Cell Press APC Waiver and Discount Policy: Who Qualifies and How to Apply

At a glanceCell Press follows Elsevier's Research4Life rule: every author must be in an eligible country. Every author Applied automatically from the affiliation Part of Elsevier

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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 Cell Press

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

100% waiver 82 countries Research4Life Group A list

Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Belau, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo (Brazzaville), Congo (Kinshasa), Cook Islands, Djibouti, Dominica, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Micronesia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Niue, North Korea, Palestinian Territory, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Suriname, Syria, São Tomé and Príncipe, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

50% off 42 countries Research4Life Group B list

Albania, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Fiji, Gabon, Georgia, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kosovo, Libya, Mauritius, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Tunisia, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam

Co-authors from other countries

Every author must be affiliated in an eligible country. One co-author from an ineligible country cancels the waiver; with authors from different groups, the lowest discount applies.

All authors: 'all of the authors are from a Group A and/or Group B Research4Life country'

How to get the waiver

Automatic for fully open access journals.

Programmes: Elsevier Research4Life rule.

Official sources: cell.com ↗ · cell.com (2) ↗

Cell Press journals on ScholarsColab

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

ElsevierHeliyonBMJWileyHindawiSAGEOxford University PressCambridge University PressPLOSCopernicus PublicationsMIT PressRoyal Society of Chemistry

Schemes used: Research4Life. All publishers and schemes →

Frequently asked questions

Does Cell Press offer APC waivers?

Cell Press follows Elsevier's Research4Life rule: every author must be in an eligible country. Applied automatically from the affiliation.

Who gets a full APC waiver at Cell Press?

Authors affiliated in 82 countries qualify for a 100% waiver. Every author must be affiliated in an eligible country. One co-author from an ineligible country cancels the waiver; with authors from different groups, the lowest discount applies.

Does the Cell Press waiver apply if my co-authors are from other countries?

Every author must be affiliated in an eligible country. One co-author from an ineligible country cancels the waiver; with authors from different groups, the lowest discount applies.

How do I apply for an APC waiver at Cell Press?

Automatic for fully open access journals.

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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