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Frontiers is launching Protocols — articles that provide detailed, stepwise guides to experimental procedures, with the goal of enhancing the reproducibility of results and maximizing the accuracy of the scientific record. Frontiers is pleased to announce the launch of the Protocols article, which is already live in many Science and Engineering journals. Protocols are intended to serve as rigorous, step-by-step procedures for fundamental but challenging basic-science experiments, and should describe the materials needed for set-up; all the stages between start and finish, including their timing; and how to analyze the data generated....

Open access publisher Frontiers is proud to sponsor Pint of Science Switzerland taking place 22-24 May 2023. The event is part of the larger global Pint of Science festival, which aims to make science more accessible by sharing recent scientific developments with the public in a casual atmosphere. Among the host cities are nine from across Switzerland, including Basel, Geneva, Lausanne, and Zurich. The annual three-day festival brings scientists to local bars, pubs, and other venues in cities around the world to connect with the community....

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

By Peter Rejcek, science writer A novel analysis into the acoustical similarities between Yorùbá vocalizations and a west African instrument called the dùndún found a high degree of correlation. The researchers discovered that the talking drum mimics the microstructure of the tonal language and can be categorized into four different modes. In addition, the study emphasizes the value of studying non-western culture to understand various phenomena in mainstream musicology and linguistics that go beyond western domains....

Article published in Frontiers in Sociology covers issues surrounding the UK National Health Service Patient and Public Involvement Program The issues surrounding Patient and Public Involvement in UK Health Research are examined by Dr Mary Madden (University of Leeds) and Dr Ewen Speed (University of Essex) in a recent article published in Frontiers in Sociology What is Patient and Public Involvement? What prospects does it have in different contexts? Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) in UK National Health Service (NHS) research has, in the UK, become an imperative in policy and practice....

Frontiers, along with several other publishers, has joined CLOCKSS (Controlled LOCKSS) a non-profit which provides an archive to preserve publications for future generations of researchers. As the publisher of several of the largest and most-cited journals in the world, Frontiers already houses all of their open access on protected servers that are backed up in case of emergencies and power failure. Being a part of CLOCKSS is an additional step to ensure scholarly research published by Frontiers is further preserved....

Explore the first Editor’s Choice articles from the Neuropsychology specialty section on Autistic Inertia, Adolescent Brain Development and Social Anxiety Disorder. Offering insights into Autistic Inertia, Adolescent Brain Development and Social Anxiety Disorder, this is the first edition of Editor’s Choice articles from Frontiers in Psychology’s Neuropsychology specialty section chosen by the Specialty Chief Editor, Professor Martina Amanzio. These articles are the most widely read in the section between 2020-2021....

Association of pancreatic polypeptide with mild cognitive impairment varies by APOE ε4 allele Rosebud O. Roberts*, Jeremiah A. Aakre, Ruth H. Cha, Walter K. Kremers, Michelle M. Mielke, Stefanie N. Velgos, Yonas E. Geda, David S. Knopman and Ronald C. Petersen Diurnal fluctuations of verticality perception – lesser precision immediately after waking up in the morning Aline J. Schwarz, Dominik Straumann and Alexander A. Tarnutzer* Prenatal hypoxia-ischemia induces abnormalities in CA3 microstructure, potassium chloride co-transporter 2 expression and inhibitory tone Lauren L....

On World Heart Day, Frontiers presents an exclusive interview with Prof Hendrik Tevaearai Stahel, Associate Professor at the University of Bern and Head of R&D at the Clinic for Cardiovascular Surgery at the University Hospital. Prof Tevaearai recently joined Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine as Field Chief Editor. What motivated you to become a cardiovascular surgeon? As I wrote in my editorial for Frontiers in Surgery, section Heart Surgery, it all started when I was seven years old....

Brains from patients with Alzheimer’s disease show changes in bacterial populations compared with healthy brains. — By Conn Hastings Researchers in the UK have used DNA sequencing to examine bacteria in post-mortem brains from patients with Alzheimer’s disease. Their findings suggest increased bacterial populations and different proportions of specific bacteria in Alzheimer’s, compared with healthy brains. The findings may support evidence that bacterial infection and inflammation in the brain could contribute to Alzheimer’s disease....

By Nora Belblidia, science writer Researchers in Spain have examined bird nests in order to understand how flying insects and parasites detect gases as a way to locate their hosts. The study found that nests that had higher concentrations of carbon dioxide attracted more biting midges, a type of insect that carries a common blood parasite that infects local birds. The findings have implications regarding how diseases spread, which will be affected as carbon levels rise due to climate change....

Speaking in a panel discussion, Frontiers CEO Kamila Markram emphasized the key role of open science in enhancing public trust in scientific expertise With populism at the forefront of world politics and climate skepticism challenging a global climate consensus, European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation Carlos Moedas, Frontiers’ CEO Dr Kamila Markram, Portugal’s Minister of Education Dr Tiago Brandão Rodrigues, Nobel Prize Winner Dr Robert Curl and The Guardian’s political journalist Sabrina Siddiqui, discussed how academics, policymakers and politicians can restore faith in “experts” on a panel at the Web Summit 2017....

A study of young kids, published in Frontiers in Psychology, reveals that inattentiveness is linked to poor grades up to 10 years later. A study of young kids reveals that inattentiveness is linked to worse grades up to 10 years later, regardless of intellectual ability or the diagnosis of ADHD. — By Conn Hastings Researchers studied children with and without attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and found that inattentiveness was linked to worse academic performance up to 10 years later, regardless of ADHD, even when they accounted for the children’s intellectual ability....

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)...

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

By Angharad Brewer Gillham, Frontiers science writer How mice and rats help study depression Mice and rats are key model animals that help us understand how depression works and how to treat it. A huge number of people around the world live with this devastating disorder, but its causes and symptoms are so varied that it is hard to test new treatments and to reproduce experiments to prove those treatments work....

Our objective for next year is the recruit 5 to 10 new Specialty Chief Editors covering the fields of Digital Sociology, Digital Media Studies, Digital Writing and Publishing, Digital Education, Digital Museography, Digital Art and Digital Art History. 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)...

We are delighted to announce Prof. Robert Gniadecki as our Specialty Chief Editor of the Dermatology Section in Frontiers in Medicine. Prof. Gniadecki (University of Alberta, Canada) is past President of the Danish Dermatological Society, a board member of the European Society of Dermatological Research and International Society of Cutaneous Lymphomas and serves on the editorial board of several journals. Prof. Gniadecki’s research focuses on translational aspects of cutaneous oncology with a focus on the pathogenesis and experimental therapy of cutaneous T-cell lymphomas and immunology of skin cancers....

Formula feeding and Cesarean section affect the development of gut microbiota in later infancy, finds a study in Frontiers in Pediatrics Formula feeding and delivery by Cesarean section affect the development of the gut microbiome in infants — By KED Coan Formula-fed or cesarean-delivered infants had different trajectories of gut bacterial colonization in later infancy compared to vaginally born and breastfed infants, finds a study in open-access journal Frontiers in Pediatrics....

Catch up with the most viewed articles from Frontiers in Neurology 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)...