Waiver-Eligibility

The Yashfeen Journal of Health Innovation and Practice (YJHIP) offers a waiver of article processing charges (APCs) to authors from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) who meet the following eligibility criteria:

• The author must be affiliated with an academic institution or research institute in an LMIC.
• The author's country must be designated as an LMIC by the World Bank.
• The author must not have published more than five articles in indexed journals in the past three years.

To apply for a waiver, please submit a letter to the YJHIP editors explaining why you believe you are eligible for a waiver. The letter should include the following information:

• Your name and contact information
• Your affiliation
• The title of your article
• The journal in which you are submitting your article
• A statement that you meet the eligibility criteria for a waiver

The YJHIP editors will review your application and notify you of their decision within two weeks.

Here are the World Bank's designation of LMICs:

• Low-income countries (LICs): Countries with a gross national income (GNI) per capita of \$1,025 or less.
• Lower-middle-income countries (LMICs): Countries with a GNI per capita of \$1,026 to \$4,035.
• Upper-middle-income countries (UMICs): Countries with a GNI per capita of \$4,036 to \$12,475.