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The common question is: where do we publish at low cost? To help students and early career scientists take decisions on where to publish, we create this open resource that can be used to guide students and early career researchers in Africa to publish open access, and at subsidized or waived article processing charge.\n\nWe tackled this question during an [OpenScienceKE hackathon](https://github.com/BioinfoNet/OpenScienceKEHackathon) held on 30th and 31st August 2018. The contributors to this project can be found [here](https://github.com/BioinfoNet/Openaccess-Options#team-members). See [this section](https://github.com/BioinfoNet/Openaccess-Options#how-to-contribute) and the [data entry guidelines](https://github.com/BioinfoNet/Openaccess-Options/blob/master/Data-Entry-Guidelines.md) if you'd like to contribute.\n\nHere is a summary of what we found during the hackathon:\n- Most Open Access publishers offer waivers or subsidies to authors from developing countries.\n- For some, the waiver policy is linked to the corresponding author or the source of research funds.\n- Lower Income countries authors receive full waivers, while Lower middle-income countries receive a 50% subsidy.\n- Journals also consider waiver requests on a case by case basis\n- Kenya is part of developing countries\n- Kenya is a Lower-Middle Income country\n- No special waiver to students identified so far, but may be part of the case by case waivers\n\n## Low-cost open access table\n\nPublisher Name|Journals|Scope|Waiver Criteria|Other Open Science Practices\n---|---|---|---|---\n[Academy of Science of South Africa](https://www.assaf.org.za)|\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e[South African Journal of Science](https://sajs.co.za)\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e|\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eGeneral Science relevant to Africa\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e|Waiver eligible for:\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eEverybody\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e Mode of eligibility:\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eAutomatically eligible\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e Amount of waiver:\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e100%\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e Application process:\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003enot required\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e |\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e[Datasets can be placed in open repositories](https://sajs.co.za/guidelines-authors#datasets)\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\n[Hindawi](https://www.hindawi.com/)|\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eAdvances in Bioinformatics\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe Scientific World Journal\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eBioMed Research International\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eGenetics Research International\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eScientifica\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e[see full list](https://www.hindawi.com/journals/) |\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eBioinformatics\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eComputational Biology\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eGenomics\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eGenetics\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eInfectious Diseases\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eMolecular Biology\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e|Waiver eligible for:\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eLow-income economies\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eLower-middle-income economies\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e Mode of eligibility:\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eAutomatically eligible\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e Amount of waiver:\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eNot stated\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e Application process:\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eRequest a waiver before submitting manuscript\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eSend an email to waivers@hindawi.com\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e [see waiver details](https://www.hindawi.com/waiver/)|None Found\n[Public Library of Science(PLOS)](https://www.plos.org/)|\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003ePLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003ePLoS Genetics\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003ePLOS Computational Biology\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003ePLOS Pathogens\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003ePLOS Biology\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003ePLOS ONE\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003ePLOS Medicine\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e [see journal list](https://journals.plos.org/)|\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eInfectious Diseases\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003ePharmacology\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eMolecular Biology\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eCancer Research\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eGenetics\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eComputational Theory and Mathematics\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e[see more details](https://www.plos.org/which-journal-is-right-for-me)|Waiver eligible for:\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003elow income countries\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003emiddle income countries\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003ewhere 50% or more of the research work is funded from these countries\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e Mode of eligibility:\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eautomatically eligible\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e Amount of waiver:\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eFull waiver for low income countries(includes **Kenya**)\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eSubsidized: middle income countries pay 500USD\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e Application Process:\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eApply for waiver during manuscript submission\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e[see waiver details](https://www.plos.org/fee-assistance)|None Found\n[Wiley](https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/)|\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eMolecular Systems Biology\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eAdvanced Science\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eCancer Medicine\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003ePlant Biotechnology journal\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e [see full list](https://authorservices.wiley.com/open-science/open-access/browse-journals.html)|\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eBiochemistry\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eGenetics\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eMolecular Biology\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eCancer Research\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eMedicine\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e [see more](https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/)|Waiver eligible for:\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eAuthors in developing countries\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e Mode of eligibility:\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eAutomatically eligible for waivers and discounts\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e Amount of waiver:\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eAutomatic waiver(full) - includes **Kenya**\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e50% Automatic Discount\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e[see countries in above categories](https://authorservices.wiley.com/open-science/open-access/for-authors/publication-charges/waivers-and-discounts.html)\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e Application Process:\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003esubmit waiver or discount request during article submission\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e|\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e[Open Data](https://authorservices.wiley.com/open-science/open-data/index.html)\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eAllows [Pre-prints](https://authorservices.wiley.com/open-science/open-practices/index.html)\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\n[BioMed Central (BMC)](https://www.biomedcentral.com/)|\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eBMC Cancer\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eBMC Medical Genomics\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eBMC Genetics\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eMolecular Cancer\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eMalaria Journal\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eBMC Bioinformatics\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eBMC Genomics\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e[see more journals](https://www.biomedcentral.com/journals)|\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eGenetics\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eGenomics\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eBioinformatics\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eMolecular Biology\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eBiomedicine\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e[see more categories](https://www.biomedcentral.com/journals)| Waiver eligible for:\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003elow-income countries\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003elow-middle income countries\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eindividuals (in case of lack of funds)\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eauthors with a substantial critique of articles published in the same OA journal\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003eMode of eligibility:\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eAutomatic eligibility for low- and middle-income countries\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eCase-by-case basis for individuals lacking funds\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003eAmount of waiver:\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eFull waiver for low-income countries\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e50% APC discount for low-middle income countries\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eIndividuals: Not stated\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e[see waiver details](https://www.biomedcentral.com/getpublished/article-processing-charges/open-access-waiver-fund); [More on APCs](https://www.biomedcentral.com/getpublished/article-processing-charges) Application process:\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eRequest a waiver or discount during submission\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e | \u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eSome journals have [open peer review](https://www.biomedcentral.com/journals)\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\n[Nature Publishing Group](http://www.nature.com/openresearch/)|\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eNature Communications\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eHuman Genome Variation\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eBlood Cancer Journal\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eGenetics in Medicine\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003enpj Systems Biology and Applications\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e [see more journal](https://www.nature.com/openresearch/publishing-with-npg/nature-journals/)| \u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eBiochemistry\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eGenetics\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eGenomics\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eImmunology\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e | Waiver eligible for:\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003elow-income countries\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003elower-middle-income countries\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003esubstantial critique of an article previously published in the same fully OA journal\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eauthors in financial need (case-by-case basis)\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e Mode of eligibility:\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eAutomatic eligibility for low- and middle-income countries\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eCase-by-case basis for individuals in financial need\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e Amount of waiver:\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eLow-income countries: full APC waiver\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eLower-middle-income countries: 50% APC discount (**Kenya** included here)\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eDiscretionary waivers: Not stated\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e Application process:\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eRequest waiver or discount at the point of submission\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eApply for discretionary waivers prior to or at the point of manuscript submission\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e[waiver for countries](https://www.springernature.com/gp/open-research/policies/journal-policies/apc-waiver-countries); [see more on waivers](https://www.springernature.com/gp/open-research/policies/journal-policies/apc-waiver-countries)| \u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e Open Data. [Research data policies are provided](https://www.springernature.com/gp/authors/research-data-policy/data-policy-types/12327096)\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\n[MDPI](https://www.mdpi.com/)|\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eEpigenomes\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eData\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eMedical Sciences\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eNon-Coding RNA\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e [see more journals](https://www.mdpi.com/about/apc)|\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eMolecular Biology\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eGenomics\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eGenetics\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e|Waiver or discounts eligible for:\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eAuthors unable to pay APC\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e Authors from low- and middle-income countries\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eFull APC waiver for all authors (selected journals) in **2020**\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e Mode of eligibility:\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eAutomatic eligibility for full APC waivered journals\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWaivers or discounts at publisher's discretions\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eCase-by-case basis for authors from low- and middle-income countries\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e Amount of waiver:\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eFull waiver for selected journals \u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003ePublisher's discretion in other journals (waivers and discounts start from 15% (of the total APCs in a journal))\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e Application process:\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eDiscuss waiver with editorial office during article submission\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e [see waiver details](https://www.mdpi.com/about/apc#discounts_apc)| None Found\n[PeerJ](https://peerj.com/)|\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003ePeerJ\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003ePeerJ Computer Science\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e|\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eBioinformatics\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eComputational Biology\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eData Mining and Machine Learning\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eGenetics\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eGenomics\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e [See more](https://peerj.com/subjects/)|Waiver eligible for:\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eLow income countries\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e [See list of countries](https://datahelpdesk.worldbank.org/knowledgebase/articles/906519#Low_income) \u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e   Mode of eligibility:\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eAutomatic eligibility for authors from low income countries for a single publication, one per submitting author, per year\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eAny co-author who was an undergraduate at the time of the research\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e Amount of waiver:\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eLow income countries: Full waiver\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003eApplication process:\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eIndicate desire for a waiver in the \"Confidential Notes to Staff\" upon submission\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e [see details on waiver](https://peerj.com/about/policies-and-procedures/#publishing-plan-policies)|\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eOptional post-publication peer review history transparency. 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A manuscript may be submitted prior to, or concurrently with, submission to a journal but will not be posted if it has already been accepted for publication, published, or posted elsewhere.\n[PeerJPreprints](https://peerj.com/preprints-search/)| An archive of previously published preprints. Focuses on high-quality peer review and fast publishing. Good to note that Computational Biology is their scope.\n[BioHackrXiv](https://biohackrxiv.org/discover)|Provides a wide scope of scientific preprint submission. Subjects include, Microbiology, Bioinformatics, Biology, Biochemistry, Nutrition, Neuroscience etc.\n[Preprints.org](https://www.preprints.org/)|Available for preprints in all STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields. Of particular interest to us include Biochemistry, Genetics, Molecular Biology among others. Other than life science the server has a wide scope of subjects in Material science, Medicine and Pharmacology, Mathematics and Computer Science, Physical Science, Social Science, Arts and Humanity, Engineering, Biology, Behavioral Science, Chemistry and Earth science.\n[arXiv](https://arxiv.org/)| an archive for scholarly articles in the fields of physics, mathematics, computer science, quantitative biology, quantitative finance, statistics, electrical engineering and systems science, and economics. Important to note that arXiv only accept submission of manuscripts from registered authors. A new user may be required to find endorsements from authors who have published a certain number of papers within the subject area.\n\n## Predatory Journals\n\nLeading scholars and publishers from ten countries have recently defined predatory journals and publishers as \"entities that prioritize self-interest at the expense of scholarship and are characterized by false or misleading information, deviation from best editorial and publication practices, a lack of transparency, and/or the use of aggressive and indiscriminate solicitation practices\"(Grudniewicz et al., 2019). Predatory journals take advantage of the pay-to-publish model used by legitimate open access journals. Therefore, one prominent feature of predatory journals is their readiness to publish any article submitted as long as the author is willing to pay the article processing charges. In this regard, the predatory journals will aggressively solicit the authors to publish in these journals. Predatory journals may also provide false information such as fake impact factors, incorrect addresses, misrepresentations of the editorial board, false claims of indexing or membership of associations and misleading claims about the rigor of peer review. By readily allowing publication of articles without rigorous vetting, predatory publishing undermines legitimate and trustworthy scholarly publishing. To aid authors in identifying predatory journals, lists of possible predatory journals have been created and are regularly updated. These include:\n\n- [List of Predatory Journals](https://predatoryjournals.com/journals/) (Adapted from Beall’s list)\n- [Cabell's Blacklist](https://www2.cabells.com/about-blacklist) (Accessed on a subscription basis)\n- [Beall's List](https://beallslist.net/)\n\n\n## How to Contribute\nThank you for your interest in the project. Kindly read the [CONTRIBUTING:data entry guidelines](https://github.com/BioinfoNet/LowCostOpenAccess/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) for creating this resource. Here are some of the ways you can contribute to this resource:\n- Review the resource table\n- Suggest some of the publishers who provide waivers (Open an issue or send us a pull request)\n- Provide suggestions on formatting\n- Share this resource\n\n\nEtherpad link for collaborative note taking: https://public.etherpad-mozilla.org/p/2018-openaccess\n\n## Contributors\n\n1. Caleb Kipkurui (Project Leader)\n2. Karega Pauline(Team Leader)\n3. Kennedy Wanjau Mwangi\n4. Fridah Glelis Kariuki\n5. Sebastian Musundi\n6. Jennifer Mutisya\n7. Cavin Mgawe\n\n## Reference\nGrudniewicz, A., Moher, D., Cobey, K. D., Bryson, G. L., Cukier, S., Allen, K., Ardern, C., Balcom, L., Barros, T., Berger, M., Ciro, J. B., Cugusi, L., Donaldson, M. R., Egger, M., Graham, I. D., Hodgkinson, M., Khan, K. M., Mabizela, M., Manca, A., … Lalu, M. M. (2019). 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