Publisher

American Meteorological Society — publication fee waivers

AMS decides waivers case by case rather than by country list: a partial waiver for funding constraints is turned around within 5 business days, while a full waiver goes to an AMS Council committee and can take up to three months. A full-waiver request or use makes that manuscript ineligible to reapply for 12 months.

Policy checked 28 September 2026

The policy in full

Classification used	Individual financial hardship — no country list or income classification used
Full waiver	Full waiver for authors unable to cover any charges; decided by an AMS Council committee
Partial discount	Partial waiver for authors with funding constraints; decided within 5 business days
Which author counts	Submitting/corresponding author, case by case
Hybrid journals	Not stated (the separate Open Choice fee cannot be waived)
How it is applied	Request required, by email at time of initial submission
When	At initial submission
Scope	AMS journals — page charges

Country list

This publisher states the rule but does not publish a single consolidated country list we could verify. We record the rule and link to the source rather than infer which countries it covers. If you know of a published list, tell us.