The California State University (CSU) system has negotiated a twothree-year gold open access pilot (2022-2024) agreement with Elsevier that enables corresponding authors affiliated with the CSU to publish open access in eligible Elsevier journals at no cost to authors.
This agreement is a renewal of the 2020-2021 pilot agreement, under which CSU corresponding authors published a total of 564 open access articles, greatly expanding global access to the research output of the CSU.
For more information about this the 2022-2024 agreement, please see refer the CSU Libraries Network Announcement and Elsevier Agreement Page.
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Eligibility Criteria
To take advantage of this agreement:
Corresponding authors must be affiliated with the CSU; and
Manuscripts must be submitted to eligible Elsevier journals between January 1, 2020 and December 31, 2021.
Instructions for CSU-Affiliated Corresponding Authors
Submitting Your Manuscript
Step 1: Use Elsevier’s journal search tool to ensure your desired journal is eligible under the agreement.
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As noted above, the corresponding author must be affiliated with the CSU, and manuscripts must be submitted between January 1, 2020 and December 31, 2021.
Publishing Your Accepted Manuscript Open Access
Elsevier has prepared a video demonstration of the following steps. (Please note that the video is only accessible to those with valid CSU credentials.)
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Verify that the information you submitted is correct, and then click the “Finish” button.
Next Steps
Step 1: Once you complete the above steps, you and your co-authors will receive a confirmation email.
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Your request to publish your article open access under the CSU’s agreement with Elsevier will be sent to CSU librarians, who will verify your affiliation with the CSU and approve your request. You will receive a confirmation email once this process is complete.
FAQs
Are CSU students eligible to take advantage of this agreement?
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