New Open Access Journal Gets Name and Editorial Team (Howard Hughes Medical Institute)

The research journal will be called “eLIFE,” reflecting its coverage of a full range of life and biomedical sciences.

HHMI, the Max Planck Society, and the Wellcome Trust are a step closer to launching a top-tier journal with the recent announcement of the publication’s editorial team and name.

The open-access research journal will be called “eLife,” reflecting its coverage of a full range of life and biomedical sciences, from the most fundamental science to translational, applied, and clinical research.

eLife will aim to develop an unparalleled editorial service for authors, designed and run by an outstanding team of active researchers, led by editor-in-chief and HHMI investigator Randy Schekman. Schekman is joined at the helm of eLife by managing executive editor Mark N. Patterson, most recently director of publishing at the Public Library of Science. Read more.