Open Access Publishing Support: Elsevier

Follow the link below to search for journals that qualify for covered APCs.

Under the terms of the agreement, 1200 vouchers are available on a first come, first served basis and will be shared among the 18 participating institutions. 

To be eligible:

• The WCU-affiliated author must be the corresponding author and must use their WCU email address.
• Your manuscript must be one of the following:
  • Case reports
  • Data in Brief
  • Full-length articles
  • Micro-articles
  • Original software publication
  • Practice guidelines
  • Protocols
  • Review articles
  • Replication studies
  • Short communications
  • Short surveys
  • Video articles
• Your manuscript must have must have an original acceptance date between January 1, 2025 and December 31, 2027.

To publish open access:

1. You will receive an email containing a link to the “post acceptance author journey” when the journal accepts your article for publication.
2. You will be asked to review your affiliation and funder details. Based on this information, you will see personalized publishing options including the option to publish under the agreement.
3. You will confirm your publishing choices and complete the post acceptance journey.
4. Your institution will validate your eligibility for the agreement.
5. You and your co-authors will receive an email to confirm that the APC will be covered by the agreement. Please note that the number of APCs included under the agreement is fixed and will be allocated based on date of acceptance.

For additional information about the process, follow the link below.

How many articles are covered?

For each year of the three-year agreement, there are 1200 vouchers available on a first come, first served basis. These vouchers are shared by all 18 participating Carolina Consortium institutions.

What are the benefits of publishing open access?

The benefits of publishing open access include increased visibility, compliance with funding mandates, and more freedom to share your published research through a variety of platforms (e.g., institutional repositories, subject repositories, personal websites, etc.). Larger benefits include providing equitable access to scholarly output.

Can I share my article?

Authors who take advantage of this deal will retain copyright of their article. Articles will be published gold open access and under a Creative Commons license. Authors will be able to add the version of record (i.e., the final article with publisher formatting) to any website or repository immediately upon publication provided:

• Creative Commons license terms are met
• Creative Commons license selected is displayed on the article
• The article contains Elsevier's CrossMark logo 
• The article includes a DOI to the formal publication on ScienceDirect

Consider depositing your published article to WCU's institutional repository to increase the reach of your research! Contact Scottie Kapel, skapel@wcu.edu, for more information.