Publishers and journals that waive the APC in full for Namibia
A 100% waiver means you publish open access without paying the fee. Read the co-author rule of each one before you submit.
| Publisher or journal | What you get | Whose affiliation counts | How |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACM | Free 100% APC waiver | Corresponding author only | Applied automatically from the affiliation |
| American Physical Society | Free 100% APC waiver | Submitting author only | Applied automatically from the affiliation |
| BMJ | Free 100% APC waiver | Every author | Must be requested, usually at submission |
| Copernicus Publications | Free 100% APC waiver | Corresponding author only | Applied automatically from the affiliation |
| Lancet open access journals journal | Free 100% APC waiver | Majority of institutions | Applied automatically from the affiliation |
| Microbiology Society | Free 100% APC waiver | Corresponding author only | Applied automatically from the affiliation |
| MIT Press | Free 100% APC waiver (Quantitative Science Studies) | Corresponding author only | Must be requested, usually at submission |
| Optica Publishing Group | Free 100% APC waiver | Corresponding author only | Applied automatically from the affiliation |
| Oxford University Press | Free 100% APC waiver | Corresponding author only | Applied automatically from the affiliation |
| Rockefeller University Press | Free 100% APC waiver | Corresponding author only | Applied automatically from the affiliation |
| Royal Society of Chemistry | Free 100% APC waiver | Corresponding author only | Applied automatically from the affiliation |
| Science Advances (AAAS) | Free 100% APC waiver | Corresponding author only | Applied automatically from the affiliation |
| The Company of Biologists | Free 100% APC waiver | Corresponding author only | Applied automatically from the affiliation |
| World Scientific | Free 100% APC waiver | Corresponding author only | Must be requested, usually at submission |
APC discounts for authors in Namibia
A part of the fee is waived; the rest is paid by the authors or their institution.
| Publisher or journal | What you get | Whose affiliation counts | How |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of California Press | 75% off 75% off the APC | Corresponding author only | Applied automatically from the affiliation |
| Edward Elgar Publishing | 70% off 70% off the APC (fixed GBP 500 APC in 16 hybrid journals) | Corresponding author only | Must be requested, usually at submission |
| Elsevier | 50% off 50% off the APC | Every author | Applied automatically from the affiliation |
| Springer Nature | 50% off 50% off the APC | Corresponding author only | Must be requested, usually at submission |
| Wiley | 50% off 50% off the APC | Half of all authors | Applied automatically from the affiliation |
| Hindawi | 50% off 50% off the APC | Half of all authors | Applied automatically from the affiliation |
| Taylor & Francis | 50% off 50% off the APC | Corresponding author only | Must be requested, usually at submission |
| SAGE | 50% off 50% off the APC | Corresponding author only | Applied automatically from the affiliation |
| Cambridge University Press | 50% off 50% off the APC (Group B may request a full waiver) | Corresponding author only | Applied automatically from the affiliation |
| IEEE | 50% off 50% off the APC | Every author | Applied automatically from the affiliation |
| BioMed Central (BMC) | 50% off 50% off the APC | Corresponding author only | Must be requested, usually at submission |
| Cell Press | 50% off 50% off the APC | Every author | Applied automatically from the affiliation |
| Thieme | 50% off 50% off the APC | Corresponding author only | Applied automatically from the affiliation |
| IET | 50% off 50% off the APC | Half of all authors | Applied automatically from the affiliation |
| F1000Research journal | 50% off 50% off the APC | Submitting author only | Must be requested, usually at submission |
| Dove Medical Press | 50% off 50% off the APC | Every author | Applied automatically from the affiliation |
| EMBO Press | 50% off 50% off the APC (pays 50% of list price) | Corresponding author only | Applied automatically from the affiliation |
| Scientific Reports journal | 50% off 50% off the APC | Corresponding author only | Must be requested, usually at submission |
| Heliyon journal | 50% off 50% off the APC | Not stated by the journal | Must be requested, usually at submission |
| KeAi | 50% off 50% off the APC | Corresponding author only | Applied automatically from the affiliation |
| Springer Nature Discover journals journal | 50% off 50% off the APC | Corresponding author only | Must be requested, usually at submission |
| IEEE Access journal | 50% off 50% off the APC | Every author | Applied automatically from the affiliation |
| BMC journals with country-tiered pricing journal | 50% off 50% off the APC (pays 50% of list price) | Corresponding author only | Applied automatically from the affiliation |
| De Gruyter Brill | 30% off 30% off the APC | Corresponding author only | Applied automatically from the affiliation |
| IOP Publishing | 30% off 30% off the APC | Corresponding author + majority | Applied automatically from the affiliation |
| AIP Publishing | Discount Reduced APC | Corresponding author only | Applied automatically from the affiliation |
| American Society for Microbiology | Discount Partial waiver | Corresponding author only | Applied automatically from the affiliation |
| Bioscientifica | Discount Waiver or discount | Case by case | Must be requested, usually at submission |
| JMIR Publications | Discount Discount | Every author | Must be requested, usually at submission |
| Karger | Discount Discount | Corresponding author only | Must be requested, usually at submission |
| PLOS | Discount Reduced fee in most journals | Corresponding author only | Must be requested, usually at submission |
| PLOS ONE journal | Discount USD 940 instead of USD 2,477, only without external funding | Not stated by the journal | Must be requested, usually at submission |
| Portland Press | Discount Discount | Corresponding author only | Applied automatically from the affiliation |
| SCIRP | Discount Reduction | First and corresponding author | Applied automatically from the affiliation |
Check the waiver for your author team
The tables above are for a single author in Namibia. 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:
Corresponding author only
Only the corresponding author's affiliation counts. Co-authors from other countries do not change the waiver.
Submitting author only
Only the submitting (corresponding) author's institutional affiliation counts.
First and corresponding author
The first author and the corresponding author both count; when they differ, the less favourable discount is applied.
Half of all authors
The corresponding author's country decides the group, and for a full waiver at least half of all authors must be affiliated in a country of the same eligible group.
Corresponding author + majority
Applied automatically when all authors are in eligible countries; on request when the corresponding author and the majority of co-authors are.
Majority of institutions
The country of the main funder decides; for unfunded work, the country of the majority of the authors' institutions, and when there is no majority, the corresponding author's country.
Every author
Every author must be affiliated in an eligible country. One co-author from an ineligible country cancels the waiver; with authors from different groups, the lowest discount applies.
Country lists that include Namibia
- Research4Life Group B list source ↗
- EIFL partner country list source ↗
- World Bank lower-middle income list
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 Namibia.
Open the Journal Finder for Namibia →
Countries on the same lists
Authors in these countries get the same treatment at most publishers.
Frequently asked questions
Do authors from Namibia get an APC waiver?
Yes, at 14 of the publishers and journals we checked, for example ACM, American Physical Society, BMJ, Copernicus Publications, Lancet open access journals, Microbiology Society. The waiver depends on where the authors are affiliated, not their nationality.
Which publishers give a discount to authors in Namibia?
University of California Press, Edward Elgar Publishing, Elsevier, Springer Nature, Wiley, Hindawi, Taylor & Francis, SAGE, Cambridge University Press, IEEE, BioMed Central (BMC), Cell Press. The percentage and conditions differ by publisher; the table on this page shows each one.
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 Namibia?
Namibia is on: Research4Life Group B list, EIFL partner country list, World Bank lower-middle income list.