FAQ

Answers to the questions authors and readers ask most often about Elixir Publishers and its journals. For anything not covered here, write to journals@elixirpublishers.in.

The journals

What does Elixir Publishers publish?

Elixir Publishers publishes 26 peer-reviewed, open-access journals in medicine and health, microbiology, agriculture and food, the life and physical sciences, the social sciences, and business and economics. The list of journals on the main page groups them by subject.

Is every article free to read?

Yes. All articles are free to read online from the day they are published, with no subscription or registration.

Do authors pay to publish?

No. The journals charge no article processing charge (APC), no submission fee and no other fee.

Which licence do the articles carry?

Authors keep the copyright of their articles, which are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence (CC BY 4.0). Anyone may share and adapt an article, provided the authors and the original publication are credited.

Do articles have DOIs?

Elixir Publishers registers DOIs with Crossref under the prefix 10.62604. Where an article has a DOI, it is shown on the article’s page.

Indexing

Which Elixir journals are indexed in Embase?

Six journals are indexed in Embase, Elsevier’s biomedical database, and appear in Elsevier’s Embase journal list (October 2026): Global Journal of Cardiology, International Journal of Microbiology Research and Reviews, International Journal of Bacteriology and Mycology, International Journal of Diseases and Disorders, African Journal of Malaria and Tropical Diseases and International Journal of Plant and Animal Sciences. Global Journal of Endocrinology and Diabetes has been accepted for Embase. Each of these journals shows its Embase status on its home page.

Where else are the journals indexed?

Articles of 25 journals have DOIs registered with Crossref, and 18 journals have a source record in OpenAlex, the open catalogue of scholarly works (checked against the public records on 14 Nov 2026). On each journal’s home page, “Indexed and registered in” lists the services that hold a record of that journal, each linked to the record.

How can I check whether a journal is in Scopus or DOAJ?

Search for the journal’s title or ISSN in the Scopus Sources list (scopus.com/sources) and in the Directory of Open Access Journals (doaj.org). Both are free to search.

Submitting

How do I submit a manuscript?

Open the journal’s home page and choose “Submit a manuscript”. Submissions are made online: register on the journal’s site, then follow the steps of the submission form. The journal’s author guidelines explain how to prepare the manuscript.

How are manuscripts reviewed?

Research manuscripts are peer-reviewed before a decision is made. The review process and the publisher’s other policies are set out in All Policies.

Contact

How can I contact Elixir Publishers?

Write to journals@elixirpublishers.in. Postal address: #Suite 1, Dolly Avenue, Nagole, Hyderabad-68, Telangana, India.