title: An inside guide to eLife digests.
abstract: After summarizing over 2,400 articles in plain language, the eLife Features team shares what it has learnt about writing and editing for a broad audience.
authors.affiliation: <italic>eLife</italic>, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Stuart Rf
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-4374-3587
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: King
authors.affiliation: <italic>eLife</italic>, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Emma
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-2475-7775
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pewsey
authors.affiliation: <italic>eLife</italic>, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-0399-9588
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shailes
mesh_terms: D035081:Editorial Policies; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods*; D010506:Periodicals as Topic
keywords: plain-language summaries; plain-language summaries of research; public engagement; scientific publishing