[BOAI] eLife opens science to the public with new podcast series

[Jennifer McLennan]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
elifesciences.org

*eLife opens science to the public with new podcast series*

CAMBRIDGE, UK | July 17, 2013

eLife, the new open-access journal for outstanding research in the life and
biomedical sciences, has partnered with The Naked Scientists to produce a
podcast that will bring scientific results published in the journal to a
wider audience.

As an open-access venture, eLife works to put key scientific findings in
the hands of more and different audiences – and to make reports more
inviting, engaging, and interactive. eLife extends that effort today
through partnership with The Naked Scientists, an award-winning team of
broadcasters whose aim is to promote science to the general public.

The first episode of the eLife podcast features interviews with the authors
of five research articles that have been selected to reflect the quality
and breadth of the science published in eLife since the journal was
launched last year. These papers include: the discovery of a receptor for
the hepatitis B and D viruses; research into the effects that fog has on
car drivers; and the use of modern DNA sequencing technology to learn more
about the origins of the potato famines of the 1840s. eLife deputy editor,
Professor Fiona Watt of King’s College London, also explains how the
journal is seeking to drive change in the world of scientific publishing.

Episodes are freely accessible online and available to use and distribute
under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

“Important discoveries such as those published in eLife are relevant to a
lot of people,” said Randy Schekman, eLife editor-in-chief. “The Naked
Scientists have a committed following and a knack for making complicated
stories accessible and interesting. Since our journal is freely available
online, anyone listening to the eLife podcast will be able to read the full
papers anytime.”

The eLife podcast is the newest addition to the journal’s suite of tools to
take open-access content farther on the web, which includes: the eLife
digest, a short, plain-language summary prepared for every paper; Insights,
expert commentaries solicited for select articles; and the eLife
developer’s resource and API, where metadata for all eLife content maybe
openly accessed, reused, and built upon.

To be notified of new episodes of the eLife podcast, sign up for alerts at
http://eLife.eLifesciences.org/podcast.

Learn more about the eLife journal at http://eLife.eLifesciences.org.

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Media contact

Peter Rodgers
p.rodgers at elifesciences.org
+44 1223 370155

About eLife
eLife is a unique collaboration between the funders and practitioners of
research to communicate ground-breaking discoveries in the life and
biomedical sciences in the most effective way. The eLife journal is a
platform for maximising the reach and influence of new discoveries and
showcasing new approaches to the presentation, use, and assessment of
research. As an open-access journal, eLife delivers access to content for
free, online, immediately on publication, and will encourage maximum
possible reach and utility of the content by publishing under the terms of
the Creative Commons Attribution License, which is emerging as the gold
standard for open-access publishing. eLife is supported by the Howard
Hughes Medical Institute, the Max Planck Society, and the Wellcome Trust.
Learn more at elifesciences.org.




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