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Editorial
. 2019 Jan 23:8:e44799.
doi: 10.7554/eLife.44799.

Progress and promise

Randy Schekman
Editorial

Progress and promise

Randy Schekman. Elife. .

Abstract

As he prepares to step down as the Editor-in-Chief of eLife, Randy Schekman reflects on the origins of the journal, the eLife approach to peer review, and current challenges in scientific publishing.

Keywords: eLife; open access; peer review; research assessment; scientific publishing.

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Conflict of interest statement

RS Receives funding from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute

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