From: Bonnie Zavon <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2012 15:09:53 -0700
eLife selects HighWire to build and host anticipated new open-access journal
CAMBRIDGE, UK and STANFORD, CA | June 12, 2012
eLife, the new funder-researcher collaboration in science
communication, has selected HighWire Press as the platform for its new
open‐access journal for life and biomedical science.
(http://www.elifesciences.org/12-0612)
First announced in summer 2011, eLife is a researcher-led initiative
for the best in science and science communication. Backed by the
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Max Planck Society, and the
Wellcome Trust, the initiative's first aim is to launch an open-access
journal for outstanding advances in life science and biomedicine,
which is also a platform for experimentation and showcasing innovation
in research communication.
"To further our goals to serve science and scientists with our
journal, it is essential that we select a technology platform that
provides a solid foundation, but is also flexible and makes it
possible to do more with research content," said Randy Schekman, the
Editor-in-Chief of eLife. "We're confident that HighWire is the right
technology partner for eLife."
eLife will take full advantage of HighWire's Open Platform, its
strategic consulting services, and community networking opportunities.
The powerful technology behind the platform offers eLife the
flexibility to use open-source tools such as Drupal to develop the
front-end display – to create widgets, mobile versions, interactive
commentary, semantic enrichment, and more.
"HighWire's deployment of open-source technology, commitment to
interoperability, and enthusiasm to work with third-party developers
gives eLife tremendous opportunities to explore new territory in
research communication," added Ian Mulvany, eLife's Head of
Technology. "We want eLife to become a catalyst for innovation –
attracting and facilitating experimentation by the research
community."
"The HighWire Open Platform is designed for innovative publishers to
find new ways to reach their audience," said Tom Rump, Managing
Director of HighWire. "We welcome the excitement this project brings
to our co‐development team, and are thrilled to be an active
participant in advancing the conversation in the pursuit and exchange
of knowledge."
"HighWire is an established player hosting some of the most important
journals in the world, and supporting a publishing community where
open access is on the rise," added Mark Patterson, eLife Managing
Executive Editor. "We look forward to working with our colleagues to
share experiences and best practices as we find our ways ahead in this
exciting and ever-changing environment."
For more information about eLife, visit http://www.elifesciences.org
For more news from HighWire, visit http://highwire.stanford.edu/news/
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Media contacts
Jennifer McLennan, eLife
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+1‐202‐631‐8854
Bonnie Zavon, HighWire
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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. Set for launch in late
2012, the eLife journal will be a platform for maximising the reach
and influence of new discoveries and to showcase new approaches to the
presentation, use, and assessment of research. As an open-access
journal, eLife will deliver 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. Learn more at elifesciences.org
About HighWire
At the forefront of strategic scholarly publishing, HighWire Press
provides digital content development and hosting solutions to the
scholarly publishing community. A division of the Stanford University
Libraries, HighWire partners with influential societies, university
presses, and other independent publishers, sharing ideas and
innovations in publishing, and producing definitive online versions of
high-impact, peer-reviewed journals, books, reference works, and other
scholarly content. The underlying infrastructure of the HighWire Open
Platform is Web‐services-oriented, flexible, and permeable, allowing
publishers to easily layer new software and services on their sites to
meet the ever‐changing needs of today's online and mobile readers.
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