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About F1000

Fostering a culture of innovation to accelerate the reach of knowledge, and put it into the hands of those who will shape the future.

F1000 is an open research publisher and services provider that enables researchers, funders, research institutions, societies, and associations to accelerate the reach of knowledge.

At F1000, we believe that innovation and openness are essential to putting research into the hands of those that will shape the future. As part of Taylor & Francis Group, we are driven by our shared aim of facilitating discovery and allowing users to access relevant research quickly and easily, wherever they are.

The problems that the world faces today demand a different approach to convert research into solutions, quickly. Our unique open research publishing model responds to these pressing needs by prioritizing transparency, reproducibility, and editorial rigor.

Our unique publishing model

The F1000 publishing model combines the speed of preprints with the benefits of full publication.
Authors are given autonomy throughout the entire publishing process, from what they choose to
publish to which experts should be invited to review.

We believe that all valid research deserves publication, which is why we welcome a wide range of article types, confirmatory and negative results, and null studies. We accept articles based on research quality not research novelty.

The F1000 publishing model enables publication of diverse research outputs in just five steps:

  1. Data preparation

  2. Article submission

  3. Publication

  4. Open peer review and user commenting

  5. Article revision

Our story so far

Meet our Senior Leadership Team

Rebecca launched F1000Research in 2013 and leads the initiatives behind F1000’s funder- and institution-based platforms. With over 20 years’ experience in publishing, Rebecca has played a key role in working groups across the breadth of Open Research including such organizations as the Research Data Alliance, and the European Commission.

Jane leads the global marketing strategy for F1000, driving awareness, submissions, and adoption of the publishing model across the academic community. Jane has previously held roles at Oxford University Press and SAGE Publishing and has worked as a marketing and business development consultant across publishing and EdTech. Jane holds a Diploma in Professional Marketing from the Chartered Institute of Marketing and is currently completing her MBA.

James joined F1000 in early 2021 after more than a decade in journal publishing roles across several disciplines at Taylor & Francis. James has extensive experience working with publishing partners to realize the benefits of Open Research practices. He oversees the strategy and development of F1000Research and F1000’s publishing venues and services for the funding organizations, learned societies, and research institutions we work with.

As the commercial director for F1000, Pankaj Bhardwaj develops business plans that facilitate enduring collaborations with academic organizations, societies, and funding bodies. With a tenure of over 18 years at Taylor & Francis Group and prior employment at prestigious publishing houses such as Oxford University Press and Pearson Education, he has amassed over 25 years of publishing industry experience.

Michaela joined Taylor & Francis in 2022. Since 2023, she has been working with F1000 and Taylor & Francis open access journals, successfully delivering an ambitious range of open peer review process improvements across editorial office tasks and leading projects that have accelerated the transformation of services for authors choosing to publish open access with us. Michaela brings a wealth of experience from over 15 years in publishing, with expertise in driving innovation in editorial and operational workflows to pioneer and scale open research offerings.

Andy leads the Product team at F1000. He is responsible for setting product strategy and managing the end-to-end delivery, management, and lifecycle of F1000 products. He joined F1000 in 2021, and has over 15 years product management experience, gained at a number of organisations, including Springer Nature and Oxford University Press.

Explore our publishing venues

Choosing where to publish your research is an important decision. Our publishing venues offer researchers from all disciplines the opportunity to publish a variety of research outputs, enabling credit for every part of a research project.

Discover ways to partner with F1000

F1000 works directly with funders, research institutions, and organizations to create open research publishing solutions for research communities. See how your organization can reach your open research goals with F1000.