Imperial College London has a publishing agreement with eLife, covering the period 1 August 2025 to 31 July 2027.

Agreement summary

  • Imperial-affiliated corresponding authors can publish open access in eLife without paying Article Processing Charges (APCs).
  • Applies to articles submitted on or after 1 August 2025.
  • Covers all article types: Research Article, Short Report, Tools and Resources, Research Advance, Review Article, Editorial, Insight, Feature Article, and Scientific Correspondence.

Key features of eLife

  • Open peer review and preprint-first publishing.
  • Reviewed Preprints published in ~97 days.
  • Guaranteed publication once peer review is complete.
  • Authors choose how to respond to feedback and when to publish the final version.
  • Indexed in PubMed, Europe PMC, and DOAJ.

Submission instructions

  • Submit via eLife’s portal or through a recognised preprint server (e.g. bioRxiv, medRxiv).
  • Clearly indicate your Imperial affiliation in the manuscript and submission system.

 

If you have any questions regarding this agreement or the process, please contact the Open Access team