Frequently Asked Questions
Submitting my Article
How do I submit my paper?
Each SAGE journal has its own Editorial office and its own Manuscript Submission guidelines. To submit your article, go to the list of SAGE journals, select the one you wish to submit to, click on the Manuscript Submission guidelines to get detials on how to submit your article.
How do I contact the Editor of the journal to which I would like to submit my article?
Each SAGE journal has its own Editorial office. To contact the Editor, go to the list of SAGE journals, select the journal, click on the Manuscript Submission guidelines to get detials on how to contact the Editor.
How do I find guidelines or instructions for authors for my specific journal?
Each SAGE journal has its own Manuscript Submission guidelines. Go to the list of SAGE journals, select the journal and click on the Manuscript Submission guidelines.
What types of articles will the journal accept?
This is covered in the journal’s Manuscript Submission guidelines. Go to the list of SAGE journals, select the journal and click on the Manuscript Submission guidelines
What electronic file types can I use to submit my article?
This is covered in the journal’s Manuscript Submission guidelines. Go to the list of SAGE journals, select the journal and click on the Manuscript Submission guidelines
I need help in supplying artwork for my article.
When will I know if my article has been accepted? What happens next?
Each SAGE journal has its own editorial procedures, and you should consult the individual journal’s Manuscript Submission guidelines for more detail. In geenral, the Journals editorial office will contact you to let you know whether your article has been accepted, and what will happen next.
How do I obtain permission to publish SAGE Publications’ material in my article?
How do I obtain permission to publish other publishers' material in my article?
What rights do I have as an author?
What can I do to increase the readership of my article online?
What is SAGE’s policy on correcting the online version of the article?
Copyright and Permissions
Can I post my article on the Internet?
Why does SAGE require a signed Journal Contributor’s Publishing Agreement?
Why does SAGE believe it needs exclusive rights?
Can you provide me with a PDF file of my article?
If you are the corresponding author of an article, you will receive e-prints which are PDF offprints. Full information on what you can do with these will be provided to you with the link to the eprints.
It is not SAGE’s policy to provide PDFs of the published article for mounting on servers or in institutional repositories. However, you may update your own version of the article to reflect changes made during production and convert that article into PDF form. Full details of SAGE’s policy regarding posting of PDFs are covered in the Journal Contributors Publishing Agreement you will have signed as an author.
Alternatively you can click here to review your rights as authors.
Offprints and reprints
Will I receive offprints of my article?
If you are the corresponding author of an article, you will receive e-prints which are PDF offprints. Full information on what you can do with these will be provided to you with the link to the eprints. See Offprints & reprints
More Information on SAGE Journals
Where can I register to receive books and journals information from SAGE?
Where can I search my journal's content online and that of other SAGE journals?
