Waivers and Discounts

Wiley's partnership with Research4Life enables research from institutions in low- and middle-income countries and locations to be published open access by providing automatic waivers and discounts on Article Publication Charges (APCs). The full list of countries and locations is below.

Waivers and discounts are only applicable for authors accepted to publish in our fully open access journals. Eligibility is determined based on the affiliation(s) provided at manuscript submission for the corresponding author.¹ Wiley does not currently offer waivers or discounts for authors publishing open access in a hybrid journal.

To ensure that editorial decisions are never influenced by ability to pay, it is Wiley policy that editors of open access journals are not involved in correspondence with authors regarding payment of APCs. The APC calculation system automatically applies a waiver or discount when applicable, and there is no action for authors. We ask authors not to discuss any issues concerning payment with editors.

In addition to the Research4Life partnership, some journals may offer additional waiver initiatives for APCs. These additional APC waivers will be managed by the editors and may be discussed with them.

Automatic Waivers

Corresponding authors from institutions in the following countries and locations are eligible to receive an automatic waiver for APCs when publishing in a Wiley fully open access journal:

Automatic Discounts

Corresponding authors from institutions in the following countries and locations are eligible to receive an automatic 50% discount² on APCs when publishing in a Wiley fully open access journal:

Open Access Pricing Power Parity Pilot (OAPPP Pilot)

Beginning 21 January 2025, we are piloting a new 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.

Corresponding authors¹ affiliated with an institution in the countries and locations listed are eligible to receive the stated discount² on APCs when publishing in any of our nearly 600 fully open access journals.

To receive a discount under the pilot program, authors do not need to take any additional steps. Simply submit your manuscript to one of our fully open access journals and the appropriate discount stated below will be applied:

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

²If a corresponding author also qualifies for other discounts, only the highest discount will be applied as discounts cannot be combined.