Elsevier for authors
How to publish in an Elsevier journal
Every year, we accept and publish more than 250,000 journal articles. Publishing in an Elsevier journal starts with finding the right journal for your paper. If you already know which journal, you can enter the title directly in the search box below. Alternatively, click on the 'Start matching' button to find a suitable journal based on the abstract of your article.
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The Elsevier publishing process step by step
1. Find the right journalThe first step is finding the right journal for your paper. Among the thousands of journals and books published by Elsevier are some of the world's most prominent and respected medical, scientific and technological publications. These include The Lancet, Cell, Tetrahedron Letters and a host of others. Find a journal match for your abstract by clicking on the blue ‘Start matching’ button above.
2. Prepare your paper
Each journal has its own aims & scope as well as requirements for publication so it is important you select a journal and download the Guide for Authors for that journal to prepare your paper.
3. Submit your paper
Nearly all of Elsevier’s journals use the Elsevier Editorial System (EES) for managing the submission and peer-review process. This allows you to submit your paper online, reviewers to referee and editors to manage the peer-review process online.
4. Check StatusOnce your paper has been submitted, you can check the status throughout the peer-review process and journal production process.
More background information can be found in this comprehensive guide Understanding the publishing process. It covers topics such as using EES, Authors' Rights, Ethics & Plagiarism, the Impact Factor and other so-called bibliometric indicators.
Benefits for authors
Author rights & servicesAt Elsevier, we're dedicated to protecting your rights as an author, and ensuring that any and all legal information and copyright regulations are addressed. As a journal author, you retain rights for a large range of author uses of your article, including use by your employing institute or company. We also provide many author services, such as free PDFs for most journals, a liberal copyright policy, special discounts on Elsevier publications and much more.
Open Access
Access to quality research is vital to the scientific community and beyond. We support sustainable access and work hard to provide a range of Open Access options alongside our Accessibility initiatives to ensure everyone can read, use and trust the latest research. Researchers can choose to publish open access in over 30 Open Access Journals or alternatively in 1,500 established journals via our Open Access Article option. For more information about Elsevier’s Open Access program, visit our Open Access section.
Content innovation
Elsevier is continuously working on publishing innovations that help authors enrich their articles and researchers gain deeper insights and draw conclusions more quickly.
Some of the content innovations we have been adding to our journals include article-based publishing, graphical abstracts, highlights and Google Maps. Read more about content innovation and the Elsevier Article of the Future.
