Elsevier
Discount
15% discount on open access Article Processing Charges (APCs).
Status
Active since 1 January 2023 (for articles accepted during the term of the agreement).
Current agreement term
1 January 2026 - 31 December 2029.
Summary
When publishing open access in Elsevier's core hybrid and open access (gold) journals, University of Melbourne corresponding authors are eligible for a 15% APC discount. Corresponding authors must affiliate primarily with the University of Melbourne to be eligible. Open access Lancet and Cell Press titles are eligible for this discount.
For eligible titles, see our spreadsheet of all journals with APC discounts or check title eligibility in Elsevier's Journal Finder.
Eligible authors
To be eligible, the article's responsible corresponding author must provide their University of Melbourne affiliation. This must be their first and primary affiliation both in Elsevier's Online Author Communication System (OACS) and in the article itself.
Eligible article types
The following article types are eligible for discounts:
- Full Length articles
- Review articles
- Case Reports
- Protocols
- Short Communications
- Micro Articles
- Original Software Publications
- Short Surveys
- Data
- Practice guidelines
- Replication Studies
- Video Articles
Note that some Elsevier journals use different terms when referring to the article types they publish. Check with your journal editors if you are unsure whether a particular article type is eligible.
How to use the discount
When possible, corresponding authors should use their unimelb email address (@unimelb.edu.au or @student.unimelb.edu.au). This email address should be used in the publisher's submission platform and all correspondence. This allows for easy verification of affiliation.
Related agreement
The University has a Read and Publish agreement with Elsevier. See "Open access publishing agreements" on the Open Access Publishing page for details and eligibility requirements.
Further information
- CAUL's R&P Guide (see "Discount schemes")
- Elsevier’s APC list prices
- Elsevier's Journal Finder
This discount is due to the Library's Read and Publish agreement with Elsevier.
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