Publisher

Rockefeller University Press — publication fee waivers

APCs are automatically waived for corresponding authors from low- or middle-income countries, and for institutions covered by an RUP Read-and-Publish agreement. Authors publishing via the subscription (Green OA) route facing financial hardship are told inability to pay will not affect publication.

Policy checked 28 September 2026

The policy in full

Classification used	Low- or middle-income countries (tiers not further specified on the source page)
Full waiver	Automatic full waiver for corresponding authors from low- or middle-income countries, and from institutions with an RUP Read-and-Publish agreement
Partial discount	—
Which author counts	Corresponding author
Hybrid journals	Not stated
How it is applied	Automatic — no request required
When	Applied at acceptance
Scope	All RUP journals (JCB, JEM, JGP, Life Science Alliance)

Country list

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