Research4Life is a program that provides institutions in low-and middle-income countries with online access to academic and professional peer-reviewed content. We kindly invite you to visit the Research4Life website to confirm your eligibility
Does Sage offer Research4Life waivers?
Research4Life discounts/waivers are offered in fully Gold Open Access journals*. This offer applies if the corresponding author is affiliated with an institution in a country that is listed in the Research4Life’s Group A or Group B categories. Depending on whether the corresponding author's affiliation is located in a Group A or Group B country, the following discount/waiver is applied:
Group A Countries: If the corresponding author is from a country listed in Group A, an 100% discount will be applied to the APC.
Group B Countries: If the corresponding author is from a country listed in Group B, a 50% discount will be applied to the APC.
*Journal Exceptions:
The following journals use World Bank income levels to prioritise full and partial waivers. Please consult the journal’s website or contact the journal’s editorial office for more information.
If you have opted for your article to undergo a technical edit in the following journals, your article will not be eligible for a waiver:
How are Research4Life waivers are applied?
Research4Life waiver/discount are applied automatically to your article, so there is no need to request a waiver/discount or enter any promotional codes. Once your article is accepted, our production system will automatically apply the Research4Life waiver or discount if you meet the eligibility criteria outlined above. You will then receive an email from Sage Journals: Licensing & Payment, confirming that a waiver or discount has been applied to the APC based on the corresponding author's affiliation. The email will also invite you to select a Creative Commons license for your article.
Contact Information
For further information, please contact Sage's Open Access Customer Services team at [email protected]
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