Eligible countries
Article publishing charge waivers and discounts
On this page you will find the full list of eligible countries for our article publishing charge (APC) discounts and waivers, for full open access journals.
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Low-income countries eligible for article publishing charge waivers
Corresponding authors with primary affiliation in countries that are defined by the World Bank as low-income economies and which also have a gross domestic product (GDP) of less than 100 billion US dollars, are entitled to 100% APC waiver when they publish in a full open access journal.
Afghanistan
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Central African Republic
Chad
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Eritrea
The Gambia
Guinea-Bissau
Liberia
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mozambique
Niger
Rwanda
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Sudan
Sudan
Syrian Arab Republic
Togo
Uganda
Ukraine*
Republic of Yemen
*The APC waiver has been temporarily increased to 100% due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Countries eligible for article publishing charge discounts
Corresponding authors with primary affiliation in countries that are defined by the World Bank as low- or lower-middle income economies and which also have a gross domestic product (GDP) of less than 200 billion US dollars, are entitled to a 50% APC discount.
Angola
Algeria
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia
Cabo Verde
Cameroon
Comoros
Republic of the Congo
Côte d’Ivoire
Djibouti
Ethiopia
Eswatini
Ghana
Guinea
Haiti
Honduras
Jordan
Kenya
Kiribati
Kyrgyz Republic
Lao PDR
Lebanon
Lesotho
Mauritania
Federated States of Micronesia
Mongolia
Morocco
Myanmar
Nepal
Nicaragua
Papua New Guinea
Samoa
São Tomé and Principe
Senegal
Solomon Islands
Sri Lanka
Tanzania
Tajikistan
Timor-Leste
Tunisia
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Zambia
Zimbabwe