INTRODUCING FRONTIERS Richard Walker 13 January 2011 Frontiers
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INTRODUCING FRONTIERS Richard Walker 13 January, 2011
Frontiers • Launched as Frontiers in Neuroscience (2007) • Large Open Access Publisher – – – Science Medicine Technology Society Culture • Tiered publishing system – Specialist Journals – Field Journals – Two higher level tiers in development • The Frontiers Community – 400. 000 views/month – >12. 000 registered readers
Novel evaluation and review • Review – Accuracy-based – Independent review – Interactive review – Publication usually within 3 months of submission • Evaluation – Post-publication by whole community – Used in tiering system
Frontiers interest in SISOB • Maximizing impact of Frontiers papers • Key role of Frontiers Community (social network) • What aspects of community maximize impact?
Frontiers and SISOB • Contribute to SISOB theoretical framework – Understanding role of social networks in determining impact • Contribute data – Data on authors, reviewers, readers of Frontiers papers • Requirements for technology and indicators – Definition of technology and indicators to identify and analyze relevant social networks • Development of conceptual model (WP 2) • Case study on author-reviewer networks (WP 8)
Contributions to SISOB WPs • Coordination – WP 2: Conceptual Model – WP 9: Peer Review • Contributions – WP 3: Identification and analysis of data resources – WP 4: Measurements and social indicators – WP 6: Software platform and tools
