Consultative review is worth the wait

Consultative review is worth the wait

eLife editors and reviewers consult with one another before sending out a decision after peer review. This means that authors do not have to spend time responding to confusing or conflicting requests for revisions.

Healthy babies are worth the wait.

BACKGROUND In 2005-2006 when this initiative was being planned, preterm birth had risen steadily by more than 30% over the previous two decades in the United States, peaking at 12.8% in 2006. Since then, the preterm birth rate has decreased more than 8% to 11.7% in 2011. Despite the decrease, nearly half a million babies are born preterm each year, and 70% of these are late preterm.

Inferring phylogenies : an epic worth the wait

by foresters, natural fire regimes have been dramatically altered, with concomitant changes in forest composition. Soulé argues that, because we often have no viable concept of natural baseline conditions or normal variability in forest ecosystems, the only viable strategy is to maintain all forest species and natural ecological processes, such as fire. He further asserts that large carnivores ...

New clinical implementations: late but worth the wait?

Primary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction--is it worth the wait?

Nearly two decades after clinical trials established that fibrinolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction preserves left ventricular function and reduces mortality, there is evidence that mechanical reperfusion therapy is superior in reducing the rates of death, reinfarction, intracranial bleeding, reocclusion of the infarct-related artery, and recurrent ischemia. Initially introduced as a...