LibGuides: Open Access: Publishing Agreements: Elsevier

Elsevier

Key details

This agreement allows Deakin corresponding authors to publish in most of Elsevier's hybrid journals without needing to pay an article processing charge (APC).

This agreement is available for articles accepted from 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2025.

This is a capped agreement. Capped agreements limit the number of articles that can be published open access without paying additional APCs. The 2025 cap for this agreement is 13,689 articles by all participating institutions. The cap is tracked on the CAUL guide to this agreement. The cap for Elsevier is not expected to run out in 2025.

View the list of eligible journals at CAUL Open Access Agreements or search for a title in Where Should I Publish.

How to use this agreement

Check the journal list to see if your chosen journal is included
Check that your article is an eligible type – generally most types of research articles are eligible, but editorials, notes, book reviews etc. are not. Check the eligible article list on CAUL’s guide to the Elsevier agreement
Use your Deakin email address
Use your Deakin affiliation

**Important: Please ensure you have selected "Deakin University" only from the affiliation drop down list. Do not choose a version of Deakin University that includes your school, faculty, or institute as these affiliations may not be linked to our agreement. If you have completed your publishing agreement and find that payment of an APC is requested, please return to the affiliation step and check that your selection is "Deakin University" only**