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Dr. Johannes le Coutre, Field Chief Editor of Frontiers in Nutrition In just a little over a year, Frontiers in Nutrition has published 52 articles and has 17 specialty sections ranging from diabetes and gastrointestinal sciences to nutrigenomics and nutritional methodology. The journal’s field chief editor is Dr. Johannes le Coutre, Head of Perception Physiology at the Nestlé Research Center, and his vision is the driving force behind a new Field Grand Challenge article entitled “Goals in Nutrition Science 2015-2020....

Frontiers in Big Data Chief Editors Elena Ferrari and Murat Kantarcioglu of the new section on Cybersecurity and Privacy answer questions on AI, the Big Data Revolution, data protection and privacy by Louisa Wood The transformative power of artificial intelligence and Big Data holds vast promise and the expanding power of the data-driven economy is expected to produce big economic gains. However, this new frontier has also stirred up major security challenges....

Aspiring entrepreneurs from the Technical University of Madrid (UPM) have created six innovative applications to take research networks and publishing to the next level, as part of the Ideas Competition for Innovation in Research Social Networks actúaloop, an initiative set up by Frontiers in collaboration with the Center of Support for Technological Innovation CAIT – UPM. These new applications give academics innovative ways to share their own work, access publications and engage with their peers....

Chalmers University of Technology (Chalmers tekniska högskola) supports their authors in publishing open access. As part of this support, eligible authors from Chalmers will benefit from a 10% discount under the terms of the Sweden Open Access Publishing Framework Agreement. Eligible authors are corresponding authors of a given article who meet the funding criteria of Chalmers University of Technology. To submit your article under this institutional agreement, it is recommended you submit with an email domain affiliated to your institution....

At Frontiers, we are always looking for new ways to enhance our published articles to make them useful for researchers and scientists. This goes beyond simply publishing the latest research in our 54 journals that span across over 400 disciplines. Each year thousands of research papers are published in the many journals from publishers around the world. Keeping up with the most recent information available is challenging, which is why we have been working with CrossRef to integrate two of their services into our platform....

A Drug Combination Screen Identifies Drugs Active against Amoxicillin-Induced Round Bodies of In Vitro Borrelia burgdorferi Persisters from an FDA Drug Library Jie Feng, Wanliang Shi, Shuo Zhang, David Sullivan, Paul G. Auwaerter and Ying Zhang* Dietary Shifts May Trigger Dysbiosis and Mucous Stools in Giant Pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) Candace L. Williams, Kimberly A. Dill-McFarland, Michael W. Vandewege, Darrell L. Sparks, Scott T. Willard, Andrew J. Kouba, Garret Suen* and Ashli E....

Frontiers’ statement of support for the UKRI’s recent announcement that all peer-reviewed research articles resulting from its funding must be universally available on the day of publication. Dr Frederick Fenter, chief executive editor, Frontiers: “UKRI’s announcement that all peer-reviewed research articles resulting from its funding must be universally available on the day of publication is a significant milestone for the open-science movement. This new requirement, which many of us have been supporting for years, stands to benefit people everywhere and attests to the progress and impact of open-access funding mandates, especially Plan S, in recent years....

2,100+ articles published this year, from 7,100+ authors Psychology highlights 2017 saw further success for Frontiers in Psychology — the #1 most-cited Multidisciplinary Psychology journal in the world, with an Impact Factor of 2.323. A warm welcome to the 918 new editors who joined the editorial board in 2017. We passed 10,000 published articles this year, while the number of new article views grew by more than 20% — demonstrations of the journal’s continued high reputation....

The selfie paradox: taking selfies is hugely popular, yet most people would prefer fewer selfies on social media. — By Conn Hastings An online survey has found that although taking and posting selfies is hugely popular, 82% of participants would prefer fewer selfies on social media. Interestingly, people perceived their own selfies as more self-ironic and authentic, and selfies taken by others as more self-presentational and less authentic. Selfies are enormously popular on social media....

Lyme disease is one of medicine’s great mimics, and notoriously difficult to diagnose. A new study has uncovered six potential biomarkers for accurate and early identification; Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology Lyme disease is one of medicine’s great mimics, and notoriously difficult to diagnose; a new study has uncovered six potential biomarkers for accurate and early identification — by Richard Harth, Arizona State University When researchers examined the mitochondrial DNA of Ötzi, a man entombed in ice high in the Tyrolean Alps some 5,300 years ago, they made a startling discovery....

Frontiers for Young Minds takes this one step further, by asking authors to explain their published articles in a language that 8-15 year olds can understand. This is put to the test as kids act as the reviewers. Michelle Juarez, professor at City College of New York, uses Drosophila fruit flies to study questions about wound repair and infection. Early on in her career, she embraced teaching younger students. “During my research training in fruit fly development I learned the joys of teaching younger students....

By Chloe Schmidt and Katherine Lawson You’ve just received an invitation to review a manuscript. Coincidentally, your expertise matches perfectly with its content! But before you go ahead and accept the invitation, there are a few other things to consider: for one, is there something that could interfere with your objectivity as a reviewer? For that matter, what’s considered a conflict of interest at Frontiers? Here’s a fun flowchart to help clarify whether you, as a reviewer, have any potential conflicts of interest with the authors (or editor) of a manuscript....

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

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution is proud to announce the launch of its newest section – “Biogeography and Macroecology“, led by Specialty Chief Editor Peter Convey of the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), UK. “Pressures faced by global diversity today are unprecedented, so it has never been more urgent that we develop our understanding at all scales of the distribution of biodiversity and controls of its changing patterns.” – Peter Convey, Chief Editor...

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change launches three new sections on Forest Soils, Forest Hydrology and Forest Disturbance by Tim Gardner Frontiers in Forests and Global Change is launching three new Specialty Sections, which are now open for submissions: Forest Soils led by Stephan Hättenschwiler and Frank Hagedorn Forest Hydrology led by Steven McNulty and Kevin McGuire Forest Disturbance led by John Healey and Aaron Shiels Forest Soils aims to further study all aspects of its namesake, from seasonal and daily fluctuations to timescales involving the millennia of geology that shaped the soils of our forests....

Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (EAWAG) has formed an institutional membership agreement for open access publishing with Frontiers. This institutional agreement means that eligible EAWAG 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 library EAWAG supports its researchers in making their research more widely available. This agreement will further encourage EAWAG researchers to publish open access, increasing the volume of research openly available....

Dr Axel Cloeckaert joins Karl Kuchler as Frontiers in Microbiology’s Infectious Diseases Specialty Chief Editor Today, infectious diseases remain a huge burden on society, a fact exemplified by the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus. At more than 20 million cases worldwide, coronavirus has helped shine a spotlight on infectious disease research in an unprecedented manner. Now, more than ever before, research on infectious disease transmission, epidemiology and treatment is paramount. This year, Axel Cloeckaert joined Karl Kuchler as co-Specialty Chief Editor for Frontiers in Microbiology’s Infectious Diseases specialty section....

by Angharad Brewer Gillham, Frontiers science writer Scientists investigated whether environmental hazards put people off moving to regions at risk and found that heatwaves and hurricanes deter newcomers, but wildfires don’t. The climate crisis has caused humans to move both within their countries of origin and across borders. Although climate migration is often treated as a phenomenon of the ‘global south’, a team of scientists led by Mahalia Clark at the University of Vermont (UVM) turned the spotlight on the US....

Under the terms of the Sweden Open Access Publishing Framework Agreement, the Mid Sweden University (Mittuniversitetet) will cover Article Publishing Fees for eligible authors in any of the Frontiers journals. Eligible authors are corresponding authors of a given article who meet the funding criteria of the Mid Sweden University. Eligible authors will benefit from streamlined submission and invoicing processes, managed directly between Frontiers and the Open Access team at the Mid Sweden University Library, relieving authors of the responsibility of payment....

Frontiers in Built Environment, the latest journal from the award-winning open-access publisher Frontiers, calls for submissions. Frontiers in Built Environment is now open for theoretical, computational, and experimental submissions across the spectrum of built environment research, including inter- and multidisciplinary studies. Submissions are peer-reviewed on Frontiers’ Interactive Forum, through a collaborative, fast, transparent, and objective review process. Articles are published as Open Access under the Creative Commons CC-BY license. “Frontiers is for serious authors who want a balanced and insightful review, rapid turnaround, and visibility for their findings....