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Springer Nature
Springer Nature is running a country-tiered APC pricing pilot. On journals inside the pilot the tiered price SUPERSEDES the waiver and discount scheme for corresponding authors in low- and lower-middle-income economies. Discretionary requests must be made at the point of submission; requests during review or after acceptance are not considered.
Publisher policies checked 1 August 2026
| Publisher | World Bank income class plus a GDP ceiling |
|---|---|
| No fee | Low-income economies as of July 2023 |
| 50% off | Lower-middle-income with 2022 GDP under USD 200bn, 50% |
| The waiver follows the corresponding author, not the paper | Corresponding author. |
| Hybrid | Not stated |
| How it is applied | Request required — At the point of submission |
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