What is OnlineFirst publication?

Modified on Fri, 27 Oct 2023 at 06:07 PM

OnlineFirst is a feature offered through Sage's journal platform, Sage Journals. It allows final revision articles (completed articles in queue for assignment to an upcoming issue) to be hosted online prior to their inclusion in a final print and online journal issue. This feature may be called publish ahead of print, latest articles, articles in press, publish before print, continuous publishing, or P>P, depending on the publisher. Full-text OnlineFirst articles are only available to paid subscribers or through a site license. Note that articles published to OnlineFirst are considered fully published and citable.


Please see our OnlineFirst factsheet for further detail.


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