Pay-per-view

Guest users on ScienceDirect, as well as registered users from subscribing institutions, are able to purchase content (e.g. journal articles, book chapters, etc.) from non-subscribed titles with a credit card. Access will be instant and available for 24 hours, both in HTML and as a downloadable PDF document.

Most pay-per-view transactions for Elsevier-owned content are $31.50; select titles may be priced between $19.95 and $41.95 (subject to change). Pricing for third-party journals on ScienceDirect is set by the publisher.

Pay-per-view is available for various types of journal and book content. The following types of content are always free of charge: Advertisements, Announcements, Calendars, Contents Lists, Editorial Board Listings, Front Matter of all Book Types, Publisher’s Notes, Errata, Duplicates, Retractions, Removals, Personal Reports.

Before purchasing, please verify whether you’ve selected the right content.

You may find it helpful to:

• Refer to the abstract
• Look just above the heading of the article to see what type of content you are viewing: article, book review, etc.
• Refer to the number of pages listed after the volume and issue number which will give you an idea of how much content you will be purchasing.

Once you are ready to purchase, simply add your selections to the shopping cart and proceed to checkout.