1. I NTRODUCING FRONTIERS Richard Walker 13 January, 2011

2. 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

3. 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

4. Frontiers interest in SISOB Maximizing impact of Frontiers papers Key role of Frontiers Community (social network) What aspects of community maximize impact?

5. 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 (WP2) Case study on author-reviewer networks (WP8)

6. Contributions to SISOB WPs Coordination – WP2: Conceptual Model – WP9: Peer Review Contributions – WP3: Identification and analysis of data resources – WP4: Measurements and social indicators – WP6: Software platform and tools