There is a growing recognition within the scientific community that to do the most good, science needs to be accessible to everyone, from politicians and voters, to doctors and patients, and the general public. To facilitate this access as early as possible, the journal Frontiers for Young Minds (FYM) (https://kids.frontiersin.org/) has taken the innovative approach of involving kids and teenagers, as young as 8 yr old, in the peer-review process as reviewers. Scientists submit articles presenting their research in an easily understood, accessible format, and kids, aged 8 to 15, provide in-depth reviews with point-by-point feedback on how authors can improve their articles. The process helps demystify the scientific process for kids while making scientists into better communicators. Earlier this year, Science Editor spoke with FYM Chief Editors, Dr Robert Knight, a professor at UC Berkeley in Psychology and Neuroscience, and Dr Idan Segev, a professor at the Hebrew University in brain research, along with Will Savage, Journal Manager, and Laura Henderson, head of Program for Public Outreach, to discuss how FYM involves kids in the peer-review process, why this benefits everyone involved, and the importance of knowing your audience. Science Editor (SE): How did the idea of Frontiers for Young Minds come about? Robert Knight: I was in a boring meeting at a Society for Neuroscience conference, where they had people from different fields of neuroscience, and they were trying to find out where the field was going. By about 10 or 11 in the morning, I thought there’s […]