Eligibility
Local, not-for-profit academic and research institutions and national intellectual property offices in two groups of countries and territories may register for access to resources made available through ARDI. The groups of countries and territories are generally based on three factors: gross national income (GNI) per capita, Human Development Index (HDI) figures, and United Nations Least Developed Country (LDC) status.
For institutions based in Group A countries and territories, access through ARDI is free. For institutions based in Group B countries and territories, access through ARDI is available for 1,500 US dollars per institution per calendar year (from January through December). Institutions based in Group B countries and territories may benefit from a six-month free trial period.
Eligible countries and territories
Group A (free access)
- 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
- Palau
- Palestine1
- Papua New Guinea
- Rwanda
- Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
- 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
Group B (low cost access)
- Albania
- Algeria
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Colombia
- Cuba
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Fiji
- Gabon
- Georgia
- Guatemala
- Guyana
- Honduras
- Iraq
- Jamaica
- Jordan
- Kosovo2
- Libya
- Mauritius
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Namibia
- Nigeria
- North Macedonia
- Pakistan
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Republic of Moldova
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Seychelles
- Sri Lanka
- Tunisia
- Uzbekistan
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
- Viet Nam
Refugee Camps recognized by UNRWA or categorized by UNHCR as “planned/managed camps” are eligible for free ARDI access regardless of their geographical location.
Content offered by publishers to institution categories within countries, areas and territories.
For further details on eligibility criteria, please go to Research4Life website.