Passionate about open access? Publish with Elsevier.
Passionate about open access? Publish with Elsevier.

Open access journals

All articles published in Elsevier open access journals are peer reviewed and upon acceptance will be immediately and permanently free for everyone to read and download. Permitted reuse is defined by your choice of user license.

Published articles:

  • Are fully peer reviewed
  • Are immediately free to access and download from ScienceDirect
  • Permitted re-use defined by the author's choice of Creative Commons user licenses
  • Published with CrossMark® to maintain the publication record

Open access publication fee

In open access journals a fee is payable by the author, institution or research funder to cover the costs associated with publication. Fees range from $500-$5000USD. Visit the individual journal homepages for specific pricing information for your journal.

Funding body agreements

Elsevier has established agreements with funding bodies, including the Wellcome Trust and Research Councils UK. This ensures authors can comply with funding body open access policies and may also be reimbursed for their publication fees. See our list of funding body agreements.

Journals that support open access

Elsevier authors can now publish their research open access in over 1600 high quality, established subscription journals that support open access publishing.

Open access published articles:

  • Are fully peer reviewed
  • Are immediately free to access and download from ScienceDirect
  • Permitted re-use defined by the author's choice of Creative Commons user license
  • Published with CrossMark® to maintain the publication record

Publication fee

For open access articles a fee is payable by the author, their institution or research funder to cover the costs associated with publication. Fees range from $500 - $5000 USD. Visit the individual journal homepages for specific pricing information.

Funding body agreements

Elsevier has established agreements with funding bodies, including Wellcome Trust and Research Councils UK. This ensures authors can comply with funding body open access policies and may also be reimbursed for their publication fees. See our funding body agreements.

Selecting a journal

For details on the open access options available in your journal, please refer to the guide for authors on the journal's homepage. Alternatively, click here if you would like help selecting a journal or see a list of journals which contain open access articles on ScienceDirect.

Click here to see a full list of our journals.