International Journal of Multidisciplinary Health Sciences and Research

IJMHSAR can offer APC waivers and discounts to authors based on their financial need.

• The policy should be transparent and clearly communicated to authors.
• The policy should be applied consistently and fairly to all authors.
• The policy should be reviewed and updated regularly to ensure it remains relevant and effective.

• Springer Nature offers APC waivers to papers whose corresponding authors are based in countries classified by the World Bank as low-income economies as of July 2023. Papers whose corresponding authors are based in countries with lower-middle-income economies and with a 2022 gross domestic product (GDP) of less than 200 billion US dollars are eligible for a 50% discount.
• Wiley offers APC waivers and discounts to corresponding authors based in low- and lower middle-income countries and locations. Wiley’s partnership with Research4Life enables research from authors from low- and middle-income countries/locations to be published open access by providing automatic waivers and discounts on Article Publication Charges (APCs) for authors accepted to publish in their fully open access journals.
• Taylor & Francis offers 100% APC waiver to corresponding authors with primary affiliation in countries defined by the World Bank as low-income economies. A 50% discount on the normal APC is also available to authors from countries defined by the World Bank as lower-middle income economies, who have a 2021 gross domestic product (GDP) of less than 200 billion US dollars.