The following is a quick round up of eLife developments, which was sent to our news subscribers. Didn't receive a copy? Subscribe to eLife News now. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to contact us.
Take a look at our newest papers.
eLife is now publishing our first research articles, ahead of the eLife journal website launch this winter. http://www.elifesciences.org/the-journal/articles/.
Inaugural editorial.
Read about our motivations for this move. http://www.elifesciences.org/12-1015/.
Authors, the media, and eLife.
On October 29, 2012, we released the eLife policy for working with the media – covering how we will collaborate with the media and authors before and after publication. http://www.elifesciences.org/authors-the-media-and-elife/.
An invitation to submit.
Take a look at our inaugural release and consider whether your next paper could be a fit for the high-caliber science eLife seeks to deliver at http://www.elifesciences.org/an-invitation-to-submit/.
eLife in the news:
- Take that, Ingelfinger! eLife announces its media policy, sans embargoes and Ingelfinger (Embargo Watch) http://www.elifesciences.org/take-that-ingelfinger-elife-announces-its-media-policy-sans-embargoes-and-ingelfinger-embargo-watch/
- Ireland is on the path to Open Access (Irishtimes.com) http://www.elifesciences.org/ireland-is-on-the-path-to-open-access/
- Hormone boost lets mice live longer without fasting (New Scientist) http://www.elifesciences.org/hormone-boost-lets-mice-live-longer-without-fasting-new-scientist/
- Fasting hormone helps mice live longer (Science News) http://www.elifesciences.org/fasting-hormone-helps-mice-live-longer/
eLife will be at the 2012 Annual Society for Cell Biology Annual Meeting in San Francisco next month.
We'll be in the exhibit hall. See the details at http://www.ascb.org/.
This month on Twitter with @eLife_sciences: Max Planck scientists show that speed is overestimated in fog.
Join us. https://twitter.com/elife_sciences
Send your papers now
Now is the time to submit your very best work for consideration by the much anticipated journal being launched by three of the world’s most prestigious biomedical research funders: eLife. Hear more from editor-in-chief Randy Schekman at http://www.elifesciences.org/send-your-papers-now.
Questions & answers
We’ve posted eLife answers to important questions about the launch of the eLife journal website, post-docs, open-access publishers, funding relationships, and more. Take a look at http://www.elifesciences.org/about/frequently-asked-questions.
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