• What if I want to re–use material from another source in my article?
• What are the ‘STM Permissions Guidelines’ and how can I use them?
• What is ‘fair dealing’, and what does it cover?
• What is ‘fair use’, and what does it cover?

At Sage Publishing, we are committed to being an inclusive organization where all individuals are treated with fairness and respect. We believe that diversity is one of the cornerstones of a vibrant culture and we seek to promote the benefits of diversity in all of our activities. We welcome applications for our open editor positions from people of all backgrounds, irrespective of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief. 

What is ‘research data’?
Why is open research data important?
How do I find the research data policy for the journal I am submitting to?
What license terms can I use for my research data?

Decision Types

Accept - No further revision required. The manuscript is publishable in its current form. The majority of articles require revision before reaching this stage.

These guidelines are for Editors and Editorial Teams to support diversity, equity, and inclusion in communicating and working with authors and reviewers and focuses on topics such as unconscious bias, language, and working with authors with disabilities.  Additional resources are available in our Taking Action on Diversity guide on the Sage Editor Gateway.

Infographics guidelines | Video abstracts guidelines | Plain language summaries guidelines

Therapeutic Advances Series - world-leading open access journals in clinical medicine

Sourcing reviewers can be the most time-consuming part of an editor’s role. The following guidance aims to minimise the number of invites an editor must send for each manuscript and improve time to decision for our authors.

Click the link to navigate to information on:

• What is a Registered Report
• Reasons to do a Registered Report
• Stage 1: Initial manuscript submission and review
• Manuscript preparation guidelines – Stage 1

Sage is committed to promoting equity throughout our publishing program, and we believe that using language is a simple and powerful way to ensure the communities we serve feel welcomed, respected, safe, and able to fully engage with the publishing process and our published content. Inclusive language considerations are especially important when discussing topics like age, appearance, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, emigration status, and weight.

The following lists the pure gold open access journals published by Sage. All articles published in the journals provide worldwide, barrier-free access to the full-text of articles online, immediately on publication under a creative commons license. All articles are rigorously peer-reviewed retaining the quality hallmarks of the academic publishing process that authors would experience in publishing in any traditional Sage journal.