What is Elsevier? Elsevier is a scholarly publisher.

What journals does Elsevier publish? Elsevier publishes journals across the sciences, social sciences, humanities, and arts.

How does the UA-Elsevier agreement benefit authors? The article processing charge (APC) is covered 100% for a select list of journals.

Which journals are covered by the agreement? A selection of hybrid journals are covered by the agreement; they are found on the searchable webpage Elsevier Journals Included.

What types of articles are covered by the agreement? The types of articles (e.g., case reports, full-length articles) covered by the agreement appear at the bottom of the webpage Elsevier and UA Agreement.

Who is eligible? The primary corresponding author for the article must be a current employee or student at the University of Arkansas Fayetteville; they may be a faculty member, staff member, student, or postdoc. They should use their uark.edu email address.

Are there any requirements or restrictions? The authors must assign the article a Creative Commons license. The acceptable licenses are CC-BY, CC-BY-NC, CC-BY-NC-ND. For more information about Creative Commons licenses, visit the Creative Commons Library Guide.

How can an author apply? The primary corresponding authors will receive instructions regarding the article processing charge (APC) waiver for open access publications after the article has been accepted by the journal editor. For an overview of the process, please refer to the webpage Elsevier and UA Agreement.

Additional tips: The primary corresponding author should be the person who submits the article through the Elsevier system; they should use their uark.edu email address.