How much does Elsevier journals open access cost?

We offer a choice of journals with open access publishing charges ranging from $150 to $9,900. We will also consider requests for accommodations on a case by case basis for authors who are required to publish open access but do not have the financial means to do so.

How much does an open access journal cost?

An open access journal is one where the full text of the published version is available online for no cost to the reader, i.e. there is no subscription cost. The submitting author is often required to pay an article processing fee at the time of publication (costs range from $1500-$3000 per paper).

How much is an open access article fee?

Some open access publishing routes require you to pay an article processing charge (APC) to the publisher. The 'average' charge is £2,000 to £3,000 but there is a lot of variation: diamond/platinum journals do not charge for publication and the highest APCs are in hybrid titles and can be as high as £10,000.

Does Elsevier support open access?

Nearly all of Elsevier's 2,700 journals now enable open access publishing, including 600 journals which are fully open access journals. In the gold open access model, you pay an article publishing charge (APC), making your article immediately, permanently and freely available for anyone to access, read and build on.

How do I get free Elsevier access?

Open content

Elsevier publishes open access articles(opens in new tab/window) which are free for readers to access. We also make articles openly available through our open archives and open manuscripts via the CHORUS(opens in new tab/window) service.

Publishing open access with Elsevier

Are all Elsevier journals open access?

Elsevier is one of the fastest-growing open access publishers in the world. Nearly all of Elsevier's 2,800 journals now enable open access publishing, including 760+ journals which are fully open access journals.

Are open access journals free?

All articles in open access journals which are published by Elsevier have undergone peer review and upon acceptance are immediately and permanently free for everyone to read and download.

What is the difference between Elsevier and ScienceDirect?

ScienceDirect is a website that provides access to a large bibliographic database of scientific and medical publications of the Dutch publisher Elsevier. It hosts over 18 million pieces of content from more than 4,000 academic journals and 30,000 e-books of this publisher.

Is it good to publish in open access journals?

Open Access (OA) publications reduce permission requirements and eliminate price barriers for readers. OA allows access for researchers, teachers, journalists, policy makers and the general public without a subscription. Many studies demonstrate that OA literature receives more citations than subscription publications.

Why do journals charge so much for open access?

Journals such as NeuroImage and thousands of others charge authors APCs to cover publishing costs, such as administration, editing and typesetting. In return, when these papers are published, they are immediately accessible to all.

Why is open access publishing so expensive?

Open access journals are made possible due to Article Processing Charges paid by authors upon acceptance of their work. These charges cover editorial and production costs instead of relying on subscription revenues.

Do authors have to pay for open access journals?

However, there are many OA journals which do not charge authors any fee for submitting and publishing their manuscripts. In fact, as per the metadata available in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) majority of the open access journals do not have any APCs.

Does it cost more to publish open access?

Other open access journals charge a small fee (e.g., $20) to submit a paper for peer review in order to prevent readers or publishing authors from having to cover all their costs. However, many journals do charge authors to publish their paper as an open access article ($1500–5000).

What are the cons of open access journals?

OA journals have a disadvantage due to misguided perceptions of quality. Researchers and readers are hesitant to publish in or consider OA journals because they question the quality of the published work. In science and medicine, the reputation of a journal is based on the impact factor ranking system.

Who pays for open access journals?

Generally, the costs are covered by authors in the form of article processing charges (APCs).

Is Elsevier a reputable journal?

Elsevier is a leading publisher of some of the most well-respected science journals in the world. Hence publishing a research in Elsevier will be widely disseminated. Because of this, Elsevier journals are a smart choice for scientific authors. Elsevier journals also have a high journal impact factor overall.

Why is Elsevier a good journal?

You're in safe hands with Elsevier: we've been serving the global research community and publishing first-rate scientific research for over a century. Since the year 2000, more than 99% of the Nobel Laureates in science and economics have published in Elsevier journals, according to a Scopus analysis.

Who competes with Elsevier?

Elsevier's competitors and similar companies include Clarivate, CAS, Macmillan Publishers, Cambridge University Press & Assessment, Oxford University Press and Springer Nature.

How do you pay for Elsevier?

We accept credit card payments with orders placed by phone, post or on our website at www.elsevier.com.

How profitable is Elsevier?

As an industry, these publishing houses are unique in terms of their profitability, generating large net profits. Elsevier has a profit margin approaching 40 %, which is higher than that of companies such as Microsoft, Google and Coca Cola, and the curve is pointing upwards (4–6).

Should you ever pay a publisher to publish your book?

Most publishers will even pay you an advance, which is a lump sum of money in exchange for the rights to sell your book, so you'll be making money right off the bat. You should never have to pay a publisher to publish—all the money flows to the author, rather than from the author.

Are open access journals predatory?

Membership in the Directory of Open Access Journals or the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association is a good indicator that a journal is not predatory. You can check these sites to help you determine that the journal you are interested is legitimate.

Do authors benefit from open access?

Still wondering if it is good to publish in open access journals? Publishing open access (OA) offers a number of benefits by removing barriers to your work. Therefore driving forward the opportunity for global recognition, invention and and innovation.

Which type of open access journals do not demand money?

No-fee open access journals, also known as "platinum" or "diamond" do not charge either readers or authors.