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Frederick FenterExecutive Editor, frontiersLausanne, Switzerland

Reaching out to Kids with our Open-Access Platform:

frontiers for Young Minds

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★ web-based scientific journal for kids

★ leverages frontiers open-access publication platform

★ scalable and expandable web technology

★ offering scientists a channel for outreach

★ engaging kids in a constructive and “critical” way

frontiers for Young Minds

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★ frontiers for Young Minds explains cutting-edge science to the broadest possible public

★ the program founded on the vision of Professor Robert Knight

★ funders, researchers, and institutions are focussing on the need for better outreach

★ frontiers for Young Minds fits our mission

why FYM was founded

Bob Knight, Editor-in-Chief of Frontiers for Young Minds

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★ research is published in a scientific journal (frontiers, Nature, etc.)

★ the author is invited to write a kids version of the article

★ the article is sent to a mentor / reviewer team, or to a school class

★ the author revises his or her contribution

★ the article is published at kids.frontiersin.org

how FYM works

Leo M. Chalupa is Vice President for Research and Professor of Pharmacology and Physiology at George Washington University

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★ scientists as authors, editors and mentors

★ kids as reviewers

★ research funders, foundations, and institutions for support

★ schools for class projects

who gets involved

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★ Spring 2013: Project green light

★ August 2013: Editorial board of 50 prominent neuroscientists

formed

★ Fall 2013: Concept website developed

★ Sep. 2013: First article submitted

★ Nov. 2013: Proof of concept at SfN meeting (17 articles published)

★ Winter 2014: Jacobs Foundation support announced

★ April 2014: Official launch at USA Science and Engineering Festival

★ Fall 2014: Expansion into new subject areas

what we have accomplished to

date

The Jacobs Foundation is one of the world’s leading charitable foundations dedicated to facilitating innovations for children and youth.

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★ Finish development of all processes: submission, production,

publication

★ Open FYM to new subject areas:

Astronomy, Earth and its Resources, Medicine

★ Establish editorial cross-linking with external Journals

frontiers, Nature, EGU, etc.

the next milestones

Sample article abstract tiles

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★ language expansion (Spanish, German, Portuguese, etc.)

★ video abstracts or reviews

★ Scientific American blog and other initiatives

★ keyword navigation / other filters

some ideas under consideration

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thanks!

http://kids.frontiersin.org