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

Below are the agreed terms: 

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

HOW DOES IT WORK?

To identify themselves when submitting their articles corresponding authors must use their institutional affiliation (ideally with an ORCID iD), including an institutional email address where possible.

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 or discount eligibility. If the waiver or discount has not been applied, corresponding authors can email openaccess@wspc.com for assistance.

The publisher will mention the availability of waivers and discounts on the web page of each journal 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 is for 2025.

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, Botswana, China, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Georgia, Ghana, 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 Britt-Marie Wideberg: britt-marie.wideberg@eifl.net