Check the waiver for your author team
The tables above are for a single author in Martinique. Add your co-authors' countries and a journal to see what applies to your paper.
Co-authors in other countries
With an international author team the same paper can be free at one publisher and charged at another. This is how the publishers above decide:
No publisher above applies a country rule for Martinique, so the co-author rule does not change anything here.
Country lists that include Martinique
Martinique is not on the Research4Life, EIFL or World Bank low and lower-middle income lists that most publishers use for waivers.
Publishers update these lists every year, so confirm with the journal before you submit. How the schemes work →
Case-by-case waivers
These publishers grant waivers or discounts on application, by need and available funds. Nothing is guaranteed, but you can ask at submission.
No APC at all
Find a journal on your topic with the waiver
The Journal Finder matches your title or abstract to journals that published similar papers and, with the waiver filter on, keeps the journals that waive or discount the APC for Martinique.
Open the Journal Finder for Martinique →
Frequently asked questions
Do authors from Martinique get an APC waiver?
No publisher we checked has a country-based waiver for Martinique. Hardship waivers on request, institutional agreements and journals without an APC are the usual options.
Does the waiver still apply if my co-authors are in other countries?
It depends on the publisher. At many publishers only the corresponding author's affiliation counts; others need half, most or all authors in eligible countries. The table on this page shows the rule of each publisher, and the checker applies it to your author team.
Which country lists include Martinique?
Martinique is not on the Research4Life, EIFL or low and lower-middle income World Bank lists that most publishers use.