Author

Watch this short video to see how to add your institution when submitting as an author in Editorial Manager.When you are asked for the name of the organization, type the first letters of your organization...

What should I do if my organization (i.e. affiliation or funder) is not found when I am asked for it in the Rights and Access form?

Such statements are required by most journals from each listed author, and many journals have a form to be completed or a specific format to follow. Check the journal's Guide for Authors before beginning submission.


What are Conflict of Interest Statements, Funding Source Declarations, Author Agreements/Declarations and Permission Notes?

The Online Author Communication System (OACS) that you use to complete the Rights and Access forms provides an intuitive experience and price transparency. We store institutional/funding agreements and...

Publishing journey videos: How do I complete the Rights and Access form?

The options to pay an Elsevier invoice are:Credit Card (American Express, Visa Card or Euro/Access/Mastercard/ WeChat/ Alipay). The payment link is available at the bottom of the copy of the invoice you...

How can I pay for my Elsevier invoice?

Generally, Elsevier doesn't offer authors the option in hybrid journals to retrospectively make an article open access after publication.However, we realize that sometimes there are exceptional circumstances...

Can I still make my article open access if it’s already published?

Editor

Reviewer

A number of videos for EM Editors are presented in multiple languages.

Editorial Manager Video Guides

What does a journal moving to open access mean to authors?Anyone submitting to the journal on or after the changeover date will be expected to cover the cost of the Article Publishing Charge (APC) to publish...

Hybrid journal moving to open access

If you genuinely can't afford the fees to get your article published open access, then individual waiver requests are considered on a case-by-case basis and may be granted in cases of genuine need.We are...

What is Elsevier's waiver policy for open access fees?

Elsevier offers two types of open access:Self-archivingOpen accessClick the relevant open access type below to find out more about it.Self-archiving (sometimes called green open access)Self-archiving (sometimes...

Which open access options are available?

When adding payment details, you will be required to add invoice address (organization or individual), tax information and tax exemption status.



Click here for tips on how to search or add your organization,...

How do I complete the payment details page of the Rights and Access form when ordering Gold Open Access?

Based on the institution and funder details you provide during submission; you are offered tailored publishing options and a personalized article publishing charge for Gold open access.

What are the new publishing options in Editorial Manager?

Elsevier has specific publishing agreements with certain government and inter-governmental organizations for their employee authors. In the UK and certain commonwealth countries, a work created by a government...

What are Crown Copyright and Open Government Licenses (OGL)?

 The Article Publishing Charge (APC) is the fee that you, your institution or funder need to pay to publish open access. APCs vary between journals and publishers. Consult the journal homepage under the...

What does it cost to publish open access?

OA administrator

To help answer you faster, we may ask you to provide the following:Screenshots and the specific address of the website you have questions aboutReference number (e.g. 230101-123456) available if you have...

How to contact us on Journal Article Publishing

The user license options available define how readers can reuse open access articles published on our platforms. You are required to decide which license best suits you. Please note: once selected user...

Which user license should I choose?

Editors with permission can select 'History' for any submission. The status history shows each time the status term changed for the submission, while the correspondence history includes every email sent to anyone about this submission.


How can an Editor view a submission's history?

Voucher codes are single-use discounts. Voucher codes can be used in Elsevier fully open access journals and in a small number of hybrid journals.The voucher code can be used in either one specific journal...

How can I use voucher codes for my article?

 
To request an amended invoice you should:


	Know the invoice number. You can find it in the 'Invoice Number' field of your invoice.
	Have all the details for the amended invoice: your institution's...

What should I do if my invoice is incorrect?

For your manuscript to be indexed in PubMed, it would need to:Have been accepted for publication by an Elsevier journal which is indexed in PubMed.  To determine if the journal in which your article has...

Will Elsevier index my article in PubMed?

If you’ve published an article in a journal which offers open access options and wish to cancel the request to publish your article under an open access policy, the options available to you depend on:How...

How do I cancel my request to make my article open access?

To find out how you can share your article, please consult the following sources:The sharing and promoting your article page from our website The sharing guidelines from our websiteOur Guide to Publishing...

How can I share my article?

 After your article is accepted, the Editor sends it to the production department for processing. The article is registered in our Production Tracking System and a unique production reference number (our...

When will I receive my color charges, offprints or open access invoice?

When you publish open access you're required to pay an open access fee. The open access fee is also known as the Article Publishing Charge (APC). In most cases, the APC is covered either by your institution...

How can I pay my open access fee?

The journal’s open access polices will be listed in the Guide for Authors, and you can compare those with he requirements of your funding body. Elsevier also has agreements in place with a number of funders.

How do I find out if my journal complies with the policies of my funding body?

Watch the short video to see how to add funding information when submitting in Editorial Manager.Find out if Elsevier has an agreement with your Institution or funding body by visiting:The open access...

How can I indicate funding I received if I want to publish open access?

If your article has already been published online, it will be made open access usually within 24 hours after our Rights and Access form has been completed and open access ordered.If your article is in...

When will my article be made open access?

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Video Guide: Author journey: publishing open access with Elsevier under a Read and Publish agreement

When publishing your article on PubMed you may discover one of the following errors in your article:


	A typographical error
	An author affiliation error


Solutions and more information


	Typographical...

What can I do if there is an error in my article on PubMed?

If you need a refund for a payment made for open access, color figures in print, or offprints, please contact us via the Chat option at the bottom of this page to request this from the Support team. Please...

How can I  request a refund for open access, color figures or offprints?

If your accepted article is one of these article types, you will not have an option to order open access via the Rights and Access form:DiscussionCorrespondenceEditorialThis is due to the policies of individual...

Why can't I see open access options on the Rights and Access form?

No — we are no longer able to split an invoice between multiple parties (institutions, funders or authors) to pay an open access fee. This is so we can maintain compliance with local tax regulations across...

Can I split my open access invoice between multiple parties?

Once the APC is approved in EOAP, the invoice will be sent to the billing address specified in the agreement for central billing agreements, or to the address provided by the author, for the author provides...

When will I receive my invoice?

When ordering online any of the following: open access, color charges, page charges and/or offprints via the author forms, you are required to provide a VAT/GST/CST registration number, if available and/or...

How do I provide you with my VAT/GST/CST registration number?

Elsevier and UNL (Association of Universities in the Netherlands), NFU (Netherlands Federation of University Medical Centers), NWO-i (Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research), KNAW, and 23 universities...

Am I eligible for the UKB-SURF funding?

The available article types on the open access platform are:DescriptionCodeCase ReportCRPDataDATFull-length articleFLAMicroarticleMICOriginal software publicationOSPPractice GuidelinesPGLProtocolPROReview...

What are the available article types on the open access platform?

The rejection details include the date, the person who rejected the request, and any additional information that was recorded at that time.

Follow these steps to check the rejection reason:


	Go to 'Requests'...

How can I check what the rejection reason was for a previous request?

In 'Account Settings', you can see the users who are listed as admins for the institutes you have permissions for.

Still have a question? We can help! When contacting us via the option at the bottom of...

Can I see who is an admin at each institute participating under the agreement?

If the submitted date is not showing, it means your agreement uses the 'Accepted Date' as the eligible date.

Still have a question? We can help! When contacting us via the option at the bottom of this...

Why is the Submitted date not shown?

Some users in your organisation will have the ability to add new administrators to EOAP. This will be determined by your agreement owners and if you are identified as someone who can add new administrators,...

Can I invite colleagues to have access to EOAP?

Kindly note that if an individual is covering the APC (Article Processing Charges), the PO number will not be applicable. In this situation, you can proceed to fill out the form without entering a PO number....

If the PO number is not necessary for the Author Journey, should I leave it blank?

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