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Elsevier authors retain more rights than they expect after being published in one of Elsevier’s journals.
"We’re always looking to find the right balance of what is good for the author and what is good for the journal," explains Helen Gainford, Director, Global Rights. "We think we’ve found harmony in our 
copyright policies so that the authors can increase awareness of their work, while we can continue to attract excellent authors to our journals."
Key to this balance was the introduction of the online Journal Publishing Agreement (JPA) and the Short License Agreement (SLA). “The online JPA and SLA contain more information and definitions than the old Copyright Transfer Agreement. They clarify our policies and the rights retained by authors,” says Gainford.
There has been a positive response to the online agreements. Over 90% of authors have completed the
JPA online. Since the JPA Online launch, Elsevier has received over 14,000 forms.
“Another benefit is that the information from each JPA flows automatically into our systems, reducing the time spent and speeding up time to publication,” Gainford says. A full-length article in
Editors’ Update Issue 18 explains more.
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