but not of an individual paper or researcher). It was formally established by the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) in 1975. As the IF can be heavily skewed by a few highly-cited papers, total citations generated over the same two-year period provide a more accurate indication of the overall influence or impact of the articles published by a journal in a field. Frontiers is a pioneer in the use of article-level and author-level metrics and encourages every author to use these to track the development of his or her readership on a more granular level. Analysis within the categories of Neuroscience and Psychology There are 252 journals listed in the category of Neurosciences in the […]

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01 Nov 2015

Quality and Impact Analysis: Frontiers in Microbiology

By Pascal Rocha da Silva, Frontiers analyst Frontiers in Microbiology was launched in 2010. In just 4 years, it has become the 5th largest and the 12th most-cited Microbiology journal in the world. The Impact Factor (IF), defined as the total number of citations in a given year divided by the number of citable articles over the previous two-year period, is the most commonly accepted metric of journal quality (but not of an individual paper or researcher). It was formally established by the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) in 1975. As the IF can be heavily skewed by a few highly-cited papers, total citations generated over the same two-year period provide a more accurate indication of the overall influence or impact of the articles published by a journal in a field. Frontiers is a pioneer in the use of article-level and author-level metrics and encourages every author to use these to track the development of his or her readership on a more granular level. d. Analysis within the category of Microbiology There are 119 journals listed in the category of Microbiology in the 2014 Journal Citations Reports (JCR) provided by Thomson Reuters in 2015. Frontiers in Microbiology is one of the 15 Gold open-access journals. Below, the results of our comparative analysis on the […]

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29 Oct 2015

Early Career Insights: How life flows in a river

In poetry we often find the metaphor that our lives are like rivers, but how is the life of a river – inside a river? John Gardner is trying to understand this better by analyzing how its components evolve and change during the course of the river, moving with its flow. He is currently doing his PhD at the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University. His research group is devoted to the study of natural waters, and his work is focused on the role of water columns in rivers, where he seeks the connection between the shape of rivers and streams and ecosystem functions. Moreover, his research is part of a broader multidisciplinary program for Wireless Intelligent Sensor Networks (WISeNet), joining research groups from different fields of environmental, computer, and engineering science, which are collaborating in the study of a more general topic, sensing: how we perceive and sense the environment surrounding us. In his research, John Gardner observes rivers from different reference frames (moving and stationary) and examines how water and matter move through river channels. For this purpose, he uses sensors developed in collaboration with his research group (called HydroSpheres) which allow him to mimic a particle moving and evolving […]

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22 Oct 2015

Frontiers forms publishing agreement with Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

We are delighted to inform you that Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg holds a Central Invoicing agreement with Frontiers.   Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, will cover Article Publishing Fees for eligible corresponding authors affiliated with the University who wish to publish in any of the Frontiers journals. For further information, requirements and whether you qualify for funding, please visit the University’s Open Access page or contact Kim Braun at kim.braun@uni-oldenburg.de

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21 Oct 2015

Geochemistry section launches in Frontiers in Earth Science

We are very pleased to announce the launch of Frontiers in Earth Science latest specialty section, Geochemistry, led by Chief Editors Prof.Craig Lundstrom (University of Illinois) and Prof. Martyn Tranter (University of Bristol). This specialty section encompasses both high- and low-temperature aspects of the discipline, with an Associate Editorial Board currently composed of the following researchers (more to follow soon):  Kirsty C. Crockett (Scottish Association for Marine Science) Andrew Mitchell (Aberystwyth University) Mark Skidmore (Montana State University) Jean-Louis Vigneresse (Georesources Université de Lorraine) Mission Statement: Modern geochemistry often focuses on determining how elements are distributed between different reservoirs that make up the Earth, the Solar System or beyond. However, its ultimate goal is identification and in-depth understanding of the mechanisms by which these chemical reservoirs form and evolve, thus improving our understanding of how the Earth works as a geochemical system. Indeed, the flux of chemical species between these reservoirs – both in the past and at present, as well as in the future – provides an important constraint for modeling the past and predicting the future. As Prof. Tranter states: “Geochemistry is a fundamental means of understanding the operation, maintenance and evolution of ecosystems on earth, and very likely other habitats in our galaxy. […]