Check your author team
Publishers and journals using this scheme
| Publisher or journal | What it gives | Whose affiliation counts | Official source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolters Kluwer (Lippincott) | No general country waiver for Lippincott journals; most Medknow journals charge no APC | Case by case | wolterskluwer.com ↗ |
| American Society for Microbiology | Automatic full waiver for Research4Life Group A and a partial waiver for Group B | Corresponding author only | journals.asm.org ↗ |
| Cureus journal | No universal APC; a paid editing service is required only for some papers | Case by case | cureus.com ↗ |
| KeAi | Research4Life waiver (100% Group A, 50% Group B) set per journal, and many society-sponsored journals with no APC | Corresponding author only | keaipublishing.com ↗ |
| Annual Reviews | Subscribe to Open: no article charges for anyone | Case by case | annualreviews.org ↗ |
| Medknow | Most journals charge no APC (platinum open access) | Case by case | wolterskluwer.com ↗ |
Other schemes: Research4Life, EIFL agreements, World Bank income groups, Publisher country lists, Country-tiered APC pricing, National agreements (ONOS India), Discretionary hardship waivers, Institutional and read & publish deals. APC waiver checker →
Frequently asked questions
What is No APC (diamond and Subscribe to Open)?
Journals funded by societies, institutions or subscriptions that publish open access without charging authors anything.
Which publishers use No APC (diamond and Subscribe to Open) for APC waivers?
Among the publishers we checked: Wolters Kluwer (Lippincott), American Society for Microbiology, Cureus, KeAi, Annual Reviews, Medknow. Each one decides its own percentages and co-author rule.
Does being on the list guarantee a waiver?
No. The list decides which countries can qualify; each publisher then applies its own rule on whose affiliation counts, on funding and on journal type. Check the publisher page and confirm with the journal before submitting.
