South Africa Researcher Success Portal

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Welcome

At Elsevier, we take immense pride in being a trusted partner to the communities we serve and improving customer experience.

To support academic and research-focused professionals, we bring you the Elsevier South Africa Researcher Success Portal, which features a calendar to upcoming live presentations as well as access to on-demand webinars, and materials in our resource center.

Publish Open Access

Elsevier and South African universities (SANLiC Consortium) have established an agreement to support authors in South Africa who wish to publish open access.

The cost of publishing open access is covered under the terms of this agreement. When publishing open access in hybrid journals, eligible corresponding authors do not have to pay an article publishing charge (APC). When publishing in fully gold open access journals, authors will receive a discount on the APC.

Learn more about the agreement

Find out if the Journal that you want to publish in is a Gold Open Access or Hybrid Open Access Journal using this tool opens in new tab/window. Authors from eligible South African Universities will not pay to publish their research Open Access in any subscribed Hybrid Open Access Journal. Authors will receive a 15% discount on the article publishing charge associated to Gold Open Access Journals.

Further discounts for Gold Open Access Journals

As part of Elsevier’s Geographical Pricing Pilot, South African Authors will receive a 55% discount on the article publishing charges associated to any of these 140 Journals.

Resources & support

Videos

Solution training

Author Profiles training

Training materials (PDFs)

Researcher Academy

Unlock your research potential Navigate your research journey with Researcher Academy opens in new tab/window. Free e-learning modules developed by global experts. Career guidance and advice. Research news on our blog.

Support for Librarians

Accredited training for Librarians

The Scopus Certification Program for Librarians is a six-week online training designed to provide a solid foundation in key functions within Scopus, as well as introduce advanced and related concepts such as APIs and user outreach. The materials you use within the program are designed to assist you with expanding training and consulting options within your library. There is no fee for the certification; however, participation is by invitation only as spaces are limited. Ask your Elsevier representative about opportunities to enroll in an upcoming cohort.

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Certified training for Librarians

Library connect academy opens in new tab/window provides resources for Library and information science professionals looking to enhance their skills utilizing content developed by their peers covering:

Science teaching and learning - Resources on information literacy, literature search, curriculum development, reference management, science literacy, digital literacy and more.
Research impact - Resources on research metrics, research collaboration, research data management, collection assessment, open science and more.
Insitution/library impact - Resources on institutional repositories, university rankings, library performance, researcher and faculty profiles, communicating value and more.
Promoting your library - Resources including library advocacy, library strategy, marketing and promotions, professional development, library impact and more.

Research Data Management Librarian Academy

The Research Data Management Librarian Academy opens in new tab/window(RDMLA) is a free online professional development program for librarians, information professionals, and other professionals who work in a research-intensive environment throughout the world. The RDMLA is intended primarily for librarians but is also applicable for researchers. The program consists of eight units, which can be taken in sequence or at the user’s choice separately. Each unit takes an average of an hour to complete and consists of videos, slides, demonstrations, reading resources and self-assessments. The program is geared for the practicing librarian who wants to learn about research data management (RDM) but may be time-crunched and not able to leave work to obtain formal training.

Recorded webinars