IEEE APC Waiver and Discount Policy: Who Qualifies and How to Apply

At a glance100%, 50% or 25% discount by World Bank income group, only when every author is in an eligible country. Every author Applied automatically from the affiliation

Check IEEE'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 IEEE

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

100% waiver 26 countries IEEE Group A list

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

50% off 45 countries IEEE Group B list

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

25% off 5 countries IEEE Group C list

Egypt, India, Pakistan, Philippines, 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: 'If one of the authors is not located in one of the countries eligible for a discount, no discount will be given.'

How to get the waiver

Automatic at payment; fully open access only.

Programmes: Own World Bank-based geographic discount (Group A 100%, B 50%, C 25%); ONOS.

Official sources: open.ieee.org ↗ · open.ieee.org (2) ↗

IEEE journals on ScholarsColab

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

IEEE AccessJMIR PublicationsDove Medical PressSpringer NatureTaylor & FrancisAmerican Chemical SocietyBioMed Central (BMC)Emerald PublishingDe Gruyter BrillKargerBentham ScienceSCIRP

Schemes used: World Bank income groups. All publishers and schemes →

Frequently asked questions

Does IEEE offer APC waivers?

100%, 50% or 25% discount by World Bank income group, only when every author is in an eligible country. Applied automatically from the affiliation.

Who gets a full APC waiver at IEEE?

Authors affiliated in 26 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 IEEE 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 IEEE?

Automatic at payment; fully open access only.

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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