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| eLife (journal) | |
|---|---|
| Title | eLife |
| Discipline | Life sciences |
| Language | English |
| Abbreviation | eLife |
| Publisher | eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd. |
| History | 2012–present |
| License | Creative Commons |
eLife (journal) is an open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal focused on the life and biomedical sciences. Launched in 2012 with backing from major funders, it publishes research, reviews, and commentary and emphasizes rapid dissemination and transparent assessment. The journal operates online and has been a visible participant in debates involving scholarly publishing reform, open science, and research assessment.
The journal was announced in 2011 by Wellcome Trust, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and the Max Planck Society and began publishing in 2012 under the leadership of senior figures drawn from institutions such as Harvard University, Stanford University, and University of Cambridge. Early editorial board members included scientists associated with National Institutes of Health, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Its founding aimed to challenge incumbent publishers like Nature (journal), Science (journal), and Cell (journal) while aligning with funders exemplified by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and policy initiatives connected to Research Councils UK. Over time leadership changes involved figures linked to University College London, Imperial College London, and Johns Hopkins University.
eLife covers subjects across the life sciences and biomedicine, including research areas represented at institutions such as Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Salk Institute, Francis Crick Institute, and Max Planck Institute for Biology. The editorial model combines professional editors based in offices with academic editors drawn from universities like Yale University, University of Oxford, University of California, Berkeley, and University of Toronto. The journal's remit overlaps fields represented by awards and organizations such as the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Royal Society, and National Academy of Sciences. It publishes research articles, review articles, perspectives, and methods papers, engaging topics relevant to researchers at Princeton University, Columbia University, Karolinska Institute, and ETH Zurich.
eLife introduced a consultative peer review process intended to reduce redundant reviewing common at journals like Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Lancet, and BMJ. Submissions are handled by Senior Editors and Reviewing Editors affiliated with institutions such as University of California, San Francisco, Duke University, University of Edinburgh, and University of Melbourne. Reviewers are often drawn from networks including European Research Council grantees and investigators funded by National Science Foundation. Decisions are issued as unified reports after reviewer consultation, and the journal experimented with models such as posting review reports alongside articles — an approach discussed in venues including Committee on Publication Ethics and debated at meetings like the Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
From its inception eLife adopted an open-access policy supported by funders similar to Wellcome Trust mandates and the Plan S initiative advocated by cOAlition S. Articles are typically published under Creative Commons licenses used by publishers like Public Library of Science and BioMed Central. The journal's approach has been compared to open repositories such as arXiv and bioRxiv and aligns with policies of institutions like European Commission and national funders encouraging public access to taxpayer-funded research.
eLife is governed by a board and an executive team with ties to organizations including Wellcome Trust, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and the Max Planck Society. Its funding model initially relied on philanthropic support rather than subscription revenue, drawing attention from stakeholders such as Gates Foundation and policy analysts at Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Governance changes and initiatives have been discussed in contexts involving UK Research and Innovation, US National Academy of Medicine, and advocacy groups like Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition.
The journal has been praised for innovation by commentators at outlets including Nature (journal), Science (journal), and The Scientist, while also facing scrutiny from proponents of traditional metrics such as Journal Impact Factor and advocates at San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment. eLife's policies influenced editorial experiments at publishers like Elsevier, Springer Nature, and Wiley-Blackwell, and informed debates at academic meetings held by Society for Neuroscience and American Society for Microbiology. Citation patterns place many eLife articles alongside influential work from Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America and Nature Communications.
eLife has published influential studies involving authors affiliated with Harvard Medical School, Broad Institute, University of California, San Diego, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, and Mount Sinai Health System. Notable articles have addressed topics connected to research by groups at Stanford University School of Medicine, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, and Scripps Research Institute, and have been cited in reports by organizations such as World Health Organization and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Special collections and reproducibility-focused issues have featured contributions linked to initiatives at Max Planck Society, European Molecular Biology Organization, and National Institutes of Health programs promoting open data and transparent methods.
Category:Open access journals Category:Biomedical journals Category:Academic journals established in 2012