The internet should have transformed science publishing, but it didn't. We chat with Michael Eisen (Editor-in-Chief of [eLife](https://elifesciences.org/)) about reoptimizing scientific publishing and peer review for the internet age.
Here what we cover and some links:
* How Michael co-founded [PLOS](https://plos.org/)
* The book Dan mentioned on [the history of the scientific journal](https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/S/bo28179042.html)
* Why did eLife launch? What did it offer that other journals didn't?
* Nature's recently proposed $11k article processing fee proposal
* eLife's new "[author-driven publishing" approach](https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.64910), in which all submitted papers have to be posted as preprints
* Part two of our conversation will be released on January 4, 2021
**Other links**
- [Dan on twitter](www.twitter.com/dsquintana)
- [James on twitter](www.twitter.com/jamesheathers)
- [Everything Hertz on twitter](www.twitter.com/hertzpodcast)
- [Everything Hertz on Facebook](www.facebook.com/everythinghertzpodcast/)
Music credits: [Lee Rosevere](freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/)
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**Episode citation**
Quintana, D.S., Heathers, J.A.J. (Hosts). (2020, December 21) "122: Reoptimizing scientific publishing for the internet age (with Michael Eisen)", Everything Hertz [Audio podcast], DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/USYFC