| Discipline | Life sciences |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Pabulo Henrique Rampelotto |
| Publication details | |
| History | 2011–present |
| Publisher | |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Yes | |
| 3.2 (2022) | |
| Standard abbreviations ISO 4 (alt) · Bluebook (alt) NLM (alt) · MathSciNet (alt  ) | |
| ISO 4 | Life |
| NLM | Life (Basel) |
| Indexing CODEN (alt) · JSTOR (alt) · LCCN (alt) MIAR · NLM (alt) · Scopus · W&L | |
| CODEN | LBSIB7 |
| ISSN | 2075-1729 |
| OCLC no. | 783891337 |
| Links | |
Life is apeer-reviewedopen accessscientific journal published byMDPI. The journal was established in 2011 and covers all aspects oflife sciences, frombasic toapplied research. It publishes reviews, research articles, short communications, perspectives, and hypotheses.
The journal is organized in 20 sections.[1]
Since 2014, the journal offersopen peer review (optional, at the authors' discretion).[2][3]
The journal is abstracted and indexed inScience Citation Index Expanded,Chemical Abstracts Service, andScopus. According to theJournal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2022impact factor of 3.2.[4]
In December 2011, the journal published Erik D. Andrulis' theoretical paper, "Theory of the Origin, Evolution, and Nature of Life", aiming at presenting a framework to explain life.[5] It attracted coverage by the popular science and technology magazinesArs Technica andPopular Science, which characterized it as "crazy"[6] and "hilarious".[7] A member of theeditorial board ofLife resigned in response.[7][8] The publisher defended the journal's editorial process, saying that the paper had been revised following lengthy reviews by two faculty members from institutions other than the author's.[9]