APC discounts for authors in Saudi Arabia
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| EMBO Press | 25% off 25% off the APC (pays 75% of list price) | Corresponding author only | Applied automatically from the affiliation |
| BMC journals with country-tiered pricing journal | 25% off 25% off the APC (pays 75% of list price) | Corresponding author only | Applied automatically from the affiliation |
Check the waiver for your author team
The tables above are for a single author in Saudi Arabia. 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.
Country lists that include Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia.
Open the Journal Finder for Saudi Arabia →
Frequently asked questions
Do authors from Saudi Arabia get an APC waiver?
No publisher we checked waives the fee in full for Saudi Arabia, but 2 give a discount, for example EMBO Press, BMC journals with country-tiered pricing.
Which publishers give a discount to authors in Saudi Arabia?
EMBO Press, BMC journals with country-tiered pricing. 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 Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia is not on the Research4Life, EIFL or low and lower-middle income World Bank lists that most publishers use.