Agreement between OhioLINK and Elsevier
Elsevier and OhioLINK, Ohio’s academic library consortium, have established an agreement to support authors who wish to publish open access.
The cost of publishing open access is covered under the terms of this agreement. When publishing open access in hybrid journals, eligible corresponding authors do not have to pay an article publishing charge (APC).
How does the process work?
The process of publishing under the agreement is straightforward:
Step 1 – Once the journal accepts your article, you will receive an email containing a link to the “post acceptance author journey”.
Step 2 – You will be asked to review your affiliation and funder details. Based on this information, you will see personalised publishing options including the option to publish under the agreement.
Step 3 – You will confirm your publishing choices and complete the post acceptance journey.
Step 4 – Your institution will validate your eligibility for the agreement
Step 5 – You and your co-authors will receive an email to confirm that the APC discount will be applied.
During the submission process, the system will present you with personalised publishing options including any agreement or offer that you may be eligible for. You can indicate your publishing choice during submission, but you are not required to finalize your choice until after acceptance. There is a maximum number of articles that may be published as open access under this agreement. If the limit is reached, authors will no longer see the option to publish as open access under this agreement.
Which institutions are covered by this agreement?
This agreement supports corresponding authors (see FAQ at the bottom of this page) affiliated with participating OhioLINK members.
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Which journals are included in this agreement?
Authors can publish eligible articles (see FAQ at the bottom of this page) in a wide variety of participating Elsevier journals across a range of disciplines.
What are the author benefits of publishing open access with Elsevier?
When you publish open access with Elsevier, you get the attention you deserve. We offer authors:
Choice — we have open access journals across every scientific discipline
Support — receive expert support throughout submission, during peer review and post-acceptance
Visibility — your final published article will be published on ScienceDirect, the number one research platform in the world
To learn more about the benefits of publishing open access with Elsevier, please visit our open access author hub(S’ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre).
Are there other publishing options?
Authors can continue to choose to publish under the subscription model, which includes the option to self-archive their manuscript (green open access) in line with Elsevier’s sharing policy(S’ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre).
Eligibility FAQs
The article must have an original acceptance date between 1 January 2024 and 31 December 2027, and APC coverage must be available under the agreement.
The corresponding author is the person who submits the manuscript and other related documentation to the journal and is the primary contact between the journal and all other authors. If the paper is published, the corresponding author is also the first point of contact for readers.
With this agreement, authors have a choice between a commercial (CC BY) or non-commercial (CC BY-NC-ND) license. The licence choice is dependent on the journal selected. Please refer to the journal's homepage for specific details.
The following article types are part of this agreement:
Case reports
Data in Briefs
Full-length articles
Micro-articles
Original software publication
Practice guidelines
Protocols
Review articles
Replication studies
Short communications
Short surveys
Video articles
Your library can help with questions. OhioLINK has also created a resource page with information for authors(S’ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre).