Low and Lower-Middle Income Country Open Access Discount Program

2025 Geographical (GEO) Discount

ATRI's fully Open Access publications discounts are now based on the location of all the paper’s authors. Author Groups located in low-income countries are eligible for a 100% waiver on their open access fee. Author Groups located in lower-middle-income countries are eligible for a discount ranging from 75% to 50% on their open access fee. The classification is based on the World Bank's data.

Country Group A (100% Waiver)

The following countries are classified under Group A (Low Income Countries) and are eligible for a 100% waiver on their open access fee:

  • Afghanistan
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
  • Central African Republic (the)
  • Chad
  • Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
  • Eritrea
  • Ethiopia
  • Gambia (The)
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Korea (the Democratic People's Republic of)
  • Liberia
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Mali
  • Mozambique
  • Niger (the)
  • Rwanda
  • Sierra Leone
  • Somalia
  • South Sudan
  • Sudan (the)
  • Syrian Arab Republic (the)
  • Togo
  • Uganda
  • Yemen
  • Morocco
  • Myanmar
  • Nepal
  • Nicaragua
  • Nigeria
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Samoa
  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Senegal
  • Solomon Islands (the)
  • Sri Lanka
  • Tajikistan
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
  • Timor-Leste
  • Tunisia
  • Uzbekistan
  • Vanuatu
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

Country Group B (75% Discount)

The following countries are classified under Group B (Lower-Middle-Income Countries) and are eligible for a 75% discount on their open access fee:

  • Angola
  • Bangladesh
  • Benin
  • Bhutan
  • Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
  • Cabo Verde
  • Cambodia
  • Cameroon
  • Comoros
  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Djibouti
  • Eswatini
  • Ghana
  • Guinea
  • Haiti
  • Honduras
  • Jordan
  • Kenya
  • Kiribati
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic (the)
  • Lebanon
  • Lesotho
  • Mauritania
  • Micronesia (Federated States of)

Country Group C (50% Discount)

The following countries are classified under Group C (Lower-Middle-Income Countries) and are eligible for a 50% discount on their open access fee:

  • Egypt
  • India
  • Pakistan
  • Philippines (the)
  • Vietnam