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

At a glanceReductions for low and middle income countries, shown on the invoice; percentages not published. First and corresponding author Applied automatically from the affiliation

Check SCIRP'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 SCIRP

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

Discount 25 countries World Bank low-income list, reduction

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, Uganda, Yemen

Discount 46 countries World Bank lower-middle income list, reduction

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

The publisher does not publish its exact country list; the groups above are the World Bank income groups it refers to.

Co-authors from other countries

The first author and the corresponding author both count; when they differ, the less favourable discount is applied.

First or corresponding author; least favourable applied

How to get the waiver

Automatic on invoice.

Programmes: Own low-income / lower-middle income reductions (% NA).

Official sources: scirp.org ↗

Springer NatureTaylor & FrancisIEEEAmerican Chemical SocietyBioMed Central (BMC)Emerald PublishingDe Gruyter BrillKargerBentham ScienceIOP PublishingAIP PublishingACM

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

Frequently asked questions

Does SCIRP offer APC waivers?

Reductions for low and middle income countries, shown on the invoice; percentages not published. Applied automatically from the affiliation.

Who gets a full APC waiver at SCIRP?

No country gets a guaranteed 100% waiver; the scheme gives discounts. The first author and the corresponding author both count; when they differ, the less favourable discount is applied.

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

The first author and the corresponding author both count; when they differ, the less favourable discount is applied.

How do I apply for an APC waiver at SCIRP?

Automatic on invoice.

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: Medium (percentages NA).