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Happy holidays from our CEO

Yet another year has flown by and as 2016 draws to a close, I would like to take a moment to reflect on our accomplishments and extend a sincere thank you to the Frontiers community.

Selection Committee Announced for First Annual Frontiers Spotlight Award

The jury has been chosen for the first Frontiers Spotlight Award, providing US$ 100,000 to a group of researchers to organise a conference on the subject of their Frontiers Research Topic.

Germany setting a precedent for Open Access

Another Frontiers publishing agreement with a German institution reflects the growing trend towards open access in the country.

NEW EDITORS AND RECENT LAUNCHES

New journal launch - Frontiers in Education

One of the first social-sciences journals, Frontiers in Education has been launched with its first five specialty sections.

New Chief Editors for Frontiers in Marine Evo Bio, Biogeography & Species Diversity

Frontiers in Marine Science announces expansion and re-naming of ‘Marine Systematics and Taxonomy’ specialty section,with Prof. Dr. Thomas Wilke and Dr. Katrin Linse as Specialty Chief Editors.

RESEARCH IN THE NEWS

Washington Post: Could an insecure childhood have a big impact on your career?

Fox News: This is why your balance gets worse after 40

The Wall Street Journal: The worst kind of insomnia

INTERVIEWS WITH FRONTIERS SCIENTISTS

Researching one of the most disruptive volcanoes to forecast future eruptions

Prof. Valerio Acocella, Field Chief Editor for Frontiers in Earth Science , discusses his research on pre-eruptive behaviour of the world’s most disruptive volcanoes.

FEATURED RESEARCH TOPICS

Towards a psychological and neuroscientific account of the wandering mind

A fundamental feature of the mind is its tendency to wander. Read cutting-edge work by researchers with a diversity of perspectives.

Microbial community interactions as a source of new therapeutics

A spotlight on research that uses state-of-the-art –omics technologies to investigate microbial interactions as a source of new natural products and potential drug leads.

Bridging the Gap Between Policy and Science in Assessing the Health Status of Marine Ecosystems

What is the science required for implementing the European Marine Strategy Framework Directive, and its aim of achieving good environmental status in all European seas by 2020?

SUPPORTING THE COMMUNITY

Publishing agreement with Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)

CSIC now holds a pre-payment agreement with Frontiers and will be covering 40% of Article Publishing Fees for corresponding authors affiliated with the University who wish to publish in any of the Frontiers journals.

Publishing agreement with Universität Tübingen

Tubingen University now holds a pre-payment agreement with Frontiers and will be covering 70% of Article Publishing Fees for corresponding authors affiliated with the University who wish to publish in any of the Frontiers journals.

Recently added eBooks

Twenty-eight new eBooks are now freely available to download in Science, Health and Engineering.

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