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News, views & info on Open Science, Open Access, Peer Review & scholarly publishing from the past week Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)MoreClick to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)...

Most YouTube videos relating to climate change prevention oppose scientific consensus and hijack technical terms to appear credible, says study; Frontiers in Communication Most YouTube videos relating to climate change prevention oppose scientific consensus and hijack technical terms to appear credible, says study — by Tania Fitzgeorge-Balfour, Frontiers science writer Using YouTube to learn about climate science will expose you to video content that mostly opposes worldwide scientific consensus. That’s the finding of a new study published in Frontiers in Communication, which also reveals that some scientific terms, such as geoengineering, have been ‘hijacked’ by conspiracy theorists so that searches provide entirely non-scientific video content....

We invite you to read the (forgotten) story of William Parsons – all about whirlpool galaxies. Frontiers for Young Minds takes you down on a dive into the depths of the historical scientific archives and introduces you to scientists you may have not heard about, but you should! This time, we tell you the story of William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse, who found the “Whirlpool” galaxy. By Alicia Fallows...

Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre, call for professionals in sound-, psychology- or drug-based treatments for tinnitus to participate in an online study. Tinnitus, described as the sensation of ‘ringing’, ‘buzzing’ or ‘hissing’ in the ears or head, affects 1 in 10 adults. There is no simple measurement for tinnitus and it affects each patient in a different way, from difficulties concentrating to sleep disturbance to impact on social activities and relationships. We highlighted in our recent Opinion article, an urgent need to improve standards for measuring and reporting the effect of tinnitus treatments in clinical trials....

We speak to Learning and Development specialist, Francesa Tettamanzi. One of the architects of Frontiers’ volunteering and philanthropy program, Francesca discusses her motivation for helping launch the initiative and her reasons for volunteering with Légumes Perchés earlier this year. We speak to Learning and Development specialist, Francesca Tettamanzi. One of the architects of Frontiers’ volunteering and philanthropy program, Francesca discusses her motivation for helping launch the initiative and her reasons for volunteering with Légumes Perchés earlier this year....

Eradicating gender bias in science requires evidence-based action – which in turn requires open data on the inner workings of science. Eradicating gender bias in science requires evidence-based action — which in turn requires open data on the inner workings of science. — by Richard Walker Despite every effort to achieve gender equality, and despite improvements in many countries and disciplines, science is still a “man’s world”: 40% of European science and engineering doctorates go to women....

For the first time researchers have incorporated auranofin — an antibiotic with low resistance potential — into a coating for intravascular catheters; Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology — by Brown University For the first time researchers have incorporated auranofin — an antibiotic with low resistance potential — into a coating for intravascular catheters Brown University researchers have developed a new antibacterial coating for intravascular catheters that could one day help to prevent catheter-related bloodstream infections, the most common type of hospital-acquired infection....

A drought-resistant native plant can irrigate food crops and increase production: Frontiers in Environmental Science A drought-resistant native plant called Guiera can irrigate food crops — By Misti Crane, Ohio State University The trick to boosting crops in drought-prone, food-insecure areas of West Africa could be a ubiquitous native shrub that persists in the toughest of growing conditions. Growing these plants side-by-side with the food crop millet increased millet production by more than 900 percent, according to a new study published in Frontiers in Environmental Science....

By Colm Gorey, Frontiers’ Science Communications Manager Why does Covid-19 present itself more severe in some patients but not in others? The question has puzzled researchers and clinicians since the start of the pandemic, but now new research from the EPFL Blue Brain Project may have found a major clue to solving the mystery thanks to machine learning. Analyzing data extracted from 240,000 open access scientific papers, the findings of a paper published in Frontiers revealed the previously undiscovered roles elevated blood glucose levels have in the severity of Covid-19....

Professor Krisztian Kordas as the new Specialty Chief Editor of our Translational Materials Science section of Frontiers in Materials. We are pleased to announce Professor Krisztian Kordas as the new Specialty Chief Editor of our Translational Materials Science section of Frontiers in Materials. Krisztian Kordas is a Professor of micro- and nano-electronic materials and components for ICT applications at the University of Oulu, Finland. His research focuses on the applications of nanomaterials, in particular, as novel electrode materials, integrated structures, chemical sensors and in environmental and chemical process engineering....

Did you know that every article published in a Frontiers journal comes with a complete set of metrics and that this is just one of the quality services we offer? Frontiers was the first publisher to offer Article Impact Metrics back in 2008, providing views and downloads for every article we publish. Frontiers’ article-centric focus is refocusing attention on what is published – rather than focusing on the journals in which the articles appear....

Enormous cost of relocating US climate refugees from coastal town a stark example for the whole world, researchers warn in Frontiers in Climate By Suzanna Burgelman, Frontiers science writer The town of Tangier on Tangier Island, Chesapeake Bay, has lost 62% of its original habitable upland area since 1967, a new study has found. It will see further decline within the next 15-30 years, leaving hundreds of people without homes and income....

Swiss open-access publisher Frontiers is pleased to announce the launch of Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, a new open-access medical journal. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine will publish peer-reviewed articles on the diagnosis, treatment, and pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease that help to advance medical education and to improve clinical practice and patient care. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine will provide unrestricted and global online access to all articles, published under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) license....

Lucerne University has formed an institutional membership agreement for open access publishing with Frontiers. This institutional agreement means that eligible Lucerne University 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 Lucerne supports its researchers in making their research more widely available. This agreement will further encourage Lucerne University researchers to publish open access, increasing the volume of research openly available....

Catch up with the most viewed articles from Frontiers in Immunology this May. All are Open Access – enjoy! Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)MoreClick to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)...

Realistic Expectations in STEM Students: Paradoxical Effects of a Motivational Intervention Nathan C. Hall* and Anna Sverdlik The Experience of Depression during the Careers of Elite Male Athletes Steve Doherty, Barbara Hannigan and Mark J. Campbell* Smartphone-Based Psychotherapeutic Micro-Interventions to Improve Mood in a Real-World Setting Gunther Meinlschmidt, Jong-Hwan Lee, Esther Stalujanis, Angelo Belardi, Minkyung Oh, Eun Kyung Jung, Hyun-Chul Kim, Janine Alfano, Seung-Schik Yoo and Marion Tegethoff* How Many Words Do We Know?...

Large mammals do use road crossing structures, finds a study in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution A study of a US highway finds that large mammals do use wildlife crossing structures — By Anna Sigurdsson Large mammals crossing US Highway 93 are more likely to use wildlife crossing structures than move past a random location in the surrounding habitat, new research shows. The research team also found that animal movement varied between road crossing structures in different locations, suggesting that location might be more important than design....

Research publisher Frontiers appoints Dr Anke Beck and Ms Nancy (Yinan) Chen as heads of public affairs and advocacy for Europe and China respectively. They have been appointed to lead advocacy initiatives in support of Frontiers’ mission to make all science open. Europe and China are the unique hubs for research and high-potential innovations. The diverse nature of these research communities requires stronger links between academia and policy makers in line with regional or national smart specialization strategies....

Coming soon: 2017 analysis based on the most recent Journal Citation Reports by Clarivate Analytics (formerly published by Thomson Reuters). Frontiers in Immunology, launched in 2010, received its first official Impact Factor of 5.695 in 2016. In just 5 years, it became the largest and the most cited open-access journal in Immunology, and the 7th most cited among all journals in Immunology. 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)....

Research in Frontiers in Psychology reveals potential new way to fight radicalization in ‘true believers’ By Suzanna Burgelman, Frontiers science writer ‘True believers’ who exhibit extreme behavior are driven by the degree to which their identity is fused with a cause or belief, finds a new study. The results suggest that an effective strategy for deradicalization could be to bring true believers to believe in new avenues of thought rather than to force them to renounce their ideas....