🎉 eLife is pleased to announce Timothy Behrens (@behrenstimb.bsky.social) as our new Editor-in-Chief!
A distinguished neuroscientist and long-time supporter, Tim will lead our efforts in transforming research communication for all.
A distinguished neuroscientist and long-time supporter, Tim will lead our efforts in transforming research communication for all.
eLife appoints Timothy Behrens as Editor-in-Chief
Behrens will lead eLife’s efforts to improve research communication for all.
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January 16, 2025 at 2:38 PM
🎉 eLife is pleased to announce Timothy Behrens (@behrenstimb.bsky.social) as our new Editor-in-Chief!
A distinguished neuroscientist and long-time supporter, Tim will lead our efforts in transforming research communication for all.
A distinguished neuroscientist and long-time supporter, Tim will lead our efforts in transforming research communication for all.
Congrats to @behrenstimb.bsky.social on becoming the new eLife Editor-in-Chief!
🎉 eLife is pleased to announce Timothy Behrens (@behrenstimb.bsky.social) as our new Editor-in-Chief!
A distinguished neuroscientist and long-time supporter, Tim will lead our efforts in transforming research communication for all.
A distinguished neuroscientist and long-time supporter, Tim will lead our efforts in transforming research communication for all.
eLife appoints Timothy Behrens as Editor-in-Chief
Behrens will lead eLife’s efforts to improve research communication for all.
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January 17, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Congrats to @behrenstimb.bsky.social on becoming the new eLife Editor-in-Chief!
For shame, Elife. Left-handed DNA??!
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August 5, 2026 at 4:58 PM
For shame, Elife. Left-handed DNA??!
Clarivate will strip eLife of its Impact Factor
They never wanted one but will be interesting to see how this affects submissions given academia's obsession with it.
retractionwatch.com/2024/11/13/e...
But 1/2
They never wanted one but will be interesting to see how this affects submissions given academia's obsession with it.
retractionwatch.com/2024/11/13/e...
But 1/2
eLife won’t get an impact factor, says Clarivate
Clarivate, the data company for scholarly publications, has decided to continue indexing some content from eLife in Web of Science, after reevaluating the open-access biology journal’s unusual prac…
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November 14, 2024 at 2:47 PM
Clarivate will strip eLife of its Impact Factor
They never wanted one but will be interesting to see how this affects submissions given academia's obsession with it.
retractionwatch.com/2024/11/13/e...
But 1/2
They never wanted one but will be interesting to see how this affects submissions given academia's obsession with it.
retractionwatch.com/2024/11/13/e...
But 1/2
This account of the eLife saga will provoke much debate. One aspect isn't accurate: eLife wasn't "designed as an experiment in removing gatekeepers". The original intent was to publish "outstanding papers" but have the gatekeepers be academic not professional editors 1/2 nikomc.com/2026/03/05/e...
eLife Fallout
When a prestigious journal scrapped accept-reject decisions on submitted papers, some scientists rebelled, and the editor-in-chief was fired.
nikomc.com
March 10, 2026 at 6:59 PM
This account of the eLife saga will provoke much debate. One aspect isn't accurate: eLife wasn't "designed as an experiment in removing gatekeepers". The original intent was to publish "outstanding papers" but have the gatekeepers be academic not professional editors 1/2 nikomc.com/2026/03/05/e...
eLife will send WOS a partial feed of "solid" articles. This decision will be applauded by some supporters but lamented by others as de facto re-introduction of an accept/reject decision... elifesciences.org/inside-elife...
December 10, 2024 at 4:55 PM
eLife will send WOS a partial feed of "solid" articles. This decision will be applauded by some supporters but lamented by others as de facto re-introduction of an accept/reject decision... elifesciences.org/inside-elife...
Elife has a new editor-in-chief. An opportunity to remember that Elife proposes a modern peer review system fostering transparency, fairness, and immediacy. Elife has contributed to move the entire system in these important directions, and hopefully will continue doing so.
Hope you'll forgive a quick thread as I take over as the new EiC of @elife.bsky.social
February 2, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Elife has a new editor-in-chief. An opportunity to remember that Elife proposes a modern peer review system fostering transparency, fairness, and immediacy. Elife has contributed to move the entire system in these important directions, and hopefully will continue doing so.
“Authors [&] reviewers tell us that they have had a more constructive experience…choosing eLife not because of our impact factor, but because of our process”
👆 eLife comtinues to provoke debate but this is perhaps the most important point elifesciences.org/articles/110...
👆 eLife comtinues to provoke debate but this is perhaps the most important point elifesciences.org/articles/110...
Scientific Publishing: Rethinking how research is reviewed and published
Taking a radical new approach to the publication process resulted in eLife losing its impact factor, but authors, reviewers, editors and funders support the journal and its efforts to reform scientifi...
elifesciences.org
March 20, 2026 at 10:08 AM
“Authors [&] reviewers tell us that they have had a more constructive experience…choosing eLife not because of our impact factor, but because of our process”
👆 eLife comtinues to provoke debate but this is perhaps the most important point elifesciences.org/articles/110...
👆 eLife comtinues to provoke debate but this is perhaps the most important point elifesciences.org/articles/110...
Pleased to share my thoughts on the new eLife publication model.
elifesciences.org/inside-elife...
elifesciences.org/inside-elife...
January 22, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Pleased to share my thoughts on the new eLife publication model.
elifesciences.org/inside-elife...
elifesciences.org/inside-elife...
A “new eLife model announced!” moment would do wonders
November 12, 2024 at 3:38 AM
A “new eLife model announced!” moment would do wonders
Following the news that eLife will not receive an Impact Factor in 2025, we’ve shared an update on how our model is doing since we were first placed “on hold” by Web of Science, and what we’re up to now. Find out more.
https://buff.ly/3ATRAFT
https://buff.ly/3ATRAFT
The eLife Model: An update on progress following changes in Web of Science indexing status
Following the decision that eLife will not receive an Impact Factor in 2025, we share an update on how our model is doing since we were first placed “on hold” by Web of Science, and what we’re up to…
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November 20, 2024 at 5:44 PM
Following the news that eLife will not receive an Impact Factor in 2025, we’ve shared an update on how our model is doing since we were first placed “on hold” by Web of Science, and what we’re up to now. Find out more.
https://buff.ly/3ATRAFT
https://buff.ly/3ATRAFT
I am really proud that eLife have published this paper. It is a very nice paper, but you need to also read the reviews to understand why! 1/n
"The inevitability and superfluousness of cell types in spatial cognition". Intuitive cell types are found in random artificial networks using the same selection criteria neuroscientists use with actual data. elifesciences.org/reviewed-pre... 1/2
elifesciences.org
November 25, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I am really proud that eLife have published this paper. It is a very nice paper, but you need to also read the reviews to understand why! 1/n
Happy to share our new eLife paper on tissue dynamics during anterior-posterior axis formation.
elifesciences.org/reviewed-pre...
elifesciences.org/reviewed-pre...
August 11, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Happy to share our new eLife paper on tissue dynamics during anterior-posterior axis formation.
elifesciences.org/reviewed-pre...
elifesciences.org/reviewed-pre...
At long last, the version of record of our paper on the #platynereis #connectome
"Whole-body connectome of a segmented annelid larva" is out.
Explore the rich online presentation with all the videos, figures and source data here:
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.97964
@eLife
@biology […]
"Whole-body connectome of a segmented annelid larva" is out.
Explore the rich online presentation with all the videos, figures and source data here:
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.97964
@eLife
@biology […]
Original post on biologists.social
biologists.social
August 28, 2025 at 12:26 PM
At long last, the version of record of our paper on the #platynereis #connectome
"Whole-body connectome of a segmented annelid larva" is out.
Explore the rich online presentation with all the videos, figures and source data here:
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.97964
@eLife
@biology […]
"Whole-body connectome of a segmented annelid larva" is out.
Explore the rich online presentation with all the videos, figures and source data here:
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.97964
@eLife
@biology […]
Visibility matters in academia.
Our name-change policy gives authors who change their names an unobtrusive way to update their papers published in eLife, meaning they can get recognition for their contributions.
Our name-change policy gives authors who change their names an unobtrusive way to update their papers published in eLife, meaning they can get recognition for their contributions.
eLife Latest: New policy allows for name changes in published papers
eLife has announced a policy which enables authors, editors and reviewers to retroactively change their name in published papers and accompanying decision letters.
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January 15, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Visibility matters in academia.
Our name-change policy gives authors who change their names an unobtrusive way to update their papers published in eLife, meaning they can get recognition for their contributions.
Our name-change policy gives authors who change their names an unobtrusive way to update their papers published in eLife, meaning they can get recognition for their contributions.
I wrote about Michael Eisen's ousting from eLife for defending Palestinian life, and what kind of science can happen under occupation
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Who Is Allowed To Do Science? | Defector
On Oct. 13 Michael Eisen, the editor-in-chief of the science journal eLife, retweeted a piece from The Onion titled “Dying Gazans Criticized For Not Using Last Words To Condemn Hamas” with a singl...
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October 27, 2023 at 8:29 PM
I wrote about Michael Eisen's ousting from eLife for defending Palestinian life, and what kind of science can happen under occupation
defector.com/who-is-allow...
defector.com/who-is-allow...
Visibility matters in academia.
Our name-change policy gives authors who change their names an unobtrusive way to update their papers published in eLife, meaning they can get recognition for their contributions.
elifesciences.org/inside-elife...
Our name-change policy gives authors who change their names an unobtrusive way to update their papers published in eLife, meaning they can get recognition for their contributions.
elifesciences.org/inside-elife...
eLife Latest: New policy allows for name changes in published papers
eLife has announced a policy which enables authors, editors and reviewers to retroactively change their name in published papers and accompanying decision letters.
buff.ly
August 2, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Visibility matters in academia.
Our name-change policy gives authors who change their names an unobtrusive way to update their papers published in eLife, meaning they can get recognition for their contributions.
elifesciences.org/inside-elife...
Our name-change policy gives authors who change their names an unobtrusive way to update their papers published in eLife, meaning they can get recognition for their contributions.
elifesciences.org/inside-elife...
Nature Sci Rep publishes incoherent AI slop. eLife publishes a paper which the reviewers didn't agree with, making all the comments and responses public with thoughtful commentary. One of these journals got delisted by Web of Science for quality concerns from not doing peer review. Guess which one?
November 27, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Nature Sci Rep publishes incoherent AI slop. eLife publishes a paper which the reviewers didn't agree with, making all the comments and responses public with thoughtful commentary. One of these journals got delisted by Web of Science for quality concerns from not doing peer review. Guess which one?
New updates to elife papers are super cool :)
1/ We’ve been making changes to our website to help you find the research you’re most interested in:
1️⃣ New browse page
2️⃣ Colour coded version histories
3️⃣ eLife Assessments to the top!
4️⃣ Assessment terms on listing pages
Let us show you what we mean 👇
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1️⃣ New browse page
2️⃣ Colour coded version histories
3️⃣ eLife Assessments to the top!
4️⃣ Assessment terms on listing pages
Let us show you what we mean 👇
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The eLife Model: Improvements to research discoverability
We’ve made award-winning improvements to how you browse and discover research in eLife.
elifesciences.org
March 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
New updates to elife papers are super cool :)
"eLife has been without an impact factor for just over a year...and [has] an overall 21% decrease in revenue"
newsletter.journalology.com/p/journalolo...
Perhaps the only more stark illustration of academia's addiction to Impact Factor is this:
newsletter.journalology.com/p/journalolo...
Perhaps the only more stark illustration of academia's addiction to Impact Factor is this:
September 16, 2026 at 4:07 PM
"eLife has been without an impact factor for just over a year...and [has] an overall 21% decrease in revenue"
newsletter.journalology.com/p/journalolo...
Perhaps the only more stark illustration of academia's addiction to Impact Factor is this:
newsletter.journalology.com/p/journalolo...
Perhaps the only more stark illustration of academia's addiction to Impact Factor is this:
Our preprint reporting on a green lifetime biosensor for Ca2+ was reviewed by eLife: elifesciences.org/reviewed-pre...
I'm quite happy with the 'eLife Assessment':
I'm quite happy with the 'eLife Assessment':
January 8, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Our preprint reporting on a green lifetime biosensor for Ca2+ was reviewed by eLife: elifesciences.org/reviewed-pre...
I'm quite happy with the 'eLife Assessment':
I'm quite happy with the 'eLife Assessment':
Our paper on zebrafish phenotypes in Alzheimer’s risk genes finally is now in its final form at Elife!
Behavioural #pharmacology predicts signalling pathways that could be drug targets in #zebrafish with #Alzheimer’s disease risk genes.
https://elifesciences.org/articles/96839?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic
https://elifesciences.org/articles/96839?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic
February 24, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Our paper on zebrafish phenotypes in Alzheimer’s risk genes finally is now in its final form at Elife!
In @eLife: Neural connectome of the ctenophore statocyst https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.108420
Version of record of our ctenophore nerve-net connectome paper.
Version of record of our ctenophore nerve-net connectome paper.
Neural connectome of the ctenophore statocyst
Volume EM and connectome reconstruction of the apical organ of a ctenophore combined with high-speed imaging reveals a neuronal coordination of balancer cilia in the gravisensory organ.
elifesciences.org
February 18, 2026 at 10:31 AM
In @eLife: Neural connectome of the ctenophore statocyst https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.108420
Version of record of our ctenophore nerve-net connectome paper.
Version of record of our ctenophore nerve-net connectome paper.
Fed up with having to reconcile comments from Reviewer 1 and #Reviewer2?
At eLife, editors and reviewers discuss their reviews with each other before reaching a consensus, letting you focus on how to improve.
At eLife, editors and reviewers discuss their reviews with each other before reaching a consensus, letting you focus on how to improve.
Publishing and peer review at eLife · eLife
eLife is pioneering an approach to scientific publishing that combines the immediacy and openness of preprints with the scrutiny of peer review by experts.
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June 28, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Fed up with having to reconcile comments from Reviewer 1 and #Reviewer2?
At eLife, editors and reviewers discuss their reviews with each other before reaching a consensus, letting you focus on how to improve.
At eLife, editors and reviewers discuss their reviews with each other before reaching a consensus, letting you focus on how to improve.