| Agreement | Elsevier |
| Duration | 2023 - 2027 |
| Tipology | Read & Publish |
| Conditions | The agreement provides access to Elsevier Freedom Collection on Sciencedirect platform and the possibility to publish on Open access in hybrid journals, without any APCs (Article processing charges) for the authors, starting from July 2023. |
| Eligible authors | All corresponding authors affiliated and in service at University of Trieste on the date of article acceptance are eligible. Corresponding authors on a fixed-term contract are eligible too: PhD students, postdocs and research assistants, interns in medicine, adjunct professors and so on. Open Access pubblication is possible only after verification of the affiliation of the corresponding author by the Approval Manager of the contract. |
| Eligible journals | It's possible to publish in Core hybrid journals and hybrid journals turning Full open access during the term of the agreement. The agreement does not cover APCs for the journals in the Clinics collection, hybrid journals in The Lancet collection, journals that do not provide OA publication, and journals in which OA publication is already supported by research or government entities. Limited to 2025 it is possible to publish in open access on the Cell Press Hybrid Collection. |
| Eligible articles | Original paper, Review paper, Case report, Short Communication (starting from January 2025) |
| Licenses | CC-BY license is recommended. The author may as well opt for CC-BY-NC 4.0, however this choice also provides for the transfer of marketing rights to the publisher and therefore its use is not recommended. |
| Limits and exclusions | Since January 1, 2025 there are no limits or annual caps for Elsevier hybrid journals. Limited to Cell Press Hybrid journals, the agreement covers APCs up to the nationally limited annual cap, to be shared among all CARE-CRUI participating institutions; in case the cap is exhausted, authors may choose either to publish traditionally or to cover the APCs for Open Access with their own funds. Other publication costs such as submission fees, color pages and overlength pages fees, etc. are excluded. |
| Green Open Access | Authors affiliated with the University of Trieste can share on their personal website or in the Institutional Archive (ArTS) the AAM - Author Accepted Manuscript Version of their article published in the traditional way in non-eligible journals with a maximum duration of 12 months embargo . This condition is more favorable than the standard conditions applied by the publisher outside the contract (embargo of average 12-18-24-36 depending on the journal). |
| Web pages, tutorials and other materials for further reference | |
| Further information | Contact SBA - Digital library: Michele Codaglio - Samanta Milio |
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Last update: 04/11/2025