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0Open MenuOpen MenuPress office 2023 About Frontiers is the 3rd most-cited and 6th largest research publisher with a mission to accelerate scientific discovery by making science open. Founded in 2007 by Kamila Markram and Henry Markram, two neuroscientists from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) in Switzerland, Frontiers places the researcher at the center of everything they do and enables the research community to develop the solutions needed to live healthy lives on a healthy planet. Featuring custom-built technology, artificial intelligence, and rigorous quality standards, Frontiers’ research articles have been viewed more than 2.4 billion times, reflecting the power of research that is open for all. More info Key facts 3rd most-cited publisher with an average of 5 citations per article 493,000 quality research articles freely available worldwide 2.4 billion article views and downloads with 6.4 million citations 281,000 editors and 2 million authors from leading institutions around the world 229 journals across 1,650 academic disciplines partnerships 8 national and 16 consortia agreements serving 700 individual institutions 15 publishing partnerships with 16 partner journals 2,000+ employees in 17 locations across Europe, North America, and Asia, representing 82 nationalities Progress Report 2022 Spokespeople Kamila Markram, PhD Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Kamila co-founded Frontiers with the vision to make research openly and widely available for the benefit of humanity. Winner of various entrepreneurial and innovation awards, she frequently speaks on Open Science topics at world renowned events and venues, including the National Academy of Sciences, Science Foo Camp, TEDx, Web Summit, ESOF, GESDA and alike. Read more Kamila completed her Master’s thesis at the Max-Planck Institute for Brain Research in Frankfurt and obtained her Master’s in Psychology at Technical University Berlin in 2003, followed by the PhD in Neuroscience at the EPFL in Switzerland in 2006. During her postdoctoral studies at the EPFL, she co-developed the Intense World Theory of Autism”, proposing that autism results from a super-charged” brain that perceives, absorbs and feels too much causing autistic people to withdraw from an overly intense world. The theory has been widely featured in popular science magazines and documentaries and published as a book in 2018. Frederick Fenter, PhD Chief Executive Editor Fred supervises Frontiers’ journal portfolio and is directly involved in all strategic projects. He served as a publishing consultant during Frontiers’ launch phase, re-joining in 2013 in his current role. An active advocate for Open Science, Fred frequently organizes and participates in a variety of advocacy events and roundtables. Read more Fred earned a PhD in Chemistry from Harvard and continued his research on atmospheric compounds at the CNRS in France and EPFL in Switzerland. He moved into academic publishing in 1997, first overseeing a portfolio of journals, book series and major reference works at Elsevier Science and then founding FontisMedia, a publishing technology start-up that developed the first multi-language content-management platform for scientific journals. He was also technology advisor for the launch of an institutional document repository InfoScience and consulted for the founding of the English-language EPFL Press. Meet the team Timeline 2007 Frontiers founded by Henry and Kamila Markram 2008 Gold Open Access business model adopted 2009 Research Topics introduced 2010 1,000 articles published 10,000 editorial board members 2011 20,000 editorial board members 2012 5,000 articles published Frontiers Research Network launched 2013 10,000 articles published Frontiers for Young Minds is created 2014 20,000 articles published 50,000 editorial board members 200 Research Topic e-books published 2015 30,000 articles published 500 Research Topic e-Books published Frontiers Forum inaugurated 2016 50,000 articles published 1,000 Research Topic e-books published 2017 522 institutional partnerships AI -powered reviewer tools introduced 2018 100,000 articles published 500 million article views and downloads Artificial Intelligence Review Assistant AIRA built in-house 2019 2,000 Research Topic e-books published 2020 200,000 articles published 1 billion article views and downloads 2021 3rd most-cited publisher 1.5 billion article views and downloads 273,000 articles published 1,200 employees across 14 locations 2022 2.1 billion article views and downloads 398,00 articles published 2,400 employees across 17 locations Frontiers Planet Prize inaugurated Media citations 191,000+ Frontiers’ articles featured by international news outlets, including The New York Times, The Guardian, The Washington Post, The National Geographic, BBC World News, among others 1.2 million Frontiers’ articles mentions across all social media channels Replay of life before death The Guardian | 23 Feb 2022 Imagine reliving your entire life in the space of seconds. A study published to Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience suggested that your brain may remain active and coordinated during and even after the transition to death, and be programmed to orchestrate the whole ordeal. — Read more Polluting WWII shipwreck The Washington Post | 29 Oct 2022 Researchers discovered that an 80 year old historic World War II shipwreck is still influencing the microbiology and geochemistry of the ocean floor where it rests. In Frontiers in Marine Science, they showed how the wreck is leaking hazardous pollutants, influencing the marine microbiology around it. — Read more Happy monkey, happy gut Bloomberg | 11 Nov 2022 Friendly monkeys have higher levels of helpful bacteria and lower levels of potentially disease-causing microbes in their guts, according to a study published in Frontiers in Microbiology. Monkeys engaging in friendly social interactions with peers are more likely to have an abundance of gut bacteria known to benefit the immune system. — Read more Vegetables and cardiovascular disease BBC | 21 Feb 2022 A sufficient intake of vegetables is important for maintaining a balanced diet and avoiding a wide range of diseases. But might a diet rich in vegetables also lower the risk of cardiovascular disease? Unfortunately not, according to a study published in Frontiers in Nutrition. — Read more Frontiers for Young Minds (FYM) is an award-winning, non-profit, open-access, scientific journal for kids that publishes articles written by leading researchers and peer reviewed by children aged 8-15. The journal features over 1,200 articles with over 35 million views and downloads, produced by 3,800 authors, mentored by 800+ scientists and reviewed by 7,400+ youngsters from 65 countries worldwide. FYM publishes in eight subject areas (Astronomy and Physics, Biodiversity, Chemistry & Materials, Earth & its Resources, Engineering & Technology, Human Health, Mathematics & Economics, Neuroscience & Psychology) with materials available in English, Hebrew, Arabic, Chinese, and French. To-date, the Nobel Collections (volumes 1, 2 and 3) garnered 150M+ views on social media. – Discover Frontiers for Young Minds Frontiers in Science is Frontiers’ flagship, multidisciplinary open access journal focused on transformational science to accelerate solutions for healthy lives on a healthy planet. The journal publishes a select number of exceptional peer-reviewed lead articles invited from internationally renowned researchers, whose work addresses key global challenges in human and planetary health. Each lead article is enriched by a diverse hub of content: editorials by authorities from academia, policy, and civil society viewpoints by influential researchers in the field Frontiers Forum Deep Dive , a scientific symposium where the article and hub content are discussed with academic peers and key stakeholders policy outlooks from policy experts, published by Frontiers Policy Labs lay summary,...