eLife

eLife is a non-profit organisation inspired by research funders and led by scientists. Our mission is to help scientists accelerate discovery by operating a platform for research communication that encourages and recognises the most responsible behaviours in science.eLife publishes work of the highest scientific standards and importance in all areas of the life and biomedical sciences. The research is selected and evaluated by working scientists and is made freely available to all readers without delay. eLife also invests in innovation through open-source tool development to accelerate research communication and discovery. Our work is guided by the communities we serve.eLife was founded in 2011 by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Max Planck Society and the Wellcome Trust?. These organisations continue to provide financial and strategic support, and were joined by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation for 2018. Publication fees?? ?were introduced in 2017 ?to cover some of ?eLife's core publishing costs. ?Annual reports?? and financial statements are openly available.

eLife是一个非盈利组织，灵感来自于研究基金，并由科学家领导。我们的使命是通过运营一个研究交流平台，鼓励并认可科学界最负责任的行为，帮助科学家加速发现。eLife出版在生命和生物医学科学的所有领域中具有最高科学标准和重要性的作品。这项研究是由工作中的科学家选择和评估的，并免费提供给所有读者，没有延迟。eLife还通过开源工具开发投资创新，以加速研究交流和发现。我们的工作受到我们所服务的社区的指导。eLife于2011年由霍华德·休斯医学研究所、马克斯·普朗克学会和维康信托基金共同创立。这些组织继续提供财政和战略支持，2018年加入了克努特和爱丽丝·瓦伦堡基金会。2017年，eLife引入了出版费用，以支付部分核心出版成本。年度报告和财务报表是公开的。