Bioscientifica APC Waiver and Discount Policy: Who Qualifies and How to Apply

At a glanceWaiver or discount for countries on the Research4Life lists, on request at first submission. Case by case Must be requested, usually at submission

Check Bioscientifica's waiver for your author team

Co-authors (where they work)

Only the country is needed: without a journal you get every publisher's result for your author team. Free. No sign-up. Uses the publishers' published rules, last verified 27 October 2026.

Which countries qualify at Bioscientifica

Countries are matched by the author's institutional affiliation, not nationality.

Discount 82 countries Research4Life Group A list, waiver or discount

Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Belau, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo (Brazzaville), Congo (Kinshasa), Cook Islands, Djibouti, Dominica, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Micronesia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Niue, North Korea, Palestinian Territory, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Suriname, Syria, São Tomé and Príncipe, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Discount 42 countries Research4Life Group B list, waiver or discount

Albania, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Fiji, Gabon, Georgia, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kosovo, Libya, Mauritius, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Tunisia, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam

Co-authors from other countries

No country rule: the publisher decides case by case, or has no waiver scheme.

How to get the waiver

Indicate at first submission.

Programmes: Low-income waiver/discount programme using Research4Life definitions; Read & Publish; society member discounts.

Official sources: bioscientifica.com ↗

SPIEElsevierWileyHindawiSAGEOxford University PressCambridge University PressPLOSCopernicus PublicationsMIT PressRoyal Society of ChemistryCell Press

Schemes used: Research4Life. All publishers and schemes →

Frequently asked questions

Does Bioscientifica offer APC waivers?

Waiver or discount for countries on the Research4Life lists, on request at first submission. Must be requested, usually at submission.

Who gets a full APC waiver at Bioscientifica?

No country gets a guaranteed 100% waiver; the scheme gives discounts. No country rule: the publisher decides case by case, or has no waiver scheme.

Does the Bioscientifica waiver apply if my co-authors are from other countries?

No country rule: the publisher decides case by case, or has no waiver scheme.

How do I apply for an APC waiver at Bioscientifica?

Indicate at first submission.

Before you submit

Source, method and date. Each publisher's rule was read from its official waiver page (linked on every row) and the country lists from Research4Life, EIFL, the World Bank income classification and the publishers' own lists. Last verified: 27 October 2026. Policies change, Research4Life updates its lists every January and the World Bank every July, and some waivers are temporary or decided case by case. The checker reads the published rules; it cannot promise a waiver. Confirm on the publisher's page before you submit. ScholarsColab is not affiliated with any publisher listed here; logos are trademarks of their owners, shown only to name the publishers whose rules we read.

Confidence of this entry: Medium.