In all cases where authors publish articles Gold OA, the following support is available:

In cases where a journal requires an article to be published Gold OA, we provide further support for authors:

Research4Life support:

Authors from low- and middle-income countries, who are not covered by an institutional open access agreement or the Cambridge Open Equity Initiative, may be eligible for support under the Research4Life scheme. Corresponding authors of research articles based in 'Group A’ countries will automatically have Article Processing Charge (APC) costs waived entirely, and authors based in ‘Group B’ countries will automatically receive a 50% discount on an article’s APC.
See the bottom of this page for a full list of countries.

Discretionary waivers and discounts:

Any corresponding author of a research article who does not have coverage through any of the above routes, or outside funding to pay an article processing charge (APC), can make a request for a discount or full waiver.

In cases where Gold OA is an option but not a requirement, Gold OA publication costs may be covered by an institutional open access agreement or funded by the COEI, but other waivers and discounts for APCs will generally not be granted. In these cases authors also have the option to publish their article without choosing Gold OA. Articles that are not published Gold OA may still be shared in accordance with our Green Open Access policy.

In all cases, authors may cover the costs of Gold OA publication through direct payment of an Article Processing Charge (APC).

Options available to authors are listed on each journal’s Open access options page, which can be found under the Journal policies section of the Journal information tab on the journal’s home page.