Waiver

The Pakistan Journal of Nutrition provides a 50% reduction on Article Processing Charges (APCs) for authors from low-income countries (see table for eligibility). Authors may request this discount when submitting their manuscript, and each request will be evaluated individually and confidentially. Decisions are based on documented affiliation and country classification, ensuring fairness and transparency throughout the review process.

APC Discount Eligible Countries

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
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 Occupied Palestinian territory, including east Jerusalem Palau
Papua New Guinea 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