Our technology

​​We build all our technology in-house. With the feedback of many scientists, we are continuously developing and evolving. This has resulted in a fast, efficient, powerful and highly scalable open science platform, customized for the needs of our authors, editors, reviewers, and readers.

Product releases

Our latest innovation, the artificial intelligence review assistant (AIRA), is an industry-first and has the potential to revolutionize how manuscripts are evaluated. AIRA currently makes up to 20 recommendations in seconds, from assessing language quality and the integrity of figures to detecting plagiarism and potential conflicts of interest.

 
 

In November 2020 AIRA was covered by the New York Times in their editorial

 
 

Artificial Intelligence Review Assistant (AIRA) updates


New checks added to detect image manipulation and to evaluate if a manuscript has been submitted to the appropriate section and journal

Publishing Partnerships Program


Frontiers’ publishing platform and expertise made available to societies and institutions, enabling their transition to open access
— 2020

Artificial Intelligence Review Assistant (AIRA) updates


Improved reviewer suggestions and new automated checks to help assess article quality

Website search


Search functionality rebuilt making it easier to find content – articles, collections, journals, and people – and helping to raise the visibility of research
— 2019
 
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Artificial Intelligence Review Assistant (AIRA)


The next generation of peer review in which AI and machine learning enable more rigorous quality control and efficiency in the peer review

My Frontiers


A new editorial interface helping authors, editors, and reviewers to easily track the status of their manuscripts and assignments

New submission system


Streamlined submission system to ensure papers are submitted to the correct journals to prevent delays
— 2018

AI-powered reviewer recommendations


Improved suggestions for editors to find relevant experts to review manuscripts
— 2017

Editorial contributions


Editorial roles showcased on Loop profiles, providing visibility and accreditation for editorial contributions
— 2016

Loop research network (updates)


Network and profile pages redesigned to maximize author impact and Integrated with ORCID and other partners

Research Topic metrics


Views and downloads on articles aggregated at a collection level
— 2015
 
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Collaborative Review Forum (updates)


Improved online experience for reviewers and editors

Article pages


Newly designed pages with improved look and performance

Research Topic pages


Newly designed pages placing more focus on the researcher.
— 2014

Frontiers for Young Minds


Open access journal involving young people in the review process of real scientific papers and bringing the latest cutting-edge research into the classroom
— 2013

Loop research network


The “social network” for researchers with academic profiles showcasing publications, achievements, and impact
— 2012
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Author-level metrics


Article views and downloads on all articles aggregated at author level.
— 2011

Digital Editorial Office


A dedicated online cockpit for editors to manage their journals, enhancing efficiency, oversight, and quality control

Profiles


Profiles showcasing published work and career achievements for all authors, editors, and reviewers

Community Platform


Profiles enriched with multi-media tools, including events and videos

Commenting functionality & post-publication review


Available on all published articles allowing other researchers to comment on the findings
— 2010

Research Topics


Multidisciplinary article collections around an important or emerging area of research
— 2009
 
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Online publishing platform


IT platform to manage author registration, article submissions, review, publication and evaluation

Collaborative Review Forum


Discussion forum connecting authors with reviewers in a direct online conversation

Article-level and journal-level metrics


Pioneering new quantitative metrics based on article views and downloads
— 2008