Special Terms for Authors & Researchers (STAR)
Eligible countries
Special Terms for Authors & Researchers (STAR) is a unique Taylor & Francis initiative developed to provide authors and researchers in the Global South with free access to articles from our leading international and regional journals across subject areas.
On this page you can discover which countries are eligible.
Africa
Algeria
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire)
Djibouti
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea Bissau
Guinea
Ivory Coast
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Reunion
Rwanda
São Tomé and Principe
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somelia
South Africa
Swaziland
Libya
Tanzania
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
Zambia
Zanzibar
Zimbabwe
SAARC
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Bhutan
India
Maldives
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
South East Asia
Brunei
Cambodia
East Timor
Indonesia
Laos
Malaysia
Mongolia
Myanmar
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Thailand
Vietnam
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Latin America and the Caribbean
Belize
Bolivia
Colombia
Dominica
Ecuador
El Salvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Nicaragua
Paraguay
Peru
Pacific
American Samoa
Federated States of Micronesia
Fiji
French Polynesia
Guam
Kiribati
Marshall Islands
Nauru
New Caledonia
Niue
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Samoa
Soloman Islands
Tokelau
Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
Wallis and Futuna