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The eLife model represents a significant shift in how scientific research is communicated, aiming to provide a faster, fairer, and more transparent publishing process. Unlike traditional journals that simply accept or reject papers after peer review, eLife offers a consultative approach where every submitted paper undergoes evaluation regardless of the outcome. If the editorial team decides to review a manuscript, they produce three distinct outputs: an E-assessment that constructively discusses the work's significance and evidence strength, public reviews containing feedback from experts in the field, and private recommendations designed to help authors improve their manuscripts.
Once the reviews are complete, the reviewed preprint is immediately published with its own DOI, making it citable and shareable alongside the expert commentary. This step ensures that research findings are accessible to the community right away, combining the immediacy of preprints with the rigor of expert evaluation. The process does not end here; authors can use the feedback received to revise their work and submit a new version for re-review. All versions of the preprint remain connected under the same DOI, allowing readers to easily track updates and access the latest iteration of the research without losing the historical context of previous submissions.
For those who wish to finalize their publication, authors can declare their reviewed preprint as the version of record after undergoing additional checks such as proofreading and copy editing. This final version is then published in a format widely indexed in scholarly databases, offering the full benefits of traditional journal publication while retaining the openness of the preprint system. By integrating these steps, eLife creates a continuous cycle where research evolves through iterative improvement based on expert feedback, ensuring that the final published article is both robust and transparent. Ultimately, this approach changes the landscape of scientific communication by providing researchers with a citable, peer-reviewed article at every stage of the process, from initial submission to the final version of record.
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e is driving a change in research
communication with a faster fairer and
more transparent way to publish at eif
we review preprints if we review your
paper we'll publish it together with an
E assessment and public reviews and if
you wish your response to the reviews so
how does our process
work step one
submission you can choose how you submit
your paper to e life
you can submit through our website and
we'll help you share a preprint if we
review your paper or you can post a
preprint of your research and share it
with us when you
submit step two peer
review at e we don't accept or reject
papers after peer review if we review
your paper our consultative peer review
process will deliver three outputs an e
assessment that constructively discusses
your work and helps leaders quickly
understand the significance of the
findings and the strength of the
evidence public reviews containing
feedback from other experts in the field
and private recommendations to help you
improve your
paper step three reviewed
preprint once we've received the reviews
of your paper your reviewed preprint
will be
published it's citable has its own DOI
and includes the expert commentary of
the E assessment and public reviews
and if you wish you'll response to the
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reviewers step four
revisions your reviewed preprint is now
published but you don't have to stop
there you can use the review feedback to
revise your work and submit another
version we'll re-review your paper
consider updates to the eif assessment
and public reviews and publish your
revised reviewed
preprint all versions of your preprint
will be connected and share the same DOI
so readers can always find the latest
version step five version of record if
you wish you can declare your reviewed
preprint final we'll run a series of
additional checks including proof
reading and copy editing and then
publish your paper as the version of
record versions of record are widely
indexed in scholarly databases
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our approach brings together the
immediacy and openness of preprints with
the expert evaluation of peer review at
every step from your reviewed preprint
through to your version of record you'll
have a citable sharable and
peer-reviewed
article at e we're changing the way
research is communicated change the way
you share your research