Waiver Policy

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At TimeLine Journals, we understand that some institutions may have limited funding for their research activities. Thus, we have instituted a generous waiver system that may ease the payment of the manuscript handling fee when their researchers choose to publish their manuscripts in any of our journals. Our primary goal as stated in our mission is to accelerate the dissemination of knowledge through the publication of high quality research articles. We are continually pursuing this goal, without putting undue financial burden on researchers or their institutions. Hence, we have instituted the following waiver policy.

Authors from Low Income Countries may be granted up to 75% waiver.

In addition, it is also not unusual for authors to be granted full waivers, especially authors from low income countries.

To request a waiver, kindly send an application on concern journal email. Waiver application should contain the manuscript number and state the reason for requesting a waiver.

World Bank Country Classifications by Income Level

 

x x Economy Code X Region Income group
x x x x x x x
1   Afghanistan AFG   South Asia Low income
2   Albania ALB   Europe & Central Asia Upper middle income
3   Algeria DZA   Middle East & North Africa Upper middle income
4   American Samoa ASM   East Asia & Pacific Upper middle income
5   Andorra AND   Europe & Central Asia High income
6   Angola AGO   Sub-Saharan Africa Lower middle income
7   Antigua and Barbuda ATG   Latin America & Caribbean High income
8   Argentina ARG   Latin America & Caribbean High income
9   Armenia ARM   Europe & Central Asia Upper middle income
10   Aruba ABW   Latin America & Caribbean High income
11   Australia AUS   East Asia & Pacific High income
12   Austria AUT   Europe & Central Asia High income
13   Azerbaijan AZE   Europe & Central Asia Upper middle income
14   Bahamas, The BHS   Latin America & Caribbean High income
15   Bahrain BHR   Middle East & North Africa High income
16   Bangladesh BGD   South Asia Lower middle income
17   Barbados BRB   Latin America & Caribbean High income
18   Belarus BLR   Europe & Central Asia Upper middle income
19   Belgium BEL   Europe & Central Asia High income
20   Belize BLZ   Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income
21   Benin BEN   Sub-Saharan Africa Low income
22   Bermuda BMU   North America High income
23   Bhutan BTN   South Asia Lower middle income
24   Bolivia BOL   Latin America & Caribbean Lower middle income
25   Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH   Europe & Central Asia Upper middle income
26   Botswana BWA   Sub-Saharan Africa Upper middle income
27   Brazil BRA   Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income
28   British Virgin Islands VGB   Latin America & Caribbean High income
29   Brunei Darussalam BRN   East Asia & Pacific High income
30   Bulgaria BGR   Europe & Central Asia Upper middle income
31   Burkina Faso BFA   Sub-Saharan Africa Low income
32   Burundi BDI   Sub-Saharan Africa Low income
33   Cabo Verde CPV   Sub-Saharan Africa Lower middle income
34   Cambodia KHM   East Asia & Pacific Lower middle income
35   Cameroon CMR   Sub-Saharan Africa Lower middle income
36   Canada CAN   North America High income
37   Cayman Islands CYM   Latin America & Caribbean High income
38   Central African Republic CAF   Sub-Saharan Africa Low income
39   Chad TCD   Sub-Saharan Africa Low income
40   Channel Islands CHI   Europe & Central Asia High income
41   Chile CHL   Latin America & Caribbean High income
42   China CHN   East Asia & Pacific Upper middle income
43   Colombia COL   Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income
44   Comoros COM   Sub-Saharan Africa Low income
45   Congo, Dem. Rep. COD   Sub-Saharan Africa Low income
46   Congo, Rep. COG   Sub-Saharan Africa Lower middle income
47   Costa Rica CRI   Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income
48   Côte d'Ivoire CIV   Sub-Saharan Africa Lower middle income
49   Croatia HRV   Europe & Central Asia High income
50   Cuba CUB   Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income
51   Curaçao CUW   Latin America & Caribbean High income
52   Cyprus CYP   Europe & Central Asia High income
53   Czech Republic CZE   Europe & Central Asia High income
54   Denmark DNK   Europe & Central Asia High income
55   Djibouti DJI   Middle East & North Africa Lower middle income
56   Dominica DMA   Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income
57   Dominican Republic DOM   Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income
58   Ecuador ECU   Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income
59   Egypt, Arab Rep. EGY   Middle East & North Africa Lower middle income
60   El Salvador SLV   Latin America & Caribbean Lower middle income
61   Equatorial Guinea GNQ   Sub-Saharan Africa Upper middle income
62   Eritrea ERI   Sub-Saharan Africa Low income
63   Estonia EST   Europe & Central Asia High income
64   Ethiopia ETH   Sub-Saharan Africa Low income
65   Faroe Islands FRO   Europe & Central Asia High income
66   Fiji FJI   East Asia & Pacific Upper middle income
67   Finland FIN   Europe & Central Asia High income
68   France FRA   Europe & Central Asia High income
69   French Polynesia PYF   East Asia & Pacific High income
70   Gabon GAB   Sub-Saharan Africa Upper middle income
71   Gambia, The GMB   Sub-Saharan Africa Low income
72   Georgia GEO   Europe & Central Asia Lower middle income
73   Germany DEU   Europe & Central Asia High income
74   Ghana GHA   Sub-Saharan Africa Lower middle income
75   Gibraltar GIB   Europe & Central Asia High income
76   Greece GRC   Europe & Central Asia High income
77   Greenland GRL   Europe & Central Asia High income
78   Grenada GRD   Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income
79   Guam GUM   East Asia & Pacific High income
80   Guatemala GTM   Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income
81   Guinea GIN   Sub-Saharan Africa Low income
82   Guinea-Bissau GNB   Sub-Saharan Africa Low income
83   Guyana GUY   Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income
84   Haiti HTI   Latin America & Caribbean Low income
85   Honduras HND   Latin America & Caribbean Lower middle income
86   Hong Kong SAR, China HKG   East Asia & Pacific High income
87   Hungary HUN   Europe & Central Asia High income
88   Iceland ISL   Europe & Central Asia High income
89   India IND   South Asia Lower middle income
90   Indonesia IDN   East Asia & Pacific Lower middle income
91   Iran, Islamic Rep. IRN   Middle East & North Africa Upper middle income
92   Iraq IRQ   Middle East & North Africa Upper middle income
93   Ireland IRL   Europe & Central Asia High income
94   Isle of Man IMN   Europe & Central Asia High income
95   Israel ISR   Middle East & North Africa High income
96   Italy ITA   Europe & Central Asia High income
97   Jamaica JAM   Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income
98   Japan JPN   East Asia & Pacific High income
99   Jordan JOR   Middle East & North Africa Upper middle income
100   Kazakhstan KAZ   Europe & Central Asia Upper middle income
101   Kenya KEN   Sub-Saharan Africa Lower middle income
102   Kiribati KIR   East Asia & Pacific Lower middle income
103   Korea, Dem. People's Rep. PRK   East Asia & Pacific Low income
104   Korea, Rep. KOR   East Asia & Pacific High income
105   Kosovo XKX   Europe & Central Asia Lower middle income
106   Kuwait KWT   Middle East & North Africa High income
107   Kyrgyz Republic KGZ   Europe & Central Asia Lower middle income
108   Lao PDR LAO   East Asia & Pacific Lower middle income
109   Latvia LVA   Europe & Central Asia High income
110   Lebanon LBN   Middle East & North Africa Upper middle income
111   Lesotho LSO   Sub-Saharan Africa Lower middle income
112   Liberia LBR   Sub-Saharan Africa Low income
113   Libya LBY   Middle East & North Africa Upper middle income
114   Liechtenstein LIE   Europe & Central Asia High income
115   Lithuania LTU   Europe & Central Asia High income
116   Luxembourg LUX   Europe & Central Asia High income
117   Macao SAR, China MAC   East Asia & Pacific High income
118   Macedonia, FYR MKD   Europe & Central Asia Upper middle income
119   Madagascar MDG   Sub-Saharan Africa Low income
120   Malawi MWI   Sub-Saharan Africa Low income
121   Malaysia MYS   East Asia & Pacific Upper middle income
122   Maldives MDV   South Asia Upper middle income
123   Mali MLI   Sub-Saharan Africa Low income
124   Malta MLT   Middle East & North Africa High income
125   Marshall Islands MHL   East Asia & Pacific Upper middle income
126   Mauritania MRT   Sub-Saharan Africa Lower middle income
127   Mauritius MUS   Sub-Saharan Africa Upper middle income
128   Mexico MEX   Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income
129   Micronesia, Fed. Sts. FSM   East Asia & Pacific Lower middle income
130   Moldova MDA   Europe & Central Asia Lower middle income
131   Monaco MCO   Europe & Central Asia High income
132   Mongolia MNG   East Asia & Pacific Lower middle income
133   Montenegro MNE   Europe & Central Asia Upper middle income
134   Morocco MAR   Middle East & North Africa Lower middle income
135   Mozambique MOZ   Sub-Saharan Africa Low income
136   Myanmar MMR   East Asia & Pacific Lower middle income
137   Namibia NAM   Sub-Saharan Africa Upper middle income
138   Nauru NRU   East Asia & Pacific Upper middle income
139   Nepal NPL   South Asia Low income
140   Netherlands NLD   Europe & Central Asia High income
141   New Caledonia NCL   East Asia & Pacific High income
142   New Zealand NZL   East Asia & Pacific High income
143   Nicaragua NIC   Latin America & Caribbean Lower middle income
144   Niger NER   Sub-Saharan Africa Low income
145   Nigeria NGA   Sub-Saharan Africa Lower middle income
146   Northern Mariana Islands MNP   East Asia & Pacific High income
147   Norway NOR   Europe & Central Asia High income
148   Oman OMN   Middle East & North Africa High income
149   Pakistan PAK   South Asia Lower middle income
150   Palau PLW   East Asia & Pacific High income
151   Panama PAN   Latin America & Caribbean High income
152   Papua New Guinea PNG   East Asia & Pacific Lower middle income
153   Paraguay PRY   Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income
154   Peru PER   Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income
155   Philippines PHL   East Asia & Pacific Lower middle income
156   Poland POL   Europe & Central Asia High income
157   Portugal PRT   Europe & Central Asia High income
158   Puerto Rico PRI   Latin America & Caribbean High income
159   Qatar QAT   Middle East & North Africa High income
160   Romania ROU   Europe & Central Asia Upper middle income
161   Russian Federation RUS   Europe & Central Asia Upper middle income
162   Rwanda RWA   Sub-Saharan Africa Low income
163   Samoa WSM   East Asia & Pacific Upper middle income
164   San Marino SMR   Europe & Central Asia High income
165   São Tomé and Principe STP   Sub-Saharan Africa Lower middle income
166   Saudi Arabia SAU   Middle East & North Africa High income
167   Senegal SEN   Sub-Saharan Africa Low income
168   Serbia SRB   Europe & Central Asia Upper middle income
169   Seychelles SYC   Sub-Saharan Africa High income
170   Sierra Leone SLE   Sub-Saharan Africa Low income
171   Singapore SGP   East Asia & Pacific High income
172   Sint Maarten (Dutch part) SXM   Latin America & Caribbean High income
173   Slovak Republic SVK   Europe & Central Asia High income
174   Slovenia SVN   Europe & Central Asia High income
175   Solomon Islands SLB   East Asia & Pacific Lower middle income
176   Somalia SOM   Sub-Saharan Africa Low income
177   South Africa ZAF   Sub-Saharan Africa Upper middle income
178   South Sudan SSD   Sub-Saharan Africa Low income
179   Spain ESP   Europe & Central Asia High income
180   Sri Lanka LKA   South Asia Lower middle income
181   St. Kitts and Nevis KNA   Latin America & Caribbean High income
182   St. Lucia LCA   Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income
183   St. Martin (French part) MAF   Latin America & Caribbean High income
184   St. Vincent and the Grenadines VCT   Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income
185   Sudan SDN   Sub-Saharan Africa Lower middle income
186   Suriname SUR   Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income
187   Swaziland SWZ   Sub-Saharan Africa Lower middle income
188   Sweden SWE   Europe & Central Asia High income
189   Switzerland CHE   Europe & Central Asia High income
190   Syrian Arab Republic SYR   Middle East & North Africa Low income
191   Taiwan, China TWN   East Asia & Pacific High income
192   Tajikistan TJK   Europe & Central Asia Low income
193   Tanzania TZA   Sub-Saharan Africa Low income
194   Thailand THA   East Asia & Pacific Upper middle income
195   Timor-Leste TLS   East Asia & Pacific Lower middle income
196   Togo TGO   Sub-Saharan Africa Low income
197   Tonga TON   East Asia & Pacific Upper middle income
198   Trinidad and Tobago TTO   Latin America & Caribbean High income
199   Tunisia TUN   Middle East & North Africa Lower middle income
200   Turkey TUR   Europe & Central Asia Upper middle income
201   Turkmenistan TKM   Europe & Central Asia Upper middle income
202   Turks and Caicos Islands TCA   Latin America & Caribbean High income
203   Tuvalu TUV   East Asia & Pacific Upper middle income
204   Uganda UGA   Sub-Saharan Africa Low income
205   Ukraine UKR   Europe & Central Asia Lower middle income
206   United Arab Emirates ARE   Middle East & North Africa High income
207   United Kingdom GBR   Europe & Central Asia High income
208   United States USA   North America High income
209   Uruguay URY   Latin America & Caribbean High income
210   Uzbekistan UZB   Europe & Central Asia Lower middle income
211   Vanuatu VUT   East Asia & Pacific Lower middle income
212   Venezuela, RB VEN   Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income
213   Vietnam VNM   East Asia & Pacific Lower middle income
214   Virgin Islands (U.S.) VIR   Latin America & Caribbean High income
215   West Bank and Gaza PSE   Middle East & North Africa Lower middle income
216   Yemen, Rep. YEM   Middle East & North Africa Low income
217   Zambia ZMB   Sub-Saharan Africa Lower middle income
218   Zimbabwe ZWE   Sub-Saharan Africa Low income

Source: World Bank https://datahelpdesk.worldbank.org/knowledgebase/articles/906519-world-bank-country-and-lending-groups