Emerald Publishing APC Waiver and Discount Policy: Who Qualifies and How to Apply

At a glanceAutomatic 100% waiver for low-income and 50% for lower-middle income countries (World Bank FY2023 list). Corresponding author only Applied automatically from the affiliation

Check Emerald Publishing'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 Emerald Publishing

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

100% waiver 26 countries Emerald full waiver list (World Bank FY2023)

Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo (Kinshasa), Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, North Korea, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Togo, Uganda, Yemen

50% off 56 countries Emerald 50% list (World Bank FY2023)

Algeria, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Comoros, Congo (Brazzaville), Djibouti, Egypt, El Salvador, Eswatini, Ghana, Guinea, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iran, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Mauritania, Micronesia, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestinian Territory, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Senegal, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, São Tomé and Príncipe, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Tunisia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Co-authors from other countries

Only the corresponding author's affiliation counts. Co-authors from other countries do not change the waiver.

Corresponding author

How to get the waiver

Automatic at submission; fully open access only.

Programmes: Own World Bank list (FY2023): low income 100%, lower-middle 50%; ONOS.

Official sources: emeraldgrouppublishing.com ↗

Emerald Publishing journals on ScholarsColab

Each journal page shows its indexing, impact factor, review time, reviewer comments and this waiver.

Springer NatureTaylor & FrancisAmerican Chemical SocietyBioMed Central (BMC)De Gruyter BrillKargerBentham ScienceAIP PublishingACMPeerJScientific ReportsSpringer Nature Discover journals

Schemes used: World Bank income groups. All publishers and schemes →

Frequently asked questions

Does Emerald Publishing offer APC waivers?

Automatic 100% waiver for low-income and 50% for lower-middle income countries (World Bank FY2023 list). Applied automatically from the affiliation.

Who gets a full APC waiver at Emerald Publishing?

Authors affiliated in 26 countries qualify for a 100% waiver. Only the corresponding author's affiliation counts. Co-authors from other countries do not change the waiver.

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

Only the corresponding author's affiliation counts. Co-authors from other countries do not change the waiver.

How do I apply for an APC waiver at Emerald Publishing?

Automatic at submission; fully open access only.

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: High.