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A new study shows that children judge us on our looks – and beauty wins out on trustworthiness ratings by Abigail Pattenden, Frontiersin.org Is beauty only skin deep? Children don’t seem to think so, like adults and babies, children think the uglier you are, the less trustworthy you are. In a study recently published in Frontiers in Psychology, researchers have found that as children, how we perceive someone’s trustworthiness is linked to how attractive we find them....

Frontiers is pleased to announce the release of its new, revolutionary Interactive Review Forum with enhanced features and upgraded software to enhance and ease the collaborative dialogue between authors and reviewers. The Review Forum is part of the Frontiers Open Science platform that empowers scientists to advance the way research is evaluated, communicated and shared in the digital era. Introduced in 2007, Frontiers’ peer review enables a collaborative dialogue online in real-time between authors and reviewers, with an associate editor as moderator....

This week, Freya Wilson talks to Dr. Marlen Vasquez, an environmental toxicologist at the Cyprus University of Technology for our #WomeninScience series. Author: Freya Wilson, Publishing Partnerships Specialist This week, Freya Wilson talks to Dr. Marlen Vasquez, an environmental toxicologist at the Cyprus University of Technology. She is also the leader of the Oikotoxicologia Research Group and vice-chair of Ocean4Biotech. We discuss her experience as a young immigrant from the Dominican Republic, the challenges of a woman in an interdisciplinary career, and the importance of representation....

UAlberta researchers have identified biomarkers for identifying Alzheimer’s and mild cognitive impairment in saliva samples; Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience UAlberta researchers have identified biomarkers for identifying Alzheimer’s and mild cognitive impairment in saliva samples. — by University of Alberta University of Alberta scientists have identified three biomarkers for detecting mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease in saliva samples. The research has promising results for application in a clinical setting. Alzheimer’s Biomarkers From Multiple Modalities Selectively Discriminate Clinical Status: Relative Importance of Salivary Metabolomics Panels, Genetic, Lifestyle, Cognitive, Functional Health and Demographic Risk Markers► Read original article► Download original article (pdf)...

Frontiers for Young Minds and Knowing Neurons are excited to share the results of their collaboration on the question, “What is Peer Review?” In creating an infographic to address this question, we ended up with two versions targeted at two unique audiences. The first version – which you can find here – will be useful to undergraduates and other very early career researchers starting to navigate the research world. The second version, found below, is meant for K-12 teachers and students who want to learn about how and why scientists share their findings with each other....

Chronos has entered a collaboration with Frontiers to centralize and further simplify the invoicing process for APCs associated with articles by Gates Foundation grantees published in any Frontiers journal. We are delighted to announce that the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has formed a central invoicing agreement for open access publishing with Frontiers. The Gates Foundation, in line with its open access policy, supports its grantees in publishing open access by covering article processing charges (APCs)....

With an Impact Factor of 4.076, Frontiers in Microbiology is the 3rd most cited Microbiology journal in the world. With an Impact Factor of 4.076, Frontiers in Microbiology is the 3rd most cited Microbiology journal in the world This year, 124 journals are listed in the category of Microbiology in the 2016 edition of the Journal Citation Reports (JCR), of which 19 are open-access (OA). The Impact Factor (IF) is measured each year and reported in the JCR by Clarivate Analytics (formerly known as Thomson Reuters), along with citations and other metrics of journal impact....

By Eva Brown, Frontiers We are very proud to announce that this week we published our 1000th eBook In “The Economics of Protected Marine Species: Concepts in Research and Management”, an array of prominent researchers synthesizes current protected marine species economic research and expand the discussion on present and future challenges related to protected species economics, to advance our understanding of the ecological and economic aspects of managing and recovering these species....

New study by SF State biologists reveals the origins of a distinctive fish feature — by San Francisco State University If you ever find yourself staring down a manta ray, you’ll probably notice two things right away: the massive, flapping fins that produce the shark cousin’s 20-foot wingspan and the two fleshy growths curling out of its head that give it the nickname “devil ray.” A new San Francisco State University study shows that these two very different features have the same origin — a discovery that reflects an important lesson for understanding the diversity of life....

Jealousy activates brain areas associated with social pain and pair bonding, reports a study in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution The first neurobiology study of jealousy in a monogamous primate species sheds light on the emotion that keeps couples together — but also tears them apart — By Emma Duncan Jealousy leads to increased brain activity in areas associated with social pain and pair bonding in monogamous monkeys, finds a study in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution....

What happens to our trash when we throw it away? How much actually gets recycled? We have gathered our top article collections on waste management. With collective views of over 1.7 million, researchers explored topics spanning from the behavioral analysis of using plastic bags and how to recycle building materials to technologies that filter out litter in the ocean and mapping where restaurant trash goes. Food waste 10 articles | 143,000 views...

Author: Leticia Nani Silva As a young scientist, I ask myself daily, “What do you want to be remembered for?” Is it my career, my publications, my awards, or even all the conferences I attended? As a female scientist, I want to be remembered for making significant contributions to my field of work and for amplifying the voices of other female scientists to share their stories. In 2019, before the world changed entirely, three other women and myself were enjoying the Swiss air from Frontiers’ Lausanne headquarters when we started discussing the importance of giving women in science more of a voice within their communities....

By Angharad Brewer Gillham, Frontiers science writer In a fast-moving field of research like materials science, it can be difficult to keep up with the latest breakthroughs. Now at Frontiers, we highlight just five of the latest research articles to shed more light on the way we build our world around us, published by top researchers in the Frontiers in Materials Research Topic ‘Horizons in Materials’. Growing green technology: from trees to tech Scientists aiming to power the appliances of the future are developing special phenolic compounds from resins instead of petrol – a first step towards organic electrodes....

Leiden Madtrics is the official blog of the Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) at Leiden University. Below, we offer our acknowledgment and our response to this blog about Frontiers. We are glad that the editors are pleased and proud of the outcome of their Research Topic project. This is a hugely important area and their contribution will serve to inform and encourage debate, which is something we, at Frontiers, always welcome....

Fred Fenter, executive editor of Frontiers, together with publishing partnerships manager Robyn Mugridge lead the Frontiers partnership program. Below, they offer some perspective on the year passed. For more than 10 years, Frontiers has been a pioneer in Open Science. Since July 2019, our publishing platform has been welcoming Society journals into the Frontiers family so they too can make use of our technology and flexibility, as well as our expertise in the open science space....

A collection of research published in Frontiers in Neuroscience is being brought to the Russian public by popular science neuroscience website – Neuronovosti. A collection of research published in Frontiers in Neuroscience is being brought to the Russian public through the country’s first popular science website on the brain and neuroscience. The Research Topic, Augmentation of Brain Function: Facts, Fiction and Controversy, won the 2017 Frontiers Spotlight Award. Neuronovosti (“Neuro News”) will publish popular versions of most of the articles, which cover diverse aspects of brain enhancement ranging from brain-machine interfaces and memory transfer to meditation and ethical considerations....

Exercise was significantly less effective than caloric restriction in preventing aging-induced inflammatory activation of microglia in mice: Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience A low-fat diet plus limited caloric intake prevented aging-induced inflammatory activation of microglia in mice; exercise was significantly less effective than caloric restriction in preventing these changes — By KED Coan A low-fat diet in combination with limited caloric consumption prevents activation of the brain’s immune cells — called microglia — in aging mice, shows research published today in Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience....

Frontiers in Psychiatry’s Chief Editors are acknowledged in Highly Cited Researchers 2018 list of Clarivate Analytics Frontiers in Psychiatry is proud to acknowledge the inclusion of our Field Chief Editor, Professor Stefan Borgwardt in Clarivate Analytics’ list of Highly Cited Researchers 2018. Professor Borgwardt is a leading clinical psychiatrist and Professor of Neuropsychiatry at the University of Basel (Switzerland), as well as visiting Professor at the Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London (UK)....

by Emily Barker, Frontiersin.org Modified crops are nothing to be scared of and could be essential in solving the global sustainability crisis, explained Dr. James Lloyd, Deputy Field Chief Editor for Plant Biotechnology in the open-access journal Frontiers in Planet Science. Much of southern Africa is currently suffering consecutive seasons of drought, and farmers in Eastern Kenya have lost more than 80% of their crops due to lack of rain....

75,000+ researchers on our Editorial Boards and 300,000+ authors from around the world. With over 75,000 articles published to date and many Frontiers journals ranking among the highest cited in their fields, Frontiers journals achieve scientific excellence at scale through two key ingredients. The first is our custom-built Open Science Platform, which delivers cutting-edge technology to ensure quality control of articles and to facilitate editorial decision making. The second key ingredient is the world-class researchers involved in our editorial programs....