Elektron Consortium

How does the Elektron “read and green” agreement work?

The read-and-green agreement with the Elektron Consortium provides authors publishing in an ACS hybrid journal with the option to deposit their accepted manuscript into a repository with no embargo and a Creative Commons license of their choice (CC BY or CC BY-NC-ND). The author will retain copyright on the version of record.

Authors who would like to participate in the program will need to opt-in by selecting the option to retain copyright and be allowed to deposit their manuscript when completing their Journal Publishing Agreement.

I’m a prospective author, how do I publish?

Step 1

Submit your article to the ACS journal of your choice, making sure you are the submitting corresponding author.

Step 2

Ensure your institution affiliation is correct on your profile in the ACS Publishing Center.

Step 3

Check that your affiliation is stated in the body of the manuscript as the corresponding author’s affiliation.

Step 4

If you are publishing in a hybrid journal: When your manuscript has been accepted for publication, you will be asked if you wish to participate in the read-and-green agreement through completion of the Journal Publishing Agreement. Authors selecting the option to retain copyright and be allowed to deposit their manuscript as per the agreement are able to deposit the accepted manuscript with no embargo period with a Creative Commons license of their choice (CC-BY or CC-BY-NC-ND).

Step 5

Authors publishing in a hybrid journal who elect to publish their manuscript as open access will receive a reduced APC rate as part of the program (see below). Open access is not required for authors publishing in a hybrid journal.

Gold Open Access Pricing

Submitting corresponding authors who are affiliated with a participating institution qualify for a reduced APC rate to publish gold open access in ACS hybrid journals. The reduced APC rates are: