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1Cell and Developmental Biology Program, Center for Genomic Regulation, Barcelona, Spain vivek.malhotra@crg.eu.
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|January 7, 2015
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- Qualitative assessment of editorial criteria.
- Focus on the impact of research on the scientific community.
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- eLife editors seek manuscripts demonstrating both methodological rigor and conceptual insight.
- Accepted studies present findings and ideas that encourage a re-evaluation of the subject matter.
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