Open Access publishing agreement: Elsevier (incl. Cell Press)

Authors affiliated with the University of Vienna can publish Open Access without any additional charges in over 2,100 Elsevier journals under an Open Access publishing agreement. Please find the agreement details here:
 

Validity period

Subscription journals (excl. Cell Press):
1.1.2021–31.12.2023, valid for submissions (!) in this period

Cell Press subscription journals:
1.1.2022–31.12.2023, valid for submissions (!) in this period

Elsevier/Cell Press Gold Journals (fully open access):
1.1.2021-31.12.2023, valid for submissions (!) in this period

Renewal 2023ff expected.

Funding for
Articles in subscription journals with Open Access option (Lancet titles) as well as Gold journals (fully open access): Eligible Journals (PDF)
Funding requirements
  • The submitting "corresponding author" of the article is affiliated1) with the University of Vienna on the date of submission. For re-submissions, the date of the original submission applies.
  • The submitting "corresponding author" states "University of Vienna" as their affiliation or as one of their affiliations in the article.
  • Article types covered:
    • Subscription journals (excl. Cell Press) for submissions from 1.1.2021 to 31.12.2023: FLA (Full-length article), REV (Review article)
    • Cell Press subscription journals for submissions from 1.1.2022 to 31.12.2023: FLA (Full-length article), REV (Review article), Short Communications (SCO)
    • Gold Journals: for submissions from 1.1.2021 to 31.12.2021: all
    • Gold Journals: für submissions from 1.1.2022 to 31.12.2023: FLA (Full-length article), REV (Review article).
  • Book reviews are always excluded from funding.
  • The following applies to articles resulting from FWF projects: funding provided by the FWF2).
  • The following applies to articles resulting from EU projects: funding for hybrid journals can be provided by the University of Vienna (sufficient articles available).
    Funding for fully OA journals can not be provided by the University of Vienna (EU funding3) available).
Funding is only provided for Open Access (Article Processing Charges, APCs), not for any additional fees (e.g. colour charges, submission fees).
Invoicing
No invoicing, OA costs fully covered by publishing agreement.
Author workflow

After acceptance, the "corresponding author" has to select "University of Vienna" as their organisation in step 1 using the mouse (other spellings will prevent correct recognition) and "Publish Open Access" in step 4. The affiliation of the "corresponding author" to the University of Vienna will be checked by the Open Access Office.

For details, see Elsevier-Austrian Institutions Agreement: Instructions for corresponding authors (in the lower section).

Publisher's infopublisher website
Consortium infoKEMÖ website

 

1) University affiliates are defined in UG 2002 §94. Should you be a research grant holder please provide confirmation to that effect via e-mail.

2) If the FWF is named as a funder in the article it is responsible for Open Access funding (regardless of whether the corresponding author was involved in the project). There is a dedicated Open Access agreement between Elsevier and the FWF, so there is no need to apply for reimbursement. Please note that the FWF funding requirements have to be met.

3) If the EU is named as a funder in the article it is responsible for Open Access funding (regardless of whether the corresponding author was involved in the project). Please note that the funding requirements in your EU grant agreement have to be met (see also OA funding for EU projects).