Open access ‘excludes’ developing world scientists A model that charges researchers to publish their work in open access journals hurts many researchers in the global South. Copyright: National Institutes of Health, USA, public domain image. Speed read Salaries of researchers in developing world range from US$350 to about US$3,000 Waiver systems ‘too complex and bureaucratic’ Share this article: Republish We encourage you to republish this article online and in print, it’s free under our creative commons attribution license, but please follow some simple guidelines: You have to credit our authors. You have to credit SciDev.Net — where possible include our logo with a link back to the original article.