Frontiers news
09 Jan 2024
In the context of climate emergency, making scientific research open has never been more important. But for research to be trusted, it must be of the highest quality. Facing an industry-wide rise in fraudulent science, Frontiers has increased its focus on safeguarding quality.
Featured news
08 Jun 2023
Watch Mirjam Eckert, chief publishing officer at Frontiers, introduce the publisher and demystify its machine learning tool. With thanks to the Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute. Photo credit: Frontiers Human compatible Artificial Intelligence (AI) could empower us all. But public trust in good science will be key. At Frontiers, we apply AI to help build that trust. Our Artificial Intelligence Review Assistant (AIRA) verifies that scientific knowledge is accurately and honestly presented even before our people decide whether to review, endorse, or publish the research paper that contains it. AIRA reads every research manuscript we receive and makes up to 20 checks a second. These checks cover, among other things, language quality, the integrity of figures and images, plagiarism, and conflicts of interest. The results give editors and reviewers another perspective as they decide whether to put a research paper through our rigorous and transparent peer review. We face global, existential threats, from health emergencies to climate change. We can manage and reverse these threats, for healthy lives on a healthy planet – with political will, global collaboration, and scientific breakthrough at a scale not yet seen. On all those counts, success will depend on the widespread sharing of the latest […]
Frontiers news
10 Aug 2021
Research Integrity Specialist Andrew Gardyne discusses the importance of peer-review, trust in science, and how his team work to detect suspicious behaviour.
Frontiers news
09 Jul 2021
In this blog, we take a closer look at the issues surrounding Gel and Western Blot image cropping.
Frontiers news
20 Apr 2021
Yasmin Dahesh, Review Operations Specialist takes a closer look at collaborative peer review.
Featured news
01 Jul 2020
In an industry first, we are delighted to announce our Artificial Intelligence Review Assistant (AIRA) platform is available to support editors, reviewers and authors evaluate the quality of manuscripts and help meet global demand for high-quality, objective peer-review in publishing.
Frontiers news
01 Jul 2020
The integration of AIRA — Artificial Intelligence Review Assistant — into Frontiers’ digital peer-review platform enables faster, more efficient quality control and manuscript handling
Frontiers news
10 Jun 2020
Rejection makes you stronger and good research should not be wasted! Read our blog about why rejection is important to science, and why to take it with a positive attitude.
Frontiers news
03 Jun 2020
What happens when you submit a paper to Frontiers? Here, our team take a closer look at what happens between submission and publication.
Featured news
25 May 2020
Considering becoming an editor for journals in your research community? What are the different editor roles at Frontiers and how do we support you? Find out more.
Frontiers news
18 May 2020
Peer review plays an integral role in the proliferation of knowledge. Find out more about Frontier’s rigorous and transparent peer review process.
Frontiers news
28 Apr 2020
New service provides greater recognition for reviewers and their contributions to scholarly publishing.
Young Minds
16 Mar 2020
“I asked kids why they thought peer review would be important. They said: ‘because someone can lie, because they want to be famous.’”
Frontiers news
11 Mar 2019
Join the Frontiers in Microbiology Editorial Board as an Associate Editor or Review Editor
Young Minds
13 Sep 2018
“If more voices are present in the peer review process, then a deeper understanding of the science can be presented.”