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IWA Publishing — publication fee waivers

IWA Publishing applies Research4Life-aligned waivers automatically, provided the corresponding author's country is entered correctly in Editorial Manager's institution field at submission — there is no separate application step.

Policy checked 28 September 2026

The policy in full

Classification usedResearch4Life-aligned developing-country list
Full waiverFull waiver for qualifying developing-country authors
Partial discount50% waiver for a second eligibility tier
Which author countsCorresponding author, based on country entered in Editorial Manager
Hybrid journalsNot stated
How it is appliedAutomatic, provided country information is entered correctly at submission
WhenAt submission
ScopeIWA Publishing journals

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.

Source

IWA Publishing — Research4Life Guidelineschecked 2026-09-28

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