How to request an article publishing charge discount or waiver
We offer waivers and discounts on the article publishing charges (APCs), sometimes known as article publication fees.
APCs are required to publish in many full open access journals (Taylor & Francis Open or Routledge Open).
Continue reading this page for information on the criteria for discounts and waivers, and how to request one.
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Who can request an APC discount or waiver for open access articles?
- Corresponding authors with primary affiliation in countries that are defined by the World Bank as low-income economies and which also have a gross domestic product (GDP) of less than 100 billion US dollars, are entitled to 100% APC waiver when they publish in a full open access journal.
- A 50% discount on the normal APC is available to authors from countries defined by the World Bank as low- and lower-middle income economies, which also have a gross domestic product (GDP) of less than 200 billion US dollars.
- See ourfull list of eligible countries on this page.
Please note that changes made to the World Bank list of low-income economies each July, can take a short period of time to be reflected in our submission systems. You may find discrepancies until the beginning of August while the update work takes place. If you have a query, get in touch with us for advice.
We are unable to accept payment from people and organizations in some countries where international banking restrictions apply.
Waivers and discounts are only available for submissions to full open access journals, and do not apply for submissions made to an Open Select (hybrid) journal. Our waiver policy only applies to corresponding authors.
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Corresponding authors with primary affiliations based in one of the 34 EIFL (Electronic Information for Libraries) network countries may be eligible for a 100% or 50% discount on the normal APC in a selection of our full open access journals.
Read more about our agreement with EIFL to find out if you’re eligible, and how to access the discount.
Requesting and applying an APC discount/waiver
- Check that your country is on our list of low-income or lower-middle income countries eligible for either 100% or 50% discount.
- Check that the journal you’re submitting to is one of the full open access journals included in this scheme.
- Submit through the journal’s online submission system, making sure that you follow the journal’s individual instructions for authors found on Taylor & Francis Online.
- In the submission system, the ‘Charges’ page will show the standard APC for the open access journal you are submitting to, which is determined by your location and article type.
- Discounts must be applied at the Services stage of the submission process when the APC quote is confirmed and may not be considered after submission
- If you are eligible for a waiver or a discount as part of our country-based waiver policy, you will be notified on the services page. If you wish to accept the waiver or discount, please click ‘Next’. If you have funding for your APC and do not wish to take up the waiver or discount, please check the box ‘I do not wish to request a waiver for my article’.
- If you have been given a discount code, enter it in the space provided, and click ‘Apply’. If you are notified that you are eligible for a country-based discount but instead have a discount code, please check the box ‘I do not wish to request a waiver for my article’ and enter the discount code in the apply discount code box and click ‘Apply’.
- If you might be eligible for a discretionary discount, you will be given the option to request this. If you wish to do so, please click ‘Yes’ when asked if you would like to request a discretionary waiver. Select the reason for your request from the drop-down box and upload supporting documentation. Click ‘Confirm’.
- Please note that you will not be able to submit until your discretionary waiver request has either been confirmed or denied. The quoted APC will only be payable if your article is accepted for publication following peer review. If we have reason to believe an author has provided false information as part of their waiver request, we reserve the right to rescind any discount offered, and the full APC will apply.
- Your paper will go through peer review as normal. Journal editors or reviewers won’t see requests for a discount or waiver, and it won’t influence the outcome of your submission.
Open access agreements
Authors can also benefit from reduced or fully prepaid APCs through our open access agreements. We partner with institutions and funders across the world to help researchers publish gold open access in their chosen journals.
