Publisher

Cambridge University Press — publication fee waivers

Cambridge states plainly that the decision whether to accept a paper rests solely with the editors, keeping the waiver decision out of peer review. Authors already covered by an institutional agreement or the Open Equity Initiative are handled through those routes first.

Policy checked 1 August 2026

The policy in full

Classification used	Research4Life
Full waiver	Group A — 100%, applied automatically
Partial discount	Group B — 50%, applied automatically
Which author counts	Corresponding author of research articles
Hybrid journals	Not stated
How it is applied	Automatic, plus a discretionary route on request
When	Discretionary requests must be made at or before submission, before the article enters editorial consideration, using a waiver request form
Scope	Cambridge journals not already covered by an institutional agreement or the Cambridge Open Equity Initiative

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.