Publishing Open Access

What is open access?
Open access content is made freely available to under the terms of a Creative Commons licence. Open access publication is usually subject to payment of an a...
Wed, 30 Mar, 2022 at 10:43 PM
How much does it cost to publish my article Open Access?
There are several ways to find the publication fee (if any) to publish Open Access. Please note that pricing may vary, so please visit the journal's sub...
Wed, 30 Mar, 2022 at 10:46 PM
What are SAGE's Open Access initiatives?
SAGE supports a variety of open access initiatives including gold open access publication and green open access archiving: SAGE Choice is offered on SAGE’...
Thu, 24 Jun, 2021 at 2:03 AM
What is a gold open access journal?
Gold open access journals publish all of their content open access under a Creative Commons licence. Most gold open access journals charge an article proces...
Wed, 30 Mar, 2022 at 10:49 PM
Does SAGE offer discounts or exemptions for Open Access publishing fees?
Some authors may be eligible for a discount. Please see some discount examples below: Institution and consortia deals - SAGE has deals with some instituti...
Thu, 24 Jun, 2021 at 2:15 AM
Does my university have an Open Access deal with SAGE?
Your university may be able to help you to cover the open access article processing charge (APC) through an Open Access agreement they have with SAGE. They ...
Fri, 21 May, 2021 at 11:28 PM
What is hybrid open access (SAGE Choice)?
Hybrid open access (SAGE Choice) is the option to make an article published in a traditional subscription journal open access. This is an opt-in service wh...
Wed, 30 Mar, 2022 at 10:53 PM
How do I request hybrid open access (SAGE Choice)?
Email openaccess@sagepub.com, providing the journal name and article ID or title. Article ID information is usually available once you receive proofs from o...
Wed, 30 Mar, 2022 at 10:55 PM
What is green open access?
Normally, this refers to the archiving of the final accepted version of the authors manuscript, with all referees’ comments addressed and revisions made, bu...
Wed, 30 Mar, 2022 at 10:56 PM
Why should I publish open access?
Authors choose to publish open access for a variety of reasons: To meet your funder’s open access policy requirements. Many funding bodies require researc...
Wed, 30 Mar, 2022 at 10:57 PM