F1000Research APC Waiver and Discount Policy: Who Qualifies and How to Apply

At a glance100% waiver for low-income and 50% for lower-middle income countries, by the submitting author. Submitting author only Must be requested, usually at submission

Check F1000Research'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 F1000Research

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

100% waiver 23 countries F1000Research full waiver list

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

50% off 43 countries F1000Research 50% list

Angola, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Cameroon, Comoros, Congo (Brazzaville), Djibouti, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Haiti, Honduras, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Mauritania, Morocco, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Palestinian Territory, Papua New Guinea, Senegal, Solomon Islands, São Tomé and Príncipe, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tunisia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Co-authors from other countries

Only the submitting (corresponding) author's institutional affiliation counts.

'Our waiver policy only applies to submitting authors' (primary affiliation)

How to get the waiver

NA; contact journal.

Programmes: Own World Bank list with GDP cap (low income 100%, lower-middle 50%); institutional membership.

Official sources: f1000research.com ↗

F1000Research journals on ScholarsColab

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

Springer NatureTaylor & FrancisIEEEAmerican Chemical SocietyBioMed Central (BMC)Emerald PublishingDe Gruyter BrillKargerBentham ScienceSCIRPIOP PublishingAIP Publishing

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

Frequently asked questions

Does F1000Research offer APC waivers?

100% waiver for low-income and 50% for lower-middle income countries, by the submitting author. Must be requested, usually at submission.

Who gets a full APC waiver at F1000Research?

Authors affiliated in 23 countries qualify for a 100% waiver. Only the submitting (corresponding) author's institutional affiliation counts.

Does the F1000Research waiver apply if my co-authors are from other countries?

Only the submitting (corresponding) author's institutional affiliation counts.

How do I apply for an APC waiver at F1000Research?

NA; contact journal.

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.

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