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Ability to use social information depends on individual cognitive skills in female collared flycatchers: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution By Mischa Dijkstra, Frontiers science writer Researchers have shown for the first time in wild birds that the capacity to use information from competing species when choosing a nest site depend partly on individual cognitive ability. In the collared flycatcher, females that learned to solve a cognitive task faster were more likely to copy the nest site choices of great and blue tits, species that breed in the same area and forage on the same insects....

Call for ocean-based renewable energy and local marine conservation and restoration to be scaled-up and implemented immediately: Frontiers in Marine Science The first broad-scale assessment of ocean-based solutions to reduce climate change and its impacts shows their high potential and calls for immediate development and scale-up of the most-promising measures. — By Brittany Alexander Ambitious and rapid action is needed to reduce climate change and its impacts — and the first broad-scale assessment of ocean-based solutions shows the focus should be on the oceans....

By Robert Hanley / Durham University communications team Researchers show that the current network of Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs) across the Americas should remain able to house the majority of bird species of conservation concern even after climate change. While individual bird species may shift their distribution range, 73% of species of conservation concern are likely to persist in at least half of the IBAs in which they occur, and 90% of species in at least a quarter of their current IBAs....

This Valentine’s Day we’re falling for Research Topics. What’s not to love about the hottest research edited by top scientists like you? With collective views of over 1.8 million, researchers explored topics spanning from digital intimacy and emotional intelligence to the evolution of monogamy and the role of trust in human interaction. Research Topics: Evolution of monogamy 17 articles | 364,000 views Understanding the modern evolution of monogamy, including: social association, attachment formation, sexual and mating behaviors, and bi-parental care of offspring...

Chemistry Chief Editor elected as Fellow for the American Association for the Advancement of Science We are extremely honored to announce that Professor Steve Suib, Field Chief Editor of Frontiers in Chemistry has been recently elected as a Fellow for the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Prof. Suib Suib was elected “for his contributions to ceramics, catalysts, surfaces and other materials of industrial significance”. Prof. Suib mentioned being proud that his fundamental work has been recognized as having a practical impact....

Democratic evaluation of the most outstanding research at Frontiers Frontiers has introduced a truly innovative feature to democratically judge its readers’ interests in academic publishing called Frontiers Impact Metrics. Following article acceptance by the Frontiers Review System and publication in one of the journals in the Frontiers Journal Series, advanced internet analytics automatically track down every article’s views and downloads. Every three months, the Frontiers platform analyzes the reading activity based on the inputs of the entire Frontiers Community....

Superintelligence: fact or fiction. First Frontiers Spotlight Award Winner for outstanding research into human brain augmentation A major new European research prize, the first annual Frontiers Spotlight Award 2017, has been awarded to the editors of an exceptional research collection, published in Frontiers in Neuroscience, on the augmentation of brain function. This research collection of almost 150 scientific articles covers all aspects of brain augmentation with notable implications and considerations for creating human super-intelligence....

Under the terms of the Open Access Publishing Framework Agreement for Austrian Research Performing and Research Funding institutions, agreed between Frontiers, the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) and the University of Vienna, the Austrian Science Fund covers the APCs for all authors of a paper who are members of a FWF-funded project, in any Frontiers journal. For more information on the Open Access Publishing Framework Agreement for Austrian Research Performing and Research Funding institutions, please see the announcements by FWF and Frontiers....

Functional aortic stiffness: role of CD4+ T lymphocytes Beenish A. Majeed, Lance S. Eberson, Supannikar Tawinwung, Nicolas Larmonier, Timothy W. Secomb and Douglas F. Larson* High-order finite element methods for cardiac monodomain simulations Kevin P. Vincent, Matthew J. Gonzales, Andrew K. Gillette, Christopher T. Villongco, Simone Pezzuto, Jeffrey H. Omens, Michael J. Holst and Andrew D. McCulloch* Dentin phosphophoryn in the matrix activates AKT and mTOR signaling pathway to promote preodontoblast survival and differentiation Anne George* and Asha Eapen...

Transparency is the central theme of Peer Review Week 2017, we highlight how we raise the standard for transparency in Frontiers peer review — by Ben Dickinson and Marie Soulière Frontiers is committed to fair, rigorous, and transparent peer review. Transparency is the central theme of Peer Review Week 2017, so we take this opportunity to highlight how we raise the standard for transparency in peer review, with the support of our policies on competing interests....

In the 2015-JCR, Frontiers has 19 journals with Impact Factors, and several more have already been approved for the 2016 edition. Click here for the 2017 analysis of the 2016 Journal Citation Reports by Clarivate Analytics (f.k.a. Thomson Reuters). In 2016, Thomson Reuters published the journal Impact Factors (2015 Journal Citation Reports (R), Thomson Reuters, 2016). Frontiers has 19 journals listed, and several more have already been approved for the 2016 edition....

With an Impact Factor of 3.520, Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology ranks among the top 10 most-cited open-access journals in its field Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology is among the top 10 most-cited open-access journals in its field and ranks in the top Impact Factor and CiteScore percentiles Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology ranks among the world’s top open-access microbiology journals in terms of influence and quality, as shown by our analysis of the 2017 Journal Citation Reports (JCR-2017; 2018, Clarivate Analytics), 2017 CiteScore edition (2018, Scopus, Elsevier) and other impact metrics....

For two years in a row, Frontiers in Psychology is the largest and the #2 most-cited psychology journal in the world. Coming soon: 2017 analysis based on the most recent Journal Citation Reports by Clarivate Analytics (formerly published by Thomson Reuters). 08.Jul.2016: In June 2016, Frontiers in Psychology, received the 2015 Impact Factor of 2.463. For two years in a row, it is the largest and the #2 most-cited psychology journal in the world....

This article Collection will give kids an understanding about different invisible conditions and their support strategies. Researchers Eilidh Cage, Danijela Serbic and Anat Bardi know best that there are things about people that you simply cannot see at first glance. They have chosen to host an article Collection in Frontiers for Young Minds to help raise awareness to kids on this complex subject of invisible conditions. — By Anna Pena...

By Freya Wilson, Frontiers Science Writer Medical breakthrough could save babies before birth A recent breakthrough has been made that could help to save babies lives from a syndrome that threatens their survival even before they are born. Alpha Thalassemia Major is a blood disorder inherited from both parents and often results in the death of babies. However, a new possibility for treatment has been found that ensures not only their survival to birth but also curing the syndrome while still in the womb....

A new review highlights growing evidence for universal thyroid testing in early pregnancy; Frontiers in Endocrinology A new review highlights growing evidence that universal thyroid testing in early pregnancy will reduce obstetric complications and safeguard fetal brain development — but what are the risks? — by Matthew Prior, Frontiers science writer Maternal thyroid hormones are critical for fetal brain development, but levels are frequently abnormal in women of childbearing age. Correcting symptomatic cases protects both mother and baby from complications – and according to the latest review on thyroid dysfunction in pregnancy, growing evidence shows those with no symptoms could also benefit....

The first National Open Access Framework in Italy for Biomedical Institutions has today been signed by the Italian consortium of Biomedical Research Libraries – Bibliosan – and the leading open access publisher, Frontiers. The agreement is fully aligned with international open access mandates, including Europe’s Plan S. The new framework agreement applies to 51 Scientific Institutions for Research, Hospitalization and Healthcare (IRCCS), ten Experimental Zooprophylactic Institutions (IZS) and five National Institutions, including the National Institute of Health (ISS), the Italian Medicine Agency (AIFA) and the Italian Ministry of Health....

By Monica Favre, Frontiers science writer We’ve heard the phrase, “you are what you eat,” but recent research shows that what we are eating, how much we are eating and how we are living our lives could result in a cancer epidemic. “Our society is moving away from foods that our body has evolved to process, particularly in the western world. The problems come from simple energy balance, really,” said Professor Jeff Holly....

Our Collection editors invite scientists and kids to help them fight misconceptions about soil. This new Frontiers for Young Minds Collection on Soil Biodiversity is unlike any other. One may think – what could I learn about the soil? Isn’t it just dirt below our feet? Well, simply said: you’re wrong. Malte Jochum, Rémy Beugnon and Helen Phillips invite scientists and kids to help them fight this misconception. It is time to discover the hidden treasures of soil!...

As Hippocrates used to say, “it is more important to know what sort of person has a disease, than to know what sort of disease a person has.” More that 2000 years later our growing understanding of genetics and genomics – and how they drive health, disease and drug responses in each person – has provided experimental evidence supporting what the father of western Medicine had already understood, opening the doors to the Personalized Medicine era....