Be part of improving how research is communicated.
Imagine leaving behind a publishing system that delays publication for months, hides peer review behind closed doors, and reduces research to a single metric.
You can be part of changing that system by publishing your research with eLife.
Why publish with eLife?
Faster publication
Your paper will be published after peer review, rather than going through rounds of revision or risking rejection.
After submission, you typically have a citable eLife paper within 90 days.
You're in control
Peer review is rigorous, open, and constructive, without unrealistic demands for revisions.
You decide what to revise and when to declare your Version of Record.
Article-level assessment
eLife Assessments shift the focus from journal reputation to highlighting the quality of your research.
Your work is judged on its merits, not where it's published.
How publishing with eLife works
Publish
We ask that your work is published as a preprint before it's sent for review, so that your research is available right away.
Review
All research we send for peer review is published as a Reviewed Preprint that includes the article and reviews, making the process transparent.
Curate
Instead of an accept/reject decision, an eLife Assessment highlights the significance of findings and strength of evidence of the paper.
Ready to publish with us?
Over 25k researchers have published through the eLife Model. Why not join them?
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What our authors say
"This model has many benefits in my mind. But one of the biggest advantages is that the authors have a lot of control in the publication process. I also appreciate the transparency in the reviews and assessment. There is ample opportunity to communicate about the strengths and limitations of the study with the expert reviewers."
"The publishing process was very smooth, and we truly appreciated the freedom it offered alongside the depth of discussion with the reviewers. It felt just as rigorous as traditional peer review – but without the gatekeeping, delays, or pressure to reshape the work around overly broad reviewer demands."
"Many highly subjective factors influence opaque peer review processes at prestigious journals, like perceived impact or 'journal-worthiness'. I was just starting my new lab, so didn't want my time consumed by reviewer requests that I did not see the need for."
"Our studies often involve the integration of many different experimental and statistical methods, and the more methods that are used in a paper, the higher the chance the paper will be criticized by the reviewers and go on to be rejected by the journal. eLife's new model, which has abandoned the accept/reject decision, seemed to be a good fit for our paper."
Find out more
Detailed information about our peer review and publishing process, and how to use our submission system.
A detailed description of peer review at eLife, including information for reviewers.
eLife welcomes submissions in all areas of the life sciences and medicine.
We publish a number of different article types including Research Articles, Review Articles and Replication Studies.
Meet the expert researchers that oversee submissions to our major subject areas.
Our agreements with institutions mean some researchers pay no fees.
