Frontiers for Young Minds

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Frontiers for Young Minds
DisciplineScience
LanguageEnglish
Edited byRobert T. Knight, Idan Segev
Publication details
History2013–present
Publisher
Yes
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4Front. Young Minds
Indexing
ISSN2296-6846
Links

Frontiers for Young Minds (FYM) is an online non-profit, open access academic journal that publishes STEM articles "edited by kids for kids."[1] UC Berkeley professor of psychology and neuroscience Robert Knight launched the journal at the 2013 Society for Neuroscience Conference, which is published by Frontiers Media.[2]

The journal publishes cutting-edge research and allows budding young scientists, from ages 8 to 15 years old, to participate in the publishing process. It has won awards for its review process, easy-to-navigate website, informative visual aids including colorful cartoons, and kid-friendly, accessible writing.[3]

Editorial Structure[]

Editorial Process[]

Established scientists write kid-friendly articles on either core concepts or new discoveries in their fields. To make the scientific research comprehensible for the journal's late elementary and middle school audiences, the articles rely heavily on key words and glossary sections for scientific nomenclature.[4]

After the submission passes a preliminary evaluation by an adult FYP editor, school-aged children, then, decide whether the articles should be published.[5][2] Alongside a science mentor, a student from the 3rd to 10th grade reviews the articles and provides feedback about the papers' clarity and accessibility. Then, the original writers, science mentors, and adult FYM editors collaborate to revise the article based on the children's comments.[4]

According to the journal's founders Sabine Kastner and Robert T. Knight, the goal of this process is to expose young children to a wide range of current scientific endeavors, the scientific method and procedures, the review process of scientific articles.[1]

Chief Editors[]

Science Mentors[]

mostly graduate students and postdoctoral fellows

Young Reviewers[]

Awards[]

  • ALA’s 2014 [7]
  • SfN's 2019 Award for Education in Neuroscience[8]

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Kastner, Sabine; Knight, Robert T. (2017-01-04). "Bringing Kids into the Scientific Review Process". Neuron. 93 (1): 12–14. doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2016.12.002. PMID 28056341. S2CID 20023862.
  2. ^ a b Luschei, Savannah (2013-11-19). "UC Berkeley neuroscience professor makes kids editors of research journal". The Daily Californian. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  3. ^ "Society for Neuroscience Presents Awards for Education in Neuroscience". www.sfn.org. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  4. ^ a b Juarez, Michelle T.; Kenet, Chloe M.; Johnson, Chiandredi N. (2017-06-01). "Communicating Science through a Novel Type of Journal". CBE—Life Sciences Education. 16 (2): le2. doi:10.1187/cbe.16-12-0345. PMC 5459263. PMID 28408405.
  5. ^ "How to Better Teach Kids Science? Just Ask Them". Discover Magazine. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  6. ^ "Kastner receives Award for Education in Neuroscience". Princeton University. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  7. ^ "Frontiers for Young Minds | Great Websites for Kids". gws.ala.org. Retrieved 2020-07-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "Society for Neuroscience Presents Awards for Education in Neuroscience". www.sfn.org. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
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