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eLight publishes the following article types:

Click the relevant link to find style and formatting information for the article you are going to submit.

Manuscripts should conform to the following reporting guidelines:

  • Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: PRISMA
  • Randomized Clinical Trials: CONSORT
  • Observational studies: STROBE
  • Studies of diagnostic accuracy: STARD
  • Animal pre-clinical studies: ARRIVE
  • Other types of health-related research: Consult the EQUATOR web site for appropriate reporting guidelines.


Annual Journal Metrics

Citation Impact 2023
Journal Impact Factor: 27.2
5-year Journal Impact Factor: 27.2
Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP): 7.550
SCImago Journal Rank (SJR): 8.650

Speed 2023
Submission to first editorial decision (median days): 3
Submission to acceptance (median days): 69

Usage 2023
Downloads: 250,126
Altmetric mentions: 775

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