Elsevier Science Direct Freedom Collection (SD FC)
1. General overview
Publisher
Elsevier
Type of agreement
Publish and read
Agreement period
1.1.2025-31.12.2027, with the possibility of a one-year extension
See press release: Successful negotiations with Elsevier provide significant savings for Norwegian research institutions
Participants in the agreement
Participant list for the current year
Title lists
Title liste from Elsevier for publishing 2025.
Title list from Elsevier for reading access, 2021-25
License
Administrators at participating institutions will find the license in ConsortiaManager (Edvarda).
2. Publish through the agreement
Agreement between Norway and Elsevier
Elsevier's information page, where you can find information on how to publish through the agreement.
3. Reading access
The agreement provides full reading access to the entire Science Direct Freedom Collection.
4. Publishing in Elsevier's gold journals
For publishing in gold journals, a 15% discount is given on the article processing charge (APC).
Please find the title list under point 1.
Publishing workflow if the institution covers publishing in gold journals
Publishing workflow if the institution doesn't cover publishing in gold journals
Contact
For researchers: Each institution's library manages the agreements. Contact your library if you have questions.
For research administrators: More information (prices, licenses, etc.) can be found in ConsortiaManager (Edvarda) or by contacting Sikt.