eLife- Impact Factor, Overall Ranking, h-index, SJR, Rating, Publisher, ISSN, and Other Important Metrics

Aim and Scope

eLife is a non-profit organisation created by funders and led by researchers. Our mission is to accelerate discovery by operating a platform for research communication that encourages and recognises the most responsible behaviours.

We work across three major areas:

1. Publishing – eLife aims to publish work of the highest standards and importance in all areas of biology and medicine, while exploring creative new ways to improve how research is assessed and published.
2. Technology – eLife invests in open-source technology innovation to modernise the infrastructure for science publishing and improve online tools for sharing, using and interacting with new results.
3. Research culture – eLife is committed to working with the worldwide research community to promote responsible behaviours in research.

About eLife

eLife is a journal covering the technologies/fields/categories related to Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous) (Q1); Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous) (Q1); Medicine (miscellaneous) (Q1); Neuroscience (miscellaneous) (Q1). It is published by eLife Sciences Publications. The overall rank of eLife is 219. According to SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), this journal is ranked 5.879. SCImago Journal Rank is an indicator, which measures the scientific influence of journals. It considers the number of citations received by a journal and the importance of the journals from where these citations come. SJR acts as an alternative to the Journal Impact Factor (or an average number of citations received in last 2 years). This journal has an h-index of 139. The best quartile for this journal is Q1.

The ISSN of eLife journal is 2050084X. An International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) is a unique code of 8 digits. It is used for the recognition of journals, newspapers, periodicals, and magazines in all kind of forms, be it print-media or electronic. eLife is cited by a total of 34170 articles during the last 3 years (Preceding 2020).

eLife Impact Factor 2020-2021

The impact factor (IF) 2020 of eLife is 8.140, which is computed in 2021 as per it's definition. eLife IF is increased by a factor of 1.06 and approximate percentage change is 14.97% when compared to preceding year 2019, which shows a rising trend. The impact factor (If), also denoted as Journal impact factor (JIF), of an academic journal is a measure of the yearly average number of citations to recent articles published in that journal. It is based on Web of Science data.

eLife Impact Score 2020-2021

The impact score (IS) 2020 of eLife is 7.45, which is computed in 2021 as per its definition. eLife IS is increased by a factor of 0.67 and approximate percentage change is 9.88% when compared to preceding year 2019, which shows a rising trend. The impact score (IS), also denoted as Journal impact score (JIS), of an academic journal is a measure of the yearly average number of citations to recent articles published in that journal. It is based on Scopus data.

eLife Impact Score 2021 Prediction

IS 2020 of eLife is 7.45. If the same upward trend persists, impact score of joule may rise in 2021 as well.

eLife h-index

 

eLife has an h-index of 139. It means 139 articles of this journal have more than 139 number of citations. The h-index is a way of measuring the productivity and citation impact of the publications. The h-index is defined as the maximum value of h such that the given journal/author has published h papers that have each been cited at least h number of times.

eLife ISSN

The ISSN of eLife is 2050084X. ISSN stands for International Standard Serial Number.

An ISSN is a unique code of 8 digits. It is used for the recognition of journals, newspapers, periodicals, and magazines in all kind of forms, be it print-media or electronic.

eLife Rank and SCImago Journal Rank (SJR)

The overall rank of eLife is 219. According to SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), this journal is ranked 5.879. SCImago Journal Rank is an indicator, which measures the scientific influence of journals. It considers the number of citations received by a journal and the importance of the journals from where these citations come.

eLife Publisher

eLife is published by eLife Sciences Publications. It's publishing house is located in United Kingdom. Coverage history of this journal is as following: 2012-2020. The organization or individual who handles the printing and distribution of printed or digital publications is known as Publisher.

Call For Papers

Visit the official website of the journal/conference to check the further details about the call for papers.

Publication Fees

The highest fee charged by eLife is 2500 USD as publication fees (article processing charges or APCs) other charges.  There is a waiver policy for these charges.

Review Speed

Expect on average 17 weeks from submission to publication.

Abbreviation

The IS0 4 standard abbreviation of eLife is eLife. This abbreviation ('eLife') is well recommended and approved for the purpose of indexing, abstraction, referencing and citing goals. It meets all the essential criteria of ISO 4 standard.

ISO 4 (International Organization for Standardization 4) is an international standard that defines a uniform and consistent system for abbreviating serial publication titles and journals.

How to publish in eLife

If your research field is/are related to Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous) (Q1); Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous) (Q1); Medicine (miscellaneous) (Q1); Neuroscience (miscellaneous) (Q1), then please visit the official website of this journal.

Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate of eLife was 15.4% in 2015, which is similar to the acceptance rates of Nature and Science - both below 10%

The acceptance rate/percentage of any academic journal/conference depends upon many parameters. Some of the critical parameters are listed below.

• The demand or interest of researchers/scientists in publishing in a specific Journal/Conference.
• Peer review complexity and timeline.
• The mix of unsolicited and invited submissions.
• The time it takes from manuscript submission to final publication.
• And Many More.

It is essential to understand that the acceptance rate/rejection rate of papers varies among journals. Some Journals considers all the manuscripts submissions as a basis of acceptance rate computation. On the other hand, few consider the only manuscripts sent for peer review or few even not bother about the accurate maintenance of total submissions. Hence, it can provide a rough estimation only.

The best way to find out the acceptance rate is to reach out to the associated editor or to check the official website of the Journal/Conference.

Credits and Sources

• Scimago Journal & Country Rank (SJR), https://www.scimagojr.com/
• Journal Impact Factor, https://clarivate.com/
• eLife Official Website
• eLife Wikipedia