A new series of open access journals from Cambridge University Press will address global challenges by bringing together researchers across national and subject boundaries.
Cambridge Prisms will shape solutions to major scientific, technological and medical challenges with cutting-edge research and reviews.
That research will step out of subject silos, with the scope of each journal built around broad, subject neutral topics – Coastal Futures, Precision Medicine, Global Mental Health, Extinction, Plastics, Water – that encourage collaboration between researchers from different disciplines and make it easy for readers to find relevant content.
Collaboration will also be fostered by the journal’s editorial boards and by the Press, which will help researchers find co-authors that complement their work and bring new perspectives.
The Cambridge Prisms series will also aim for maximum transparency, with editors tracking and openly summarising the diversity and representation of every manuscript. Peer review of manuscripts will also be open.
The Press has recruited some of the world’s leading scientists and academics to lead the journals in the role of Editor-in-Chief, all of them people who have dedicated their life’s work to addressing major real-world challenges. They include Dame Anna Dominiczak, Editor-in-Chief of Cambridge Prisms: Precision Medicine, and the first female chief scientist for health in Scotland.
Prior to launch, high-profile and rising star authors with diverse knowledge and expertise have been invited to publish reviews across each journal’s topic map and define the interdisciplinary focus for each world challenge.
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