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eLife

ISSN 2050-084X · eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd. · http://elifesciences.org/
Journal Trust Rating D · 41/100 — Weak — major gaps or warning signs · checked 14 November 2026, 15:46 IST

Pillars

PillarPointsWeight
Identity & governance2 / 25 (12 unchecked)25
Editorial integrity9 / 25 (25 unchecked)25
Technical standing11 / 20 (9 unchecked)20
Preservation & access6 / 15 (9 unchecked)15
Reach & citation13 / 15 (2 unchecked)15

Checks and sources

CheckResultDetailSource
ISSN registered (ISSN Portal)BAD 0/8no record for this ISSNportal.issn.org
ISSN key-title matchesNA 0/3not checkedportal.issn.org
Journal website live and on HTTPSBAD 0/3HTTP 406 elifesciences.org
Editorial board namedNA 0/4site not readable
ISSN displayed on the siteNA 0/3site not readable
Contact publishedNA 0/2site not readable
Publisher identifiedOK 2/2eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd.api.crossref.org
Peer-review policy publishedNA 0/7not checkedelifesciences.org
Publication ethics / malpractice policyNA 0/6not checkedelifesciences.org
Plagiarism screening statedNA 0/3not checkedelifesciences.org
No predatory-style red flagsNA 9/9not checkedelifesciences.org
Crossref member — DOIs registeredOK 5/523066 DOIs on recordapi.crossref.org
Crossref metadata completeness (current articles)OK 6/6abstracts 99% · licences 100% · ORCIDs 100% · references 99%api.crossref.org
DOIs displayed as links on the siteNA 0/2site not readableelifesciences.org
OAI-PMH endpoint and Google Scholar tagsNA 0/3not checkedelifesciences.org
Registered DOIs resolve to a live pageNA 0/2not checked — no DOI check has been run for this journal
Articles on the site carry a registered DOINA 0/2not checked — no DOI census has been run for this journal
Preservation (Keepers Registry / archives)NA 0/6not checkedportal.issn.org
Creative Commons licence statedOK 4/4CC licence foundelifesciences.org
APC / fee transparencyNA 0/3not checkedelifesciences.org
Open-access statementOK 2/2open access declaredelifesciences.org
Listed in DOAJOK 6/6listeddoaj.org
Indexed and cited in OpenAlexOK 5/5112904 works · 1134359 citations · h-index 320openalex.org
Citation depth (h-index ≥ 5)OK 2/2h-index 320openalex.org
Other verified index / registry listingsNA 0/2none recorded

Method

The Journal Trust Rating is computed by Smart Scholars from public registries (ISSN Portal, Crossref, DOAJ, OpenAlex, Keepers Registry) and the journal's own website at the time shown. It is not an impact factor and does not assess the quality of individual articles. Methodology: https://institutions.smartscholars.in/methodology.php. Verify this certificate: https://scholar.smartscholars.in/check.php?q=2050-084X