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Part of the Frontiers Communication team will be in San Francisco on March 9, and together with swissnex San Francisco, we are hosting a Science Communication Meet-Up at Terroir, one of our favorite wine bars in the city. Whether you are a journalist who writes about the new discoveries or a scientist trying to let the media and other researchers know that you have just published a new exciting discovery, communicating science can be challenging....

After March, disproportionately more cases occurred in richer counties while poorer areas had higher death rates: Frontiers in Sociology — by Mischa Dykstra, Frontiers Science Writer The first confirmed case of COVID-19 in the USA was on January 20, 2020 in Washington State. Since then, there have been over two million confirmed cases and 113,000 deaths in the country. A shortage of tests has beleaguered the US healthcare system from the beginning of the pandemic....

Primary school kids with lower planning and self-restraint skills are more likely to show increased aggression in middle childhood, report University of Potsdam researchers in Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience Primary school children with reduced cognitive skills for planning and self-restraint are more likely to show increased aggression in middle childhood. — By Conn Hastings A new study finds that deficits in executive function — a measure of cognitive skills that allow a person to achieve goals by controlling their behavior — predicts later aggressive behavior....

New specialty section on Avian Physiology within Frontiers in Physiology. Pr. Colin G. Scanes is leading the section as Specialty Chief Editor. We are delighted to announce the launch of the new specialty section on Avian Physiology within Frontiers in Physiology. Professor Colin G. Scanes of the University of Arkansas is leading the new section as Specialty Chief Editor. According to Prof. Scanes, Avian Physiology will provide an innovative platform specifically dedicated to the physiology of wild birds and, at the same time, to the physiology of poultry....

Frontiers is very pleased to announce it has become a signatory to the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Joint commitment for action on inclusion and diversity in publishing. The action-driven commitment, which has now harnessed support from 28 organizations from across the publishing community, aims to set a new standard by enabling a more inclusive and diverse culture within scholarly publishing. By signing the commitment, Frontiers reaffirms its commitment to eliminating any and all forms of bias and discrimination and will pool resources, expertise, and insight to accelerate research culture change....

International team investigates environmentally sustainable palm oil production: Frontiers in Forests and Global Change — by University of Göttingen Environmentally friendlier palm oil production could be achieved with less fertilizer and no herbicide, while maintaining profits. These are the encouraging preliminary results of the first two years of a large-scale oil palm management experiment by an international team of researchers led by the University of Göttingen. The research was published in Frontiers in Forests and Global Change....

Prof. Yunde Zhao from the University of California San Diego takes over from Prof. Josh Heazlewood as Chief Editor of the journal. Frontiers in Plant Science is pleased to announce the appointment of Prof. Yunde Zhao, University of California San Diego (UCSD), as our new Field Chief Editor. The journal’s founding Field Chief Editor, Prof. Josh Heazlewood, will remain on our editorial board as Associate Editor. Josh’s dedication and leadership has helped Frontiers in Plant Science become the most cited journal in the field....

More patients with anorexia go into long-term remission by re-learning how to eat, than through CBT or drugs; Frontiers in Neuroscience More patients go into long-term remission by re-learning how to eat, than through CBT or drugs Swedish scientists say that eating disorders should be considered just that – eating disorders, rather than mental disorders. The proof, they say, is in the eating. “Anorexic patients can learn to eat normally by adjusting food intake to feedback from a smartphone app,” says Professor Per Södersten, lead author of an article in Frontiers in Neuroscience defending his pioneering method....

EXPIRED 1 October 2022 – As part of the University of Kansas’ support in making research more widely available, KU Libraries have agreed to an institutional membership trial agreement with Frontiers, enabling KU and KU Med-affiliated corresponding authors to benefit from a 7.5% membership discount on article processing charges (APCs) in any of Frontiers’ journals until the end of September 2022 (reference date is the article acceptance date). In addition to the discount, insights into institutional activity will be included in data reports to be made available directly to University of Kansas Libraries....

Emma Phipps, journal specialist for Frontiers in Veterinary Science and Frontiers in Conversation Science, talks to Dr. Jamie Peyton for our #WomeninScience series. Last month, we launched the #WomeninScience blog series to coincide with the International Day of Women and Girls in Science . Through Q&A-style interviews with inspiring female researchers from the Frontiers community, we learn about their careers, roles, and views on science. This month, Emma Phipps, journal specialist for Frontiers in Veterinary Science and Frontiers in Conservation Science, talks to Dr....

Frontiers in Aging is an open access journal dedicated to advancing our understanding of human aging and age-related diseases, ultimately leading to improvement in health spans. Professor Laura Haynes joins Frontiers in Aging in a new capacity as Field Chief Editor, having previously led its section devoted to Aging and the Immune System. Prof. Haynes is based at the UConn Centre on Aging and serves on the board for The Gerontological Society of America....

Frontiers for Young Minds content of articles – both text and images – are free to access, download, and reproduce in educational materials. Frontiers for Young Minds depends on the input of students to make its articles the best that they can be, but what about after they are published? We wanted to make sure that our articles were free to access and easy to use by as many people as possible – especially teachers....

Research suggests that celiac disease could be caused by a bacterial enzyme used to manufacture sausages, cheese, bread and other processed foods; Frontiers in Pediatrics Research suggests that celiac disease could be caused by a bacterial enzyme used to manufacture sausages, cheese, bread and other processed foods. — by Matthew Prior, Frontiers science writer Myths about gluten are hard to bust. Intolerance, allergy, sensitivity, hypersensitivity. What is what? Celiac disease is none of these things....

We are delighted to announce that the Universität Rostock (University of Rostock) has established an institutional membership agreement for open access publishing with Frontiers. The University of Rostock supports its researchers in making their research more widely available. As part of this support, the University of Rostock has entered an institutional agreement with Frontiers. Under the terms of this agreement, eligible authors from the University of Rostock and Rostock University Medical Center may publish in any Frontiers journal at no cost to the author....

Launch of new specialty section on Digital Scholarship in Frontiers in Digital Humanities. Pr. Eileen Scanlon (Open University) is Specialty Chief Editor. We are proud and delighted to announce the launch of the new specialty section on Digital Scholarship within Frontiers in Digital Humanities. Regius Professor Eileen Scanlon of the Open University is leading the new section as Specialty Chief Editor. In an age some call the fourth industrial revolution, society is witnessing a surge of technological innovation....

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Surveys among thousands of our authors, editors, reviewers show high overall satisfaction with Frontiers, but also yield constructive criticisms which help us to improve our processes and platform. Frontiers is determined to let researchers shape scholarly publishing. It is therefore important that we listen to you, the researchers. Send us your suggestions, your criticisms, your requests – we welcome them. We don’t claim to be perfect, but we are constantly evolving, based on feedback from the scientific community....

Tomato fruits send electrical warnings to the rest of the plant when attacked by insects, finds new study in Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems By K.E.D Coan, science writer Tomato fruits inform the mother plant when they are being eaten by caterpillars, shows a new study. Little is known about whether a fruit can communicate with the plant to which it’s attached, which could be important for warning the plant of threats....

We are delighted to inform you that the University of Helsinki has established an institutional agreement for open access publishing with Frontiers. The University of Helsinki (Helsingin yliopisto; UH) will be covering Article Publishing Fees for corresponding authors affiliated with the University, including HU Central Hospital, in any of the Frontiers journals. This agreement will further encourage UH 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....

Estrogen and other sex hormones may be responsible for the higher prevalence of migraine in women: Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences Estrogen and other sex hormones may be responsible for the higher prevalence of migraine in women — By Angharad Brewer Gillham, Frontiers science writer Researchers reveal a potential mechanism for migraine causation which could explain why women get more migraines than men. Their study, published in Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, suggests that sex hormones affect cells around the trigeminal nerve and connected blood vessels in the head, with estrogens — at their highest levels in women of reproductive age — being particularly important for sensitizing these cells to migraine triggers....