World Scientific APCs for open access publishing

OVERVIEW

World Scientific offers waived and discounted Article Processing Charges (APCs) to corresponding authors from EIFL partner countries when they publish in one of their eligible hybrid or fully open access journals.

TERMS & CONDITIONS

The agreement is valid for eligible hybrid and fully open access journals from World Scientific. 

Below are the agreed terms: 

• Waived Article Processing Charges (100% discount - no fees) for corresponding authors from: Albania, Botswana, Congo, Fiji, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lesotho, Malawi, Maldives, Moldova, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, North Macedonia, Senegal, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
• 70% discounted Article Processing Charges for corresponding authors from: Ethiopia, Uzbekistan
• 50% discounted Article Processing Charges for corresponding authors from: Armenia, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Palestine, Serbia

HOW DOES IT WORK?

When the corresponding author receives the acceptance email from World Scientific, they should reply to the sender (which is usually the handling editor) and inform them about the waiver / discount eligibility. If the waiver/discount has not been applied, they can email openaccess@wspc.com for assistance.

The publisher will mention the availability of waivers and discounts on each journal's web page and/or the article acceptance letter. 

HOW CAN I FIND JOURNALS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THE OFFER?

You can view the title list here and browse it by subject. This title list will be updated once a year, no later than 31st July each year. The current list was confirmed on 20th January 2022.

SUBJECT COVERAGE

Chemistry, Computer Science, Economics, Finance & Management, Engineering, Environmental Science, Materials Science, Mathematics, Medical & Life Sciences, Physics

WHERE ELSE CAN I PUBLISH IN OPEN ACCESS?

Click on your country below to get the list of all the journals that EIFL has negotiated open access publishing terms for. You can browse the list by subject, impact factor, and publisher.

Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Botswana, China, Congo, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Georgia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Lithuania, Malawi, Maldives, Moldova, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, North Macedonia, Palestine, Senegal, Serbia, Slovenia, Sudan, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Further information

Contact us if you have questions Licensing Programme Manager Lorraine Estelle: lorraine.estelle@eifl.net