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Manuscript Editing for eLife Journal Articles

Order Manuscript Editing eLife accepts submissions in all areas of the life sciences and medicine. Every article sent for review appears as a Reviewed Preprint with public reviews and an eLife Assessment. eLife, a non-profit organization based in Cambridge, UK, publishes it fully open access.

Every reviewed paper is published, and the eLife Assessment rates significance from landmark to useful and strength of evidence from exceptional to inadequate. Authors may add a response, revise, or choose a Version of Record at any point after review. Any reference style is accepted, and eLife converts references to its house style in production. Authors may submit directly or transfer a preprint from bioRxiv or medRxiv. Feature Articles and Scientific Correspondence use a separate legacy system. Research submissions go through the Reviewed Preprint submission portal.

Human Manuscript Editor

Natural Intelligence for eLife

Natural Intelligence is our name for editorial judgment: an editor who reads your manuscript the way eLife's editors and peer reviewers will and verifies every change before it comes back to you. We read as a biologist does, checking that each claim in the abstract is supported by the evidence reviewers will weigh. Track Changes stays on throughout.

Our Promise

We will ensure that the final draft you receive is completely ready to submit to eLife. We work with you until it is ready or refund your payment in full. That commitment has held since 2002.

Our editors do not have access to your manuscript until an order is placed. Your draft is secure until you decide to proceed.

Manuscript Editing and Proofreading for eLife

We offer three levels of manuscript editing depending on what your manuscript needs. Each is described below so you can choose the service that fits where your draft is right now.

Manuscript Copy Editing

Grammar and usage, awkward phrasing, repetition, and passive voice corrected, then clarity, concision, sentence structure, transitions, and tone, with your style manual applied throughout and a final proofread. For authors whose argument and structure are settled.

Manuscript Line Editing

Clarity, emphasis, and paragraph structure: topic sentences, transitions, and sentences reordered within a paragraph, with every fact and claim kept as you wrote it. Includes copy editing and a final proofread.

Manuscript Proofreading

Spelling, punctuation, typos, capitalization, grammar, and usage corrected with minimal wording changes, for manuscripts that have been edited and need a last check before submission to eLife.

Preparing a Reviewed Preprint for eLife

eLife's submission page covers the review model, preprints, and the author guide. If you have reviewer comments from an earlier submission, send them with your manuscript and we will address each one. If you have questions about which service is right for your manuscript, contact us directly. We respond to every inquiry the same day during business hours.

Our scientific editing services include biological copy editing, line editing, LaTeX and Overleaf editing, and Vancouver and author-date citation formatting. Academic proofreading covers the final read. If English is your second language, see English language editing for researchers. We also prepare articles for PLOS Biology and The EMBO Journal.

Instant Manuscript Editing Invoice

Ready to prepare your manuscript for eLife? Use our secure portal to generate an immediate, word-count-based quote and secure your delivery deadline.

Our editors do not have access to your manuscript until an order is placed.

Manuscript Instant Invoice

Direct Support

Reach our editorial team directly to discuss your manuscript, your eLife submission timeline, or which service is right for your project. Initial consultations of up to 15 minutes are complimentary.