Local, not-for-profit academic and research institutions and national intellectual property offices in two groups of countries may register for access to resources made available through ARDI. The groups of countries 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, access through ARDI is free. For institutions based in Group B countries, 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 may benefit from a six-month free trial period.
Eligible countries
Group A (free access)
- Afghanistan
- Angola
- Bangladesh
- Belize
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Cape Verde
- 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
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Kyrgyzstan
- Lao People’s Democratic Republic
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Maldives
- Mali
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritania
- Micronesia (Federated States of)
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Nauru
- Nepal
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Niue
- Palau
- Papua New Guinea
- Republic of Moldova
- Rwanda
- Saint Helena
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Samoa
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- 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
- Belarus
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Cuba
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Fiji
- Gabon
- Georgia
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Iraq
- Jamaica
- Jordan
- Kosovo (in accordance with Security Council resolution 1244 (1999))
- Libya
- Mauritius
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Namibia
- Nigeria
- North Macedonia
- Pakistan
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Seychelles
- Sri Lanka
- Tunisia
- Uzbekistan
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
- Viet Nam
- West Bank and Gaza Strip
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.