Presentation at the OpenAIRE-COAR Conference: "Open Access Movement to Reality: Putting the Pieces Together", Athens - May 21-22, 2014.
Session 5: The now and the future of open scholarly communication
Open Science: The Future of Scholarly Publishing by Kamila Markram - Neuroscientist, Co-founder and CEO of Frontiers
2. frontiers
frontiers
Founded in 2007 by EPFL neuroscientists Henry Markram & Kamila Markram
Headquartered at EPFL’s Innovation Square in Lausanne, Switzerland
4th largest open-access publisher of scholarly articles
Joined Nature Publishing Group in 2013
5. Community rooted - for scientists by scientists
Collaborative
peer-review
Review Forum
Democratic
evaluation
Impact metrics
Disseminate
science
Open access
Network
Popularize
science
Tiering
Young Minds
Inter-
disciplinary
Cross-listing
Research Topics
6. Community rooted - for scientists by scientists
Technology rooted
Collaborative
peer-review
Review Forum
Democratic
evaluation
Impact metrics
Disseminate
science
Open access
Network
Popularize
science
Tiering
Young Minds
Inter-
disciplinary
Cross-listing
Research Topics
7. Community rooted - for scientists by scientists
Technology rooted
Collaborative
peer-review
Review Forum
Democratic
evaluation
Impact metrics
Disseminate
science
Open access
Network
Popularize
science
Tiering
Young Minds
Inter-
disciplinary
Cross-listing
Research Topics
15. Community rooted - for scientists by scientists
Technology rooted
Collaborative
peer-review
Review Forum
Democratic
evaluation
Impact metrics
Disseminate
science
Open access
Network
Popularize
science
Tiering
Young Minds
Inter-
disciplinary
Cross-listing
Research Topics
16. Objective: mandate is on objective issues and requires unanimous
decision to accept or reject
Standardized: detailed review templates
Collaborative & interactive: authors and reviewers interact online in
the frontiers Review Forum
Efficient & fast: workflows & algorithms to automate peer-review
Responsibility & recognition: reviewer disclosed upon acceptance and
shown on articles
frontiers
Collaborative peer-review
rigorous, fair, transparent, constructive & fast
20. Community rooted - for scientists by scientists
Technology rooted
Collaborative
peer-review
Review Forum
Democratic
evaluation
Impact metrics
Disseminate
science
Open access
Network
Popularize
science
Tiering
Young Minds
Inter-
disciplinary
Cross-listing
Research Topics
23. Community rooted - for scientists by scientists
Technology rooted
Collaborative
peer-review
Review Forum
Democratic
evaluation
Impact metrics
Disseminate
science
Open access
Network
Popularize
science
Tiering
Young Minds
Inter-
disciplinary
Cross-listing
Research Topics
42. Open access + networking = maximum dissemination
frontiers combines
open-access publishing with research networking:
the perfect distribution system to increase
visibility and impact of articles and scientists.
frontiers
43. Community rooted - for scientists by scientists
Technology rooted
Collaborative
peer-review
Review Forum
Democratic
evaluation
Impact metrics
Disseminate
science
Open access
Network
Popularize
science
Tiering
Young Minds
Inter-
disciplinary
Cross-listing
Research Topics
44. Tiering: distill & popularize high-impact science
Original Research Articles
Most viewed Original Research Articles are checked
by Chief Editors and selected to “climb the tier”:
authors write a Focused Review around the high
impact discovery.
Focused Review Articles
50. Frontiers in Neuroscience
Frontiers in Psychiatry
Frontiers in Psychology
Frontiers in Neurology
Frontiers in Physiology
Frontiers in Pharmacology
Frontiers in Plant Science
Frontiers in Microbiology
Frontiers in Immunology
Frontiers in Endocrinology
Frontiers in Genetics
Frontiers in Oncology
Frontiers in Pediatrics
Frontiers in Chemistry
Frontiers in Public Health
Frontiers in Bioengineering
and Biotechnology
Frontiers in Physics
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Frontiers in Energy Research
Frontiers in Cell
and Developmental Biology
Frontiers in Earth Science
Frontiers in Environmental Science
Frontiers in Marine Science
Frontiers in Materials
Frontiers in Nutrition
Frontiers in Medicine
Frontiers in Surgery
Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences
Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
Frontiers in Robotics and AI
Frontiers in Veterinary Medicine
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Frontiers in Digital Humanities
… and more!
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open-access journal in Physiology* No.1
open-access journal in Plant Science* No.1
open-access journal in Microbiology* No.3
open-access journal in Immunology* No.1
open-access journal in Endocrinology* No.2
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56. Community rooted - for scientists by scientists
Technology rooted
Collaborative
peer-review
Review Forum
Democratic
evaluation
Impact metrics
Disseminate
science
Open access
Network
Popularize
science
Tiering
Young Minds
Inter-
disciplinary
Cross-listing
Research Topics
publish high-quantity with high quality