The presence in a journal is not a grade. It is a "pass". Perhaps some journals only let grade "A" papers pass, but sometimes that same journal has an editor w

The presence in a journal is not a grade. It is a "pass". Perhaps some journals only let grade "A" papers pass, but sometimes that same journal has an editor who might let their buddy's article slip through. If one is part of the old boys club, this is a nice situation. What eLife wants are signed grades from editors and reviewers. The editor is supposed to attach a brief summary in a few sentences summarizing the reviews. Hopefully one might bother to read a sentence or two to evaluate a paper instead of merely looking at the cover of the journal. eLife's move here is basically a statement that the system is corrupt. Those wanting to fight the corruption are trying to increase transparency and reduce arbitrary decisions.