BMC journals with country-tiered pricing APC Waiver and Discount Policy: Who Qualifies and How to Apply

At a glanceSixty BMC journals in Springer Nature's pilot set the APC by the corresponding author's country: the paper pays 0%, 25%, 50%, 75% or 100% of the list price. Corresponding author only Applied automatically from the affiliation Part of BioMed Central (BMC)

Check BMC journals with country-tiered pricing's waiver for your author team

Co-authors (where they work)

Only the country is needed: without a journal you get every publisher's result for your author team. Free. No sign-up. Uses the publishers' published rules, last verified 27 October 2026.

Which countries qualify at BMC journals with country-tiered pricing

Countries are matched by the author's institutional affiliation, not nationality.

100% waiver 36 countries Springer Nature tiered-pricing list (tier paying 0%), APC set to 0% of list price

Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo (Kinshasa), Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Lebanon, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, Palestinian Territory, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Togo, Uganda, Ukraine, Yemen, Zimbabwe

75% off 41 countries Springer Nature tiered-pricing list (tier paying 25%), pays 25% of list price

Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Comoros, Congo (Brazzaville), Djibouti, Egypt, Eswatini, Guinea, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iran, Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lesotho, Mauritania, Micronesia, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, São Tomé and Príncipe, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Tunisia, Türkiye, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Zambia

50% off 46 countries Springer Nature tiered-pricing list (tier paying 50%), pays 50% of list price

Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belarus, Belau, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Cambodia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Georgia, Grenada, Guatemala, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Kosovo, Libya, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Moldova, Montenegro, Namibia, North Macedonia, Paraguay, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Senegal, Serbia, Suriname, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uruguay, Venezuela

25% off 19 countries Springer Nature tiered-pricing list (tier paying 75%), pays 75% of list price

Brunei, Bulgaria, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Ecuador, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Mexico, Oman, Peru, Philippines, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam

Co-authors from other countries

Only the corresponding author's affiliation counts. Co-authors from other countries do not change the waiver.

The APC is set automatically at acceptance from the corresponding author's country of residence.

How to get the waiver

Applied automatically at acceptance; no request needed.

Programmes: Springer Nature country-tiered APC pilot (64 journals: 60 BMC journals and 4 EMBO Press journals); standard financial-need waivers still apply on top.

Official sources: springernature.com ↗

BMC journals with country-tiered pricing journals on ScholarsColab

Each journal page shows its indexing, impact factor, review time, reviewer comments and this waiver.

BioMed Central (BMC)Springer NatureEMBO PressElsevier

Schemes used: Country-tiered APC pricing. APC discount by publisher: all publishers →

Frequently asked questions

Does BMC journals with country-tiered pricing offer APC waivers?

Sixty BMC journals in Springer Nature's pilot set the APC by the corresponding author's country: the paper pays 0%, 25%, 50%, 75% or 100% of the list price. Applied automatically from the affiliation.

Who gets a full APC waiver at BMC journals with country-tiered pricing?

Authors affiliated in 36 countries qualify for a 100% waiver. Only the corresponding author's affiliation counts. Co-authors from other countries do not change the waiver.

Does the BMC journals with country-tiered pricing waiver apply if my co-authors are from other countries?

Only the corresponding author's affiliation counts. Co-authors from other countries do not change the waiver.

How do I apply for an APC waiver at BMC journals with country-tiered pricing?

Applied automatically at acceptance; no request needed.

Before you submit

Source, method and date. Each publisher's rule was read from its official waiver page (linked on every row) and the country lists from Research4Life, EIFL, the World Bank income classification and the publishers' own lists. Last verified: 27 October 2026. Policies change, Research4Life updates its lists every January and the World Bank every July, and some waivers are temporary or decided case by case. The checker reads the published rules; it cannot promise a waiver. Confirm on the publisher's page before you submit. ScholarsColab is not affiliated with any publisher listed here; logos are trademarks of their owners, shown only to name the publishers whose rules we read.

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