Geographical Waivers and Discounts

Wiley's partnership with Research4Life and our Open Access Pricing Parity Pilot enable research from institutions in certain countries and locations to be published open access by providing waivers and discounts on Article Publication Charges (APCs) based on their status as low- or middle-income or their purchasing power index value. This support is not intended to extend to researchers based in wealthier countries who are not part of the eligible research community. The full list of countries and locations is below.

Geographical waivers and discounts are only applicable for authors accepted to publish in our fully open access journals. Eligibility for a geographical discount is determined based on the affiliation of the responsible corresponding author.¹ If a responsible corresponding author also qualifies for other discounts, only the highest discount will be applied, as discounts cannot be combined. Eligibility for a full waiver additionally requires that at least 50% of all authors on the manuscript are affiliated with institutions in the same eligible country group as the responsible corresponding author.² Wiley does not currently offer geographical waivers or discounts for authors publishing open access in a hybrid journal.

After submission to a fully open access journal, authors are sent an email with an initial price or waiver estimate based on the information provided at submission, including the country of the responsible corresponding author. Waiver estimates will be confirmed against the full list of author affiliations prior to publication, and authors will be informed if their final eligibility differs from the initial estimate.

Geographical Waivers

Author groups from institutions with at least 50% of authors in the following countries and locations are eligible to receive an APC waiver when publishing in a Wiley fully open access journal (please note that Wiley does not currently offer waivers on APCs for hybrid journals):

Geographical Discounts

Responsible corresponding authors from institutions in the following countries and locations are eligible to receive a 50% APC discount when publishing in a Wiley fully open access journal (please note that Wiley does not currently offer discounts on APCs for hybrid journals):

Open Access Pricing Power Parity Pilot (OAPPP Pilot)

Beginning 21 January 2025, we are piloting a program for authors based in 33 countries across the Latin America region. This pilot discounts APCs in fully open access journals based on the Purchasing Power Index (PPI) value of each participating country, informed by World Bank ICP data.

Responsible corresponding authors affiliated with an institution in the following countries and locations are eligible to receive the stated APC discount when publishing in a Wiley fully open access journal (please note that Wiley does not currently offer discounts on APCs for hybrid journals):

¹If there are multiple corresponding authors, one should be designated as the responsible corresponding author.

²Waivers for specific article types and editorial waivers do not have additional eligibility criteria. Details can be found on journal open access pages on Wiley Online Library.