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In combination with our publishing partner, Wiley, we offer waivers and discounts to corresponding authors based in low- and middle-income countries. Wiley's partnership with Research4Life enables research from authors in these countries to be published open access by providing automatic waivers and discounts on Article Publication Charges (APCs) for authors accepted to publish in Journal of Synchrotron Radiation.
Automatic waivers
Corresponding authors based in the following countries are eligible to receive an automatic waiver for APCs* when publishing in Journal of Synchrotron Radiation:
- Afghanistan
- Angola
- Bangladesh
- Belize
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Comoros
- Congo
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- Cook Islands
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Cuba
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Grenada
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- Kyrgyzstan
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Maldives
- Mali
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritania
- Micronesia, Federated States of
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Nauru
- Nepal
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Niue
- Palau
- Palestine, State of
- Papua New Guinea
- Republic of Moldova
- Rwanda
- Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Samoa
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Syrian Arab Republic
- Tajikistan
- Timor-Leste
- Togo
- Tokelau
- Tonga
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Republic of Tanzania
- Vanuatu
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
*Automatic waivers will only be applied if the corresponding author requests a waiver at the payment step during article submission.
Automatic discounts
Corresponding authors based in the following countries are eligible to receive a 50% discount on APCs* when publishing in Journal of Synchrotron Radiation:
- Albania
- Algeria
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Belarus
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Colombia
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Fiji
- Gabon
- Georgia
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Iraq
- Jamaica
- Jordan
- Kosovo
- Libya
- Mauritius
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Namibia
- Nigeria
- North Macedonia
- Pakistan
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Sri Lanka
- Tunisia
- Uzbekistan
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
- Viet Nam
*Automatic discounts can only be applied if the corresponding author selects to pay directly or arrange for payment at the payment step during article submission.
If you do not qualify for a waiver under the above rules, discretionary waivers may be available for authors who demonstrate financial need. Note that Journal of Synchrotron Radiation expects authors to exhaust all alternative funding sources before applying for a discretionary waiver. For additional information, contact jsr@iucr.org.
For details of Wiley's general policy on waivers, click here.
