Publication fee waivers for authors in Vietnam
Wiley applies a 50% reduction for corresponding authors in Vietnam. Taylor & Francis does not list Vietnam at all.
Wiley, Taylor & Francis and Research4Life lists read 11 October 2026
Vietnam is covered by Wiley, not by Taylor & Francis
Eligibility is read from the corresponding author's affiliation. Neither publisher applies these reductions to hybrid journals.
What we have checked for Vietnam
| Publisher or list | For Vietnam | Hybrid | How it is applied |
|---|---|---|---|
| WileyResearch4Life | 50% off | No | Automatic |
| Taylor & FrancisWorld Bank income class plus a GDP ceiling | Not listed | No | Request required |
| Research4Life | Group B | — | Low-cost access list |
We have not yet read the other publishers’ rules for Vietnam, so they are not shown here. See the publisher policies for each rule and check the publisher’s own page.
Three things that catch authors out
The waiver follows the corresponding author, not the paper
If a co-author abroad is listed as corresponding, the reduction is lost — even when the research and every other author sit in Vietnam. At Elsevier it goes further: all authors must be in the same group, and a mix of Group A and Group B authors brings a full waiver down to 50%.
Hybrid journals are excluded almost everywhere
Of the eight publishers checked, only IOP Publishing extends waivers to hybrid titles. Elsewhere the reduction applies to fully open access journals only. In a hybrid journal you can still publish at no cost under the subscription route — the article simply will not be open access.
Two publishers make you ask
Wiley, Sage, Elsevier and PLOS apply the reduction automatically. Taylor & Francis and Springer Nature require a request at submission. An author who waits for the system to notice pays in full.
Related
Sources for this page
- Wiley
- Wiley — Open Access Waivers and Discounts — read 11 October 2026 (Viet Nam in the automatic 50% discount list)
- T&F
- Taylor & Francis — Eligible countries — Vietnam is not on the page, read 11 October 2026
- R4L
- Research4Life — Eligibility — Viet Nam in Group B, read 11 October 2026
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- Fully open access journals. Hybrid titles are noted separately in the table.
Compare publisher policies
Waiver rules differ between publishers — who counts as the eligible author, whether hybrid journals are included, and whether you need to apply or it happens automatically.
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