microbialevolution

It seems like your substantive issue with the status quo may be the use of professional editors over scientists. Is this true? Why do you think this message has been so hard to see in the press coverage?

On a related note, what percent of their working time do you think a junior or senior scientist should spend editing and reviewing papers?

If you could go back in time and resubmit your Cell, Nature and Science papers to another journal, which journals would you send them to? For the purpose of this question, lets pretend eLife is not an option.

How will you keep eLife from hitting some other arbitrary limiting factor? (e.g. editor time)

I only harp on this because you've chosen to lead with it, rather than the very convincing argument you present below. I think we all can agree that there is a need for a prestigious journal that is less beholden to fad and fashion.