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

At a glanceAutomatic waiver or discount in fully open access journals by an EIFL and Research4Life based country list. Corresponding author only Applied automatically from the affiliation

Check Oxford University 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 Oxford University Press

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

100% waiver 25 countries OUP full waiver list (EIFL)

Armenia, Congo (Brazzaville), Ethiopia, Fiji, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lesotho, Malawi, Maldives, Moldova, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Palestinian Territory, Senegal, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Zambia, Zimbabwe

75% off 1 country OUP 75% list (EIFL)

Kenya

50% off 2 countries OUP 50% list (EIFL)

Albania, Georgia

25% off 2 countries OUP 25% list (EIFL)

Botswana, North Macedonia

Co-authors from other countries

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

Corresponding author; 'OUP automatically waives or discounts the APCs in fully open access journals'

Country-specific arrangements

  • India (ONOS): 25% discount for corresponding authors based in India, applied automatically in fully open access journals.

How to get the waiver

Automatic based on institutional email; fully open access only.

Programmes: Automatic waiver/discount in fully open access journals (Research4Life, EIFL, affordability metrics); discretionary; ONOS.

Official sources: academic.oup.com ↗ · eifl.net (2) ↗

Oxford University Press journals on ScholarsColab

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

SAGEACMElsevierSpringer NatureCambridge University PressPLOSBioMed Central (BMC)Copernicus PublicationsMIT PressThiemeScience Advances (AAAS)American Society for Microbiology

Schemes used: Research4Life, EIFL agreements, National agreements (ONOS India), Discretionary hardship waivers. All publishers and schemes →

Frequently asked questions

Does Oxford University Press offer APC waivers?

Automatic waiver or discount in fully open access journals by an EIFL and Research4Life based country list. Applied automatically from the affiliation.

Who gets a full APC waiver at Oxford University Press?

Authors affiliated in 25 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 Oxford University Press 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 Oxford University Press?

Automatic based on institutional email; fully open access only.

Are there national arrangements with Oxford University Press?

India (ONOS): 25% discount for corresponding authors based in India, applied automatically in 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.

Confidence of this entry: Medium-High (country list confirmed via EIFL).