Do you publish supplements?
Yes, we publish supplements across many different disciplines, including: Allergy, Anesthesiology, Cardiology, Dentistry, Dermatology, Emergency Medicine, Gastroenterology & Hepatology, General Medicine, Geriatrics, Hematology, Infectious Diseases, Neurology, Nursing, Nutrition, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Pain, Pathology, Pediatrics, Pharmacology, Psychiatry, Radiology, Rheumatology, Surgery, Transplantation, Urology & Nephrology, and Veterinary Medicine.

Are your supplements peer reviewed?
Yes, the supplements are peer reviewed.

Are your supplements indexed?
Yes, the supplements are indexed in the same way the regular issues are indexed.

Are supplements available online?
• All supplements are posted on ScienceDirect (www.sciencedirect.com) and on the journal’s parent Website.
• We can also arrange through PubMed to have your supplement posted online, with full-text access.
• On special request, clients may also request pdf’s of the final printed supplement.
• On special request, it is possible to set up a link on a client’s Website, giving full-text access to those interested in reading the supplement.

What are your usual timelines from submission to publication?*
Journal peer review often takes between 2 and 3 months to complete (including manuscript revision). Production time generally takes about 2 months after receipt of the complete manuscript. In most cases, count on about 5 months to go from submission to publication of your supplement. This timeframe may vary by journal and the size of the supplement.

*Note that before submitting supplement manuscripts, you must get a proposal approved. To help with the proposal process, please contact Craig Smith or Brian Jenkins:

Craig Smith, Senior Editor
Elsevier Supplements Department
360 Park Avenue South
New York, NY 10010
Tel: 212-462-1933 | Fax: 212-462-1935
E-mail: c.smith@elsevier.com

Brian Jenkins, Senior Supplements Editor
Elsevier Supplements Department
360 Park Avenue South
New York, NY 10010
Tel: 212-462-1924 | Fax: 212-462-1935
E-mail: b.jenkins@elsevier.com

Where can I go to get more information about the editorial focus of a particular Elsevier journal?
You can go to www.elsmediakits.com and enter either a journal name or a discipline (e.g., cardiology) in the Search box. You may also do similar searches by going to www.elsevier.com.

How much does it cost to produce and mail a supplement?
Supplement costs are assessed by the page. Costs vary by journal and are influenced by a journal’s circulation, impact factor, and ISI ranking. Current pricing information may be requested from either Craig Smith (c.smith@elsevier.com) or Brian Jenkins (b.jenkins@elsevier.com).

Are there limits on the number of pages in a supplement?
We can print as many pages as you need for a supplement. Many journals do have a required minimum. You may print a supplement of as few as 24 pages between the covers, but you will be invoiced at the minimum number of pages.

What other services do you offer?

• Preprint: If you need a promotional piece for an upcoming meeting and have an approved proposal from the editorial office, we can provide a preprint with a mockup of the cover of the journal for advance distribution. The preprint includes the Introduction of your supplement plus the abstracts of the articles to be published.
• Elsevier Mailing Lists: In many cases we can obtain mailing lists from other Elsevier journals (North American and European titles) to increase distribution of your supplement.
• AMA Mailing Lists: We can acquire AMA mailing lists that specifically target demographics of your choosing.
• Overruns: extra copies of your complete supplement issue.
• Complete Distribution Services: We can bulk ship and/or mail individual copies of your supplement out to any size mailing list anywhere in the world directly from our printer.
• Online access: Free full-text access on the journal’s website and on PubMed can be made available to all readers.
• Video Clips: Clips of procedures or mechanisms of action can be posted on the online versions of the supplement (with reference to the online url in the printed version.
• WebCast: Your topics can be presented by in a live or prerecorded WebCast over the internet. Online CE, CPE, or CME accreditation can be included.
• CD-ROMS of Your Published Supplement: The CD-ROMS may also contain video clips to further clarify and enhance figures or to more clearly demonstrate procedures and mechanisms of action.
• Pocket-Size Supplements: After publishing a full-size supplement, we can do a pocket-size version that fits perfectly into a lab coat. These are great for Consensus Recommendations.
• Wall Charts: We can produce and print wall charts intended for posting in doctors’ offices to educate either caregivers or patients (e.g., regarding medication compliance).
• Reprints: Extra copies of a particular supplement article (contact Anne Rosenthal at reprints@elsevier.com).