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Research4Life & EIFL
IWA Publishing supports Research4Life and EIFL, providing access to research in the developing world.
Publishing Open Access: we waive our article processing fees entirely for corresponding authors from countries on the Research4Life 'A-List' and from countries with with we have a deal through EIFL. We grant 50% waivers for corresponding authors from countries on the 'B-List'. Qualifying authors can select to publish Open Access in any of our journals. To ensure the waiver is applied, we strongly recommend that you read our 'R4Life Waivers Guidelines'.
Research4Life Group A - FREE PUBLISHING
| Afghanistan | Angola | Bangladesh | Belize | Benin |
| Bhutan | Burkina Faso | Burundi | Cabo Verde | Cambodia |
| Cameroon | Central African Republic | Chad | Comoros | Congo |
| Cook Islands | Côte d’Ivoire | Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Djibouti |
| Dominica | Equatorial Guinea | Eritrea | Eswatini | Ethiopia |
| Gambia | Ghana | Grenada | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau |
| Guyana | Haiti | Kenya | Kiribati | Kyrgyzstan |
| Lao People’s Democratic Republic | Lebanon | Lesotho | Liberia | Madagascar |
| Malawi | Maldives | Mali | Marshall Islands | Mauritania |
| Micronesia (Federated States of) | Mozambique | Myanmar | Nauru | Nepal |
| Nicaragua | Niger | Niue | Palau | Papua New Guinea |
| Republic of Moldova | Rwanda | Saint Helena | Saint Lucia | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| Samoa | Sao Tome and Principe | Senegal | Sierra Leone | Solomon Islands |
| Somalia | South Sudan | Sudan | Suriname | Syrian Arab Republic |
| Tajikistan | Timor-Leste | Togo | Tokelau | Tonga |
| Tuvalu | Uganda | Ukraine | United Republic of Tanzania | Vanuatu |
| Yemen | Zambia | Zimbabwe |
| Albania | Armenia | Azerbaijan | Botswana | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| Estonia | Fiji | Georgia | Ghana | Ivory Coast |
| Kenya | Kyrgyzstan | Kosovo | Laos | Lithuania |
| Latvia | Malawi | Maldives | Moldova | Namibia |
| North Macedonia | Palestine | Serbia | Slovenia | Tanzania |
| Uzbekistan |
Research4Life Group B – 50% FEE WAIVER
| Algeria | Antigua and Barbuda | Belarus | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Colombia | Cuba | Ecuador | Egypt | El Salvador |
| Gabon | Guatemala | Honduras | Iraq | Jamaica |
| Jordan | Libya | Mauritius | Mongolia | Montenegro |
| Morocco | Namibia | Nigeria | Pakistan | Paraguay |
| Peru | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Seychelles | Sri Lanka | Tunisia |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | Viet Nam | West Bank and Gaza Strip |