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Editorial
. 2024 Jul 23:13:e100571.
doi: 10.7554/eLife.100571.

How and why eLife selects papers for peer review

eLife Editorial Leadership; eLife Senior Editors; eLife Early Career Advisory Group
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Editorial

How and why eLife selects papers for peer review

eLife Editorial Leadership et al. Elife. .

Abstract

When deciding which submissions should be peer reviewed, eLife editors consider whether they will be able to find high-quality reviewers, and whether the reviews will be valuable to the scientific community.

Keywords: peer review; preprints; research assessment; research communication; scientific publishing.

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