Research4Life is the collective name for four research programmes

Eligibility for Access to Research4Life

Local, not-for-profit institutions in two groups of countries (see list below) may register for access to the publications through Research4Life.

Which publishers are offering access to registered users?

Find out which publishers are participating in your country in:

  • HINARI
  • AGORA
  • OARE

    • What are the two country lists and how are they determined?

    The two country lists (Group A and Group B) are based on three factors: GNI per capita (World Bank figures), United Nations Least Developed Countries (LDCs) List and Human Development Index (HDI).

    Group A countries

    Institutions in countries which meet at least one of the following criteria may be eligible for free access:

  • Inclusion in the UN list of LDCs
  • An HDI of less than 0.63
  • Gross National Income (GNI) per capita at or below $1600.

    • Group B countries

    Institutions in countries that do not match at least one of the above criteria and with either a GNI per capita less than $5000 or HDI at or below 0.67 may be eligible to pay a fee of $1000 per year.(See lists of countries, areas and territories below)

  • Each Programme (AGORA, HINARI, OARE, ARDI) accepts registrations separately from institutions only in Group A and Group B countries. The programmes do not accept registrations from individuals.
  • Eligible institutions are: universities and colleges, research institutes, professional schools, extension centres and experiment stations, teaching hospitals, government offices, local non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and national libraries. All staff members and students are entitled to access the information resources.
  • If your institution is in a Group A (free access) country, then Research4Life is free. If your institution is in a Group B (low-cost access) country, Research4Life costs US $1000 per institution per calendar year (from January through December). All institutions registering from Group B countries are entitled to a six month trial.
  • If your institution is in Group B (low-cost access) country, and you cannot or choose not to pay the annual fee, your institution will still be eligible for free access to a number of information resources.

    • For more information regarding access, contact:

    Countries, areas and territories

    Group A (free access)

    • Afghanistan
    • Angola1
    • Bangladesh
    • Benin
    • Bhutan1
    • Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
    • Burkina Faso
    • Burundi
    • Cambodia
    • Cameroon
    • Cape Verde1
    • Central African Republic
    • Chad
    • Comoros
    • Congo
    • Côte d'Ivoire
    • Democratic People's Republic of Korea
    • Democratic Republic of Congo
    • Djibouti
    • Equatorial Guinea2
    • Eritrea
    • Ethiopia
    • Gambia
    • Ghana
    • Guatemala1
    • Guinea
    • Guinea-Bissau
    • Guyana
    • Haiti
    • Honduras1
    • Kenya
    • Kiribati
    • Kyrgyzstan
    • Lao People’s Democratic Republic
    • Lesotho
    • Liberia
    • Madagascar
    • Malawi
    • Maldives1
    • Mali
    • Mauritania
    • Micronesia (Federated States of)1
    • Mongolia
    • Morocco1
    • Mozambique
    • Myanmar
    • Namibia1
    • Nepal
    • Nicaragua
    • Niger
    • Nigeria
    • Papua New Guinea
    • Republic of Moldova
    • Rwanda
    • Samoa1
    • Sao Tome and Principe
    • Senegal
    • Sierra Leone
    • Solomon Islands
    • Somalia
    • South Sudan
    • Sudan
    • Swaziland1
    • Syrian Arab Republic1
    • Tajikistan
    • Timor-Leste1
    • Togo
    • Tokelau
    • Tuvalu
    • Uganda
    • United Republic of Tanzania
    • Uzbekistan
    • Vanuatu1
    • Viet Nam
    • West Bank and Gaza Strip
    • Yemen
    • Zambia
    • Zimbabwe

    Group B (low-cost access)

    • Albania
    • Algeria
    • Armenia
    • Azerbaijan
    • Belize
    • Boznia and Herzegovina
    • Colombia
    • Cuba
    • Dominican Republic
    • Ecuador
    • El Salvador
    • Fiji
    • Georgia
    • Iraq
    • Jamaica
    • Jordan
    • Kosovo
    • Marshall Islands
    • Nauru
    • Paraguay
    • Peru
    • Sri Lanka
    • Suriname2
    • The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
    • Tonga
    • Tunisia
    • Turkmenistan
    • Ukraine
    1 Moving from Group B to Group A in 2012
    2 Rejoined Research4Life in 2012

    This list of countries, areas, and territories is intended for use by the Research4Life partnership only. Given the specific nature of the design of this list which incorporates factors relevant to our public-private-partnership, we recommend that anyone seeking a list of countries fitting certain criteria should consult original United Nations, UNDP, and World Bank data.

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