Generally, Elsevier doesn't offer authors the option in hybrid journals to retrospectively make an article gold open access after publication. However, it may be possible to make your article open access during a limited period of time after publication.  

If you want to request open access retrospectively this has to be according to Elsevier's retrospective open access policy. For more detail about Elsevier Pricing Policy please click here. To request open access retrospectively you are required to:

How

To request open access, find the link you received in your email to the Rights and Access form. Order open access by completing all the navigational steps on the form under the 'Rights and Access' section. If the form has previously been submitted you will need to make the necessary changes and resubmit.

If you don't have access to this form, please contact us using the email option at the bottom of this page and provide your article reference, DOI or full article title. The link to the Rights and Access form will then be re-sent to the corresponding author on request and open access ordered.

If you have older articles or have missed the deadline and still wish to share these articles, we have the green open access option which enables you to post your accepted author manuscript.

If you would like more information on green open access, please visit the open access page from our website.

Still have a question? We can help! When contacting us via the option at the bottom of this page, please just enter your details, and select contact reason 'Open Access' in the drop down on the form, to start a session with one of our representatives. We appreciate you providing us all the information, as much as possible when initiating the chat. This will ensure our agents to swiftly respond to your query.