ACS Country Discount & Waiver Policy

ACS offers APC waivers to papers in ACS Gold Open Access journals whose main corresponding author is based in countries classified by the World Bank as low-income economies as of July 2022.

Papers whose corresponding authors are based in countries classified by the World bank as lower-middle-income economies receive discounts depending on origin, venue and license chosen with pricing between $500-900, as detailed in the table.

APC waivers apply to ACS fully open access journals only.