Elsevier expands Open Access options for Cell Press Journals

Authors contributing to Elsevier's Cell Press portfolio of journals can make their research articles available for everyone to read immediately after publication from 1st January 2021.

As part of a change in policy, from the start of the new year, all authors will have the option to publish Open Access across the entire range of the Cell Press family of journals.

Nearly all of Elsevier's 2,600 journals now enable Open Access publishing, including 500 free journals.

The initiative will continue to offer authors the option to publish through the subscription model. Since 2004, all subscription articles published in Cell Press research journals have been free to read, 12 months after their publication, in Elsevier's Open Archive.

The article processing charge (APC) will remain unchanged for most of the company's existing gold Open Access journals, including the growing Cell Reports family, iScience and Heliyon. Under the new Open Access initiative, Cell Press journals will offer APCs starting from £1,400 (€1,500/$1,750).  

Philippe Terheggen, m.d. of journals at Elsevier, said: "Our commitment to openness, inclusion and collaboration in research means Elsevier will support every author in publishing Open Access in any one of our journals, across all disciplines of research, including in our highly selective journals. We are pleased to expand Open Access publishing options for Cell Press journals for authors, while maintaining the highest standards of quality and editorial rigour that our journals represent."