Agreement between New York Medical College and Elsevier
Elsevier and New York Medical College have established an agreement that provides financial support to affiliated corresponding authors who wish to publish open access (OA) in Elsevier journals.
The cost of publishing open access is covered under the terms of this agreement:
Eligible corresponding authors publishing OA in eligible hybrid journals do not have to pay an article publishing charge (APC).
Your institution may have a specific number of APCs that eligible authors can publish on a yearly basis. If you have questions, your library can help.
When does the agreement apply? Articles must have an original acceptance date between 1 January 2026 and 31 December 2028.
How does the process work?
Step 1: After verifying you are affiliated with a participating institute, select a journal that is eligible under the terms of this agreement. Follow the guidance in the Journals section below to find out which titles are included.
Step 2: Submit your article via your chosen journalโs submission system. When asked to enter your email address, please ensure you use your institutional email address โ this is how we validate your eligibility for this agreement.
Step 3: The submission system presents you with personalized publishing options, including any relevant agreements or offers, such as the Rush University agreement. If you are submitting to a hybrid journal, you will be asked to choose whether you wish to publish open access โ donโt worry if you are unsure at this stage, because we will ask you this question again post-acceptance. You will then be presented with license options and must mandatorily confirm the CC BY license, as established by Ordinance No. 120.
Step 4: If the journal accepts your article, you will receive an email containing a clickable link to the โpost acceptance author journeyโ. During this journey, we ask you to review and confirm your affiliation and funder details. This information is used by the system to determine which personalized publishing options to show you, including the option to publish under the Rush University โ Elsevier agreement (select this option).
Step 5: Confirm your publishing choices and complete the post acceptance journey.
Step 6: Rush University will validate the eligibility of the corresponding author and make the final decision regarding APC coverage.
Step 7: You and your co-authors will receive an email to confirm that the APC will be covered under the agreement between Rush University and Elsevier.
We take a closer look at these steps in this short video, which describes the process for hybrid journals.
Which institutions are covered by this agreement?
This agreement supports corresponding authors (see FAQ at the bottom of this page) affiliated with New York Medical College.
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. The link below takes you to a list of Elsevier eligible hybrid journals for which the APC is covered under the terms of this agreement.
What are the author benefits of publishing open access with Elsevier?
There are lots of good reasons to publish open access; for example, the fact that OA articles are openly and widely available means itโs easy for others to find and build upon them, helping to accelerate discovery. In addition, publishing OA is a growing funder requirement. But with predatory journals on the rise, itโs important to ensure that the journal you publish in is reputable and trusted. When you publish open access with Elsevier, you benefit from:
A proven reputation: We have over 140 years of experience curating and verifying scientific knowledge.
Visibility: Your published article is included in the worldโs biggest publishing platform, ScienceDirect, which has 20 million monthly unique visitors. In addition, your article is indexed and shared as widely as possible.
Choice: Our hybrid journals span every scientific discipline and every tier of impact.
Expert support: You receive advice and support from experienced professionals at each stage of the publication process from submission through to peer review and post-acceptance.
To learn more about the benefits of publishing open access with Elsevier visit our Open Access Author Hub.
Eligibility FAQs
For the purpose of eligibility under the agreement, there can be only one corresponding author. The corresponding author is the author who submits the manuscript and other documentation to the journal and is the primary contact between the journal and the co-authors. Importantly, it is the corresponding authorโs affiliation that is used to determine eligibility for this publishing agreement.
The corresponding authorโs responsibilities include:
Ensuring that all authors have complied with the journalโs policies, including reviewing and approving the final version of the manuscript prior to submission.
Distributing and responding to communications from the journal (e.g., decision letters and reviewersโ reports).
Completing the post publication author journey, including signing the Journal Publishing License Agreement, Rights and Access information form, and selection of open access options on behalf of (and with the agreement of) all co-authors of the paper.
Note: While journals may comply with requests to display multiple corresponding authors in the published article, the affiliations of these other corresponding authors will not be taken into account when evaluating eligibility for this agreement.
Under the terms of this agreement, authors can choose between a commercial (CC BY) or non-commercial (CC BY-NC-ND / CC BY-NC) license. The license choice is dependent on the journal selected. Please refer to the journal's homepage for specific details.
The following article types are covered by this agreement:
Case reports
Data in Brief articles
Full-length articles
Micro-articles
Original software publications
Practice guidelines
Protocols
Registered report articles
Registered report protocols
Replication studies
Review articles
Short communications
Short surveys
Video articles
Yes, being affiliated with a participating institution doesnโt always guarantee that your article will be matched to an agreement. Eligibility depends on several factors, including:
The journal type (e.g., whether itโs hybrid or fully open access).
Whether the journal you have submitted to participates in the agreement.
The acceptance date of your article relative to the agreementโs active period and your institutionโs availability of funds.
The article type
Authors can continue to choose to publish under the subscription model, which includes the option to self-archive your manuscript in line with Elsevierโs sharing policy.