Scientists in the lab and in the field are closest to cutting-edge research. But at top scientific journals, it's professional editors who ultimately decide what gets published. A new journal scheduled to make its debut next year aims to change that by putting scientists in the editors' chair.
Called eLife, it will cover a wide range of life sciences, "from computational biology on one end to clinical science on the other end," says its editor in chief, Randy Schekman.
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