Auctores Waiver Policy
Auctores is committed to ensuring that financial constraints do not prevent quality research from being published and shared globally.
Overview
For authors publishing in Auctores journals, Auctores offers waivers and discounts to authors based in developing countries. Auctores is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution.
Auctores charges a modest publication fee to authors that is based on a sliding scale, providing reduced rates for low and middle income countries. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author.
Waiver Tiers for Authors
Auctores offers waivers to authors from developing countries depending on quality of work and other special considerations. Waiver decisions will be communicated to the corresponding author within one week after the request is received.
Lower Income Countries
Based on quality of work and special considerations
Lower Middle Income Countries
Based on quality of work and special considerations
Upper Middle Income Countries
Case-by-case evaluation by editorial committee
Auctores reserves the right to approve or reject any waiver application.
Please Include the Following When Requesting a Fee Waiver
- Name of the author and co-authors
- Name and address of Institution
- Manuscript title
- Manuscript abstract
- Reasons for requesting a fee waiver
- Country of affiliation with supporting documentation
How to Apply
Waiver applications should be submitted along with the manuscript online. You may also email your waiver request to: info@auctoresonline.org
The author must agree to the payment policy while submitting the article. We encourage authors who cannot afford to pay the processing charges to explain the reason and apply for a waiver during the submission. The article will be published online successfully only after the payment of publication charges or the approval of a waiver.
Download Waiver Application Form
Fill out and submit the waiver form along with your manuscript submission.