Science thrives on migration and collaboration across borders. Eve Marder reflects on her family’s history of displacement and survival in the 1930s through the story of her grandmother’s rug, and how those same forces are shaping science today. buff.ly/smgHkJ1

To mark #PRW2025, the PREreview Champions team in collaboration with eLife invite you to join a live preprint review event on Friday, Sept 19. Find out more and register at bit.ly/Sep19-Live-R...

Attending the Open Science Fair this month? Join our Head of Publishing, Fiona Hutton, on Sept 17 as she explains why it’s time to embrace more meaningful approaches to research assessment: buff.ly/FC06AfH

Open science can sometimes been seen as a risk but IME there are definitely people out there doing research more openly to advance science despite that. 1/4

If you're in academia or industry and have taken action to push the needle to make your research, science, data etc. more open and useful (even if you've been told it will damage your career or goals), I'd love to know about what you've done. 2/4

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“Journals and peer review are unlikely to change for the better if the companies that operate scientific indexes and citation databases continue to stifle innovation.” Read our guest post in DORA:

Before founding the Public Knowledge Project, John Willinsky taught kids poetry and Bob Dylan songs. In the Voices podcast, he traces his journey from classroom to global open-access infrastructure, and why making research a public good still drives him. buff.ly/s2nC6yn

Is open science enough without a sense of community? Educator, activist and musician John Willinsky shares why integrity, collaboration, and dancing at conferences are just as important as innovation in research publishing. Listen to the Voices podcast. buff.ly/s2nC6yn

📢 Early-career researchers: you make up a majority of the scientific workforce! How can you leverage that to advocate for change? 1/ 🧵 Here are 6 tips for success 👇 #ECRChat #PhDLife #AcademicChatter Watch the webinar for more: 🔗 buff.ly/b2tmoL4

Are you a researcher passionate about #OpenScience? We comply with all major funding agency requirements for #OpenAccess, believing in the importance of the rapid and open sharing of research. Learn more about our policies: buff.ly/6MUspI1

Get to the heart of what research the research really means. eLife Insight Articles explain why the results of original research papers in eLife are significant and how they might change their field. Explore them here: buff.ly/JAMiBpv

We're trying to find new ways of getting important, original research into scientists’ hands as quickly as possible. Take a look at the other formats you can publish in, from Tools and Resources to Short Reports: buff.ly/WymhgV8

Find yourself jumping between two PDFs when reading a paper? With our "side by side" view you can see the figures and contents next to the text in your browser. Try it here: buff.ly/m06oxxO

eLife Feature Articles allow authors to discuss research culture, science policy and funding, careers in science and more. Articles published in this section also report original findings in meta-research. buff.ly/3XsDUWU

🚨 Our 11th annual survey closes today! 🚨 Take 10 minutes to tell us what you think about us and the work we’re doing to change research culture and communication: buff.ly/fn4E8X0

Want to try your hand at science communication but don’t know where to start? We’ve put together seven tried and tested tips for communicating preprinted research with suggestions and resources that can help you on social media and beyond! buff.ly/XNkUScL #SciComm

We champion #EDI in our work through four key areas: 1️⃣ Supporting inclusive and empowered communities 2️⃣ Addressing biases in peer review 3️⃣ Encouraging inclusive and equitable research 4️⃣ Underpinning action with equitable infrastructure buff.ly/HILpL19

Frustrated with confusing or conflicting requests for revisions? At eLife, editors and reviewers discuss their reviews with each other before reaching a decision on a manuscript. Learn more about peer review at eLife: buff.ly/Vi34VBd

Heard about our Community Voices podcast? Created by eLife’s very own staff, we embark on inspiring conversations with scientists about their lives and passions. Catch up with the latest episodes 👇 buff.ly/7WGr6o0

How does publishing in science and medicine need to change? Tell us what you think about the future by taking our short survey: buff.ly/fn4E8X0

Cutting jargon and putting research in context. Check out our Digest section, showcasing some of the latest articles published in eLife with short, easy to read summaries: elifesciences.org/digests?utm_...

Peers support peers. #WhoGivesSupport An eLife survey of over 1,500 people in various academic roles shed light on the needs and experiences of those who support researchers struggling with their #MentalHealth. Explore the full results: buff.ly/IOp3QXM

Interested in reproducibility? Natural history? #MetaResearch? There's an eLife Collection for that! Get reading today: buff.ly/eg09uhh

Get to the heart of what research the research really means with eLife Insights: buff.ly/SSyoKDo

We're on Apple Podcasts! Catch up with the Voices podcast, where we hear inspiring personal stories from academia, like that of Christian, who turned his mental health struggles into a spotlight on the unique challenges researchers face in Mexico.

What can publishers like eLife do to improve research culture and research communication? Our 10th annual survey is an opportunity for you to voice your opinions about publishing in science and medicine, helping shape what we do. buff.ly/fn4E8X0

We're on Spotify! Catch up with the Voices podcast, where we hear inspiring personal stories from academia, like that of Christian, who turned his mental health struggles into a spotlight on the unique challenges researchers face in Mexico.

Heard about our Community Voices podcast? Created by eLife’s very own staff, we embark on inspiring conversations with scientists about their lives and passions. Catch up with the latest episodes 👇 #12DaysOfeLife buff.ly/RNPS3Nz

"Only diamonds are made under pressure; good scientists are made with love and support." buff.ly/raIUmGg

Victoire Nsabatien presents his research on medical entomology and the bioecology of #malaria vectors in an upcoming online French-language event. Register free: buff.ly/LgTTU7V Victoire was the first winner of @eLife.bsky.social‬'s Ben Barres Spotlight Award based in the DRC!

🇲🇽 With 8,000+ responses, a survey is shining a light on #MentalHealth in Mexican academia. Researcher @christianmolinaag.bsky.social tells the story behind Achicopaladito and what needs to change. 🎧 Full episode wherever you get your podcasts: buff.ly/S19cmml

Does publishing serve science or is science serving publishing? Damian Pattinson and I (@elife.bsky.social) argue scientific publishing has evolved into a system that, rather than facilitate scholarly communication, distorts and dictates it. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #OpenScience

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As part of our commitment to helping make the life sciences and medicine more equitable, diverse and inclusive, we are proud to announce a new policy for eLife focused on addressing “parachute science”. buff.ly/By7wO9N

When you meet a Mexican [...] you will always find a great friend in them.” Beneath that warmth, researchers like Christian Molina-Aguilar face long hours, low pay, and limited resources. Listen to how he’s addressing attitudes to #MentalHealth in Mexico: buff.ly/S19cmml

Wish journals allowed you more freedom to speculate about the meaning and implications of your data? We introduced an ‘Ideas and Speculation’ section in our articles giving authors space to do just that 💡 Find out more: buff.ly/0I8lpwz

Behind every scientist is a real human navigating struggles, doubts, joy, and success, and above all caring deeply for their loved ones. @christianmolinaag.bsky.social joins us to share his journey and inspire others with honesty and heart. 🎧 Listen now! #Community #Science #Research

1/ 🧵 Last month, our #eLifeAmbassadors attended their first training sessions on leadership - here’s what they learned 👇

Looking for more flexibility? Alongside Research Articles, you can publish your work as a Tools and Resources paper, Research Advance and Short Report. Find out more: buff.ly/sg1BSUv

🇲🇽 What is it like to be a researcher in Mexico? @christianmolinaag.bsky.social talks with Voices about the compounding influences of a busy career, language barriers, a pandemic and parenthood on his mental health and how it inspired Achicopaladito. buff.ly/S19cmml

💡 What if your Bluesky conversations were part of the academic record? Through new support from NLnet, the #preprint discovery platform Sciety will work to connect online conversations to the research they are about, exploring new ways to recognise and discover informal contributions to discovery.

Since 2014, eLife has been guided by a diverse committee of active early career researchers called the ECAG. Elected through open calls, the group represent the needs of #ECRs and works with eLife leadership to influence and support our mission. buff.ly/hAculIw

How replicable is biomedical science in Brazil? We interviewed the team behind the Brazilian Reproducibility Initiative about their attempts to replicate hundreds of biomedical experiments and how they now believe reproducibility could be improved.

The values of equity, diversity and inclusion are at the bedrock of our mission to bring about real change in how research is communicated and assessed. Read about the 4-pronged Strategic Framework we use to uphold these values. buff.ly/qoBS95E

Sign up for Evelyn Avilés' event later this month to learn about her research on the molecular mechanisms of neuronal connections Evelyn was awarded a Ben Barres Spotlight Award in 2024 to purchase supplies for mutant mouse strains! Register: buff.ly/28KiNbG

🇲🇽 Behind a vibrant culture lies a quiet crisis in science. Christian Molina-Aguilar joins the Voices pod to talk about the joy and struggle of a research career in Mexico and his project, Achicopaldito #MentalHealth Coming out Wednesday, subscribe here: buff.ly/Fm63bdd

Over 100 organisations still consider eLife papers when evaluating research contributions since losing our Impact Factor: buff.ly/wGQWNqs Help us rally more community support for research reform and let us know your funder or institution’s stance on the #ImpactFactor 💬

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Webinar Alert🌱 Want to learn cutting-edge studies in plant-microbe interaction? Join our webinar "Advances in Plant-Microbe Interactions: Insights from Asia to the World" with @elifecommunity.bsky.social ! 📅 May 19, 2025 | 🕝 JST 14:30–17:20 (UTC+9) 📌Register: u-tokyo-ac-jp.zoom.us/webinar/regi...