Author benefits

Broad readership
As a free-to-read journal ERL will attract a worldwide audience. The journal's broad readership will therefore give authors the opportunity to convey the importance of their work to the wider science community in addition to specialists in their field.

High visibility
Open-access guarantees outstandingly high article visibility. Every ERL article can expect to be downloaded (full-text) hundreds of times within weeks of publication.

Fast publication
As a high impact Letters journal ERL will place particular importance on ensuring rapid publication. The journal will take advantage of its online medium by offering accelerated publication while ensuring rigorous peer review.

Online functionality
ERL authors are fully encouraged to take advantage of the online medium by including supplementary features relevant to their work. This can include movies, animations, sound files and colour at no extra charge.