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

At a glance100% for low-income and 50% for lower-middle income countries, only when every author is eligible. Every author Applied automatically from the affiliation Part of Taylor & Francis

Check Dove Medical Press'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 Dove Medical Press

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

100% waiver 24 countries Dove Medical Press full waiver list

Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo (Kinshasa), Eritrea, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Uganda, Ukraine, Yemen

50% off 43 countries Dove Medical Press 50% list

Angola, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Cambodia, Cameroon, Comoros, Congo (Brazzaville), Djibouti, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Haiti, Honduras, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Mauritania, Morocco, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Palestinian Territory, Papua New Guinea, Senegal, Solomon Islands, São Tomé and Príncipe, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tunisia, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe

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: 'Where all authors' primary affiliation is from a country defined by the World Bank as...'

Country-specific arrangements

  • Ukraine: raised to 100% after the Russian invasion (temporary).

How to get the waiver

Applied by affiliation; discretionary waiver via form before submission.

Programmes: Own World Bank list with GDP cap (low 100%, lower-middle 50%); discretionary; Ukraine special 100%.

Official sources: dovepress.com ↗

Dove Medical Press journals on ScholarsColab

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

Taylor & FrancisSpringer NatureBioMed Central (BMC)ElsevierIEEEBMJJMIR PublicationsIEEE AccessSAGEOxford University PressCambridge University PressAmerican Chemical Society

Schemes used: World Bank income groups, Discretionary hardship waivers. All publishers and schemes →

Frequently asked questions

Does Dove Medical Press offer APC waivers?

100% for low-income and 50% for lower-middle income countries, only when every author is eligible. Applied automatically from the affiliation.

Who gets a full APC waiver at Dove Medical Press?

Authors affiliated in 24 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 Dove Medical 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 Dove Medical Press?

Applied by affiliation; discretionary waiver via form before submission.

Are there national arrangements with Dove Medical Press?

Ukraine: raised to 100% after the Russian invasion (temporary).

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.

Confidence of this entry: High.