Frontiers for Young Minds

Frontiers for Young Minds

Discipline	Multidisciplinary
Language	English
Edited by	Robert T. Knight, Idan Segev
Publication details
History	2013–present
Publisher	Frontiers Media
Open access	Yes
Standard abbreviations ISO 4 (alt) · Bluebook (alt) NLM (alt) · MathSciNet (alt )
ISO 4	Front. Young Minds
Indexing CODEN (alt) · JSTOR (alt) · LCCN (alt) MIAR · NLM (alt) · Scopus
ISSN	2296-6846
OCLC no.	1117854725
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Frontiers for Young Minds is an open-access academic journal that publishes articles "edited by kids for kids".[1] Robert T. Knight launched the journal at a 2013 Society for Neuroscience conference.[2] It is published by Frontiers Media.

The journal covers STEM research and allows young scientists, from ages 8 to 15 years old, to participate in the publishing process (not as authors).[3] It has won awards for its review process, easy-to-navigate website, informative visual aids including colorful cartoons, and kid-friendly, accessible writing.[4]

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.[5]

After the submission passes a preliminary evaluation by an adult editor, subsequently school-aged children decide whether the articles should be published.[2][6] 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 editors collaborate to revise the article based on the children's comments.[5]

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, and the review process of scientific articles.[1]

Editors-in-chief

• Robert T. Knight (University of California, Berkeley), 2013–present
• Idan Segev (Hebrew University of Jerusalem), ?–present

Awards and nominations

• American Library Association's 2014 Great Websites for Kids[7]
• Society for Neuroscience's 2019 Award for Education in Neuroscience[4][8]

References

1. 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. Luschei, Savannah (2013-11-19). "UC Berkeley neuroscience professor makes kids editors of research journal". The Daily Californian. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
3. "Frontiers for Young Minds". Frontiers for Young Minds. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
4. "Society for Neuroscience Presents Awards for Education in Neuroscience". www.sfn.org. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
5. 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.
6. "How to Better Teach Kids Science? Just Ask Them". Discover Magazine. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
7. "Frontiers for Young Minds | Great Websites for Kids". gws.ala.org. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
8. "Kastner receives Award for Education in Neuroscience". Princeton University. Retrieved 2020-07-24.

External links

• Official website
• Frontiers for Young Minds blog on the Scientific American's website