About Life Science Editors

Who we are

We are a group of scientists who are passionate about communicating science to fellow scientists and the public. We believe that scientific passion and progress rely on kindness, curiosity, trust and integrity. Our team brings diverse expertise from research, publishing, career development and grant writing. Life Science Editors provides a variety of services to help scientists obtain publications, funding and jobs, including editing, strategic advice, coaching, illustrations and workshops.

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Our evaluation model

Life Science Editors provides an editorial assessment of a preprint. We hope to engage the scientific community in discussion, and provide an opportunity for the authors to refine and respond. Our assessment includes: the name of the reviewer, potential conflicts of interest and, in our view, the background of the study, the main question, the advance and the significance.

PReF

The Preprint Review Features (PReF) describes key elements of each group’s evaluation activities.

Review requested by: Authors, Non-authors
Reviewer selected by: Author, Self-nominated, Editor, service or community
Public interaction: Included
Inclusion of author response: Included
Decision: None
Review coverage: Complete paper, specific aspects
Reviewer identity known to: Public
Competing interests: Checked

Our team

Angela Andersen
Helen Pickersgill
Mariah Arral
Marie Bao
Ilil Carmi
Javier Carmona-Sanz
Jennifer Chase
Stacie Dodgson
Carol Featherstone
Rosy Hosking
Heather Kinkaid
Duygu Koldere Vilain
Milka Kostic
Sabbi Lall
Christina Lilliehook
Cindy Lu
Robert Mahen
Fiona Manning
Derick Okwan
April Pawluk
Guy Riddihough
Anke Sparmann
Diana Stafforini
Jenna Sternberg
Li-Kuo Su
Diana Walsh
Ellen Wilson
Katrina Woolcock

Content license

Content is licensed under the Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 unless otherwise specified.