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SAGE Journals

SAGE Publications launched its online journal delivery platform, SAGE Journals, on HighWire Press in 2004. SAGE Journals hosts SAGE’s prestigious and highly cited journals and represents one of the largest lists in the social sciences as well as an extensive STM offering. The platform allows subscribing institutions to access individual SAGE journal titles, their related backfiles, and the SAGE Full-Text Collections and provides users with dramatically enhanced features and functionality, including flexible searching and browsing capabilities, customizable alerting services, and advanced toll-free inter-journal reference linking. It includes all the tools associated with HighWire Press and the high quality recognized with SAGE.

View the SAGE Journals User Guide

SAGE offers institutional subscribers five subscription options, outlined below. This includes two options introduced last year—Combined Plus Backfile and E-Access Plus Backfile, which provide online access to the deep backfile from volume 1, issue 1 where available.

Institutional Subscription Options

  1. Combined: electronic access (which provides site-wide online access to all content in the volume) and a print copy of each issue included in the volume for that title. Electronic access is provided to journal backfile back to 1999 while subscription is maintained.
  2. Combined Plus Backfile: electronic access (which provides site-wide online access to all content in the volume) and a print copy of each issue included in the volume for that title. Electronic access is provided to journal backfile back to volume 1, issue 1 while subscription is maintained.
  3. E-Access: electronic access (which provides site-wide online access to all content in the volume) is offered at a 10% discount off the Combined rate and does not include print copies. Electronic access is provided to journal backfile back to 1999 while subscription is maintained.
  4. E-Access Plus Backfile: electronic access (which provides site-wide online access to all content in the volume) is offered at a small increase to the E-Access rate and does not include print copies. Electronic access is provided to journal backfile back to volume 1, issue 1 while subscription is maintained.
  5. Print-Only: print only at 2% off the Combined rate. (Includes electronic access to content in the current and previous year.)

Note: If subscription is cancelled, online access will continue to be available only for the years to which the customer subscribed. This does not apply to online access for the Print-Only option which is only available for the duration of the subscription.

NEW THIS YEAR! Institutions subscribing at the Print-Only rate will receive free electronic access to the issues within their current order and for the previous 12 months. For example, for orders placed for 2008 issues, access will be available to content in 2007 and 2008. When renewed for 2009, access will be available to 2008 and 2009 but no longer to 2007. Please note there is no charge for this electronic access and as a result there is no change in how VAT is calculated for print only customers.

Note: Online access for a Print-only subscription is only available for the duration of the subscription.

Backfile Purchase

Deep backfile of individual titles is available for lease or purchase. Deep backfile is defined as the content of a journal from issue 1, volume 1, through the last issue of 1998 (content from January 1999 to the present is included in the current subscription). An annual technology fee of $25 or £15 per journal will additionally be charged up to a maximum of $700 or £450 (per institution per year). To lease or purchase access to the complete backfile of SAGE journals (300+ titles), please email backfilesales@sagepub.com for a quotation.

Full Terms and Conditions of our Site Licence

To access those journals which are available electronically all your library needs is a Combined or E-Only institutional subscription, a computer linked to the Internet, an Adobe Acrobat Reader and an access account with one of our intermediaries.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which SAGE Journals are Available Electronically?

SAGE journals are available electronically to members of institutions whose libraries have a current Combined Institutional or E-Only Institutional subscription. For a listing of SAGE journals available electronically, point your Internet browser to http://www.sagepublications.com. Return to FAQ list

How Do I Subscribe?

Librarians:To access those journals that are available electronically all you need is a Combined or E-Only Institutional subscription, a computer linked to the Internet, an Adobe Acrobat Reader, and an access account with one of our intermediaries.

Individuals: Please contact your institutional librarian to organize access. Return to FAQ list

Which Intermediaries Provide Access to SAGE Journals?

Electronic access is available via the intermediaries listed below. Although SAGE makes no additional charge for electronic content, some intermediaries may charge for the use of their service. If you do not have an account with a listed intermediary, please check on the preferred Web sites provided below. Return to FAQ list

  • EBSCO Electronic Journals Service (EJS) http://www.ebsco.com/home/ejournals/default.asp
    Please contact EBSCO for subscription confirmation and to sign up to EBSCO Online.
  • OCLC FirstSearch Electronic Collections Online - http://www.oclc.org/oclc/menu/eco.htm
    Once you have set up an access account with OCLC, you will need to inform SAGE or your agent of your OCLC access account number so that OCLC can activate your electronic subscription.
  • SwetsWise - http://www.swetswise.com
    Please contact SwetsWise for subscription confirmation and to sign up to SwetsNetNavigator.
  • Minerva - http://meos.minerva.at
    Please contact Minerva for subscription confirmation and to sign up to Minerva Electronic Online Services.

Can I Order Through My Subscription Agent?

You can order your Combined or E-Only Institutional subscription through your usual Subscription Agent. If your Subscription Agent is not one of the intermediaries listed above, youll need to check first that they are able to provide this service. Return to FAQ list

How Will I Access My Combined or E-Access Institutional Subscription?

Access to your subscription is available in PDF (using Adobe Acrobat or other freely available plug-ins). Formatting, images, fonts and layout are reproduced accurately, providing a high-quality replica of the printed page that can be viewed on-screen or downloaded at your convenience. Return to FAQ list

What Search Facilities Are Available?

Extensive search facilities are available, although these will depend on the intermediary you are using. Check with your intermediary for further details. View the SAGE Journals User Guide to view the search features that are available on the SAGE Journals platform. Return to FAQ list

How Will My Combined or E-Access Institutional Subscription Be Archived?

Intermediaries make their own arrangements for archiving electronic journals. Your intermediary will be able to give you specific details of their plans. For further information about any of the above, please e-mail journals@sagepub.com. For more information about terms and conditions of use through an intermediary, please visit www.sagepublications.com. Return to FAQ list

Is Electronic Access Available with an Individual Subscription?

No, we do not currently provide access to individual subscribers. However access is available to all members of a subscribing institution. Contact your librarian if you do not have access to any of our titles you are interested in. Return to FAQ list

If you have any other questions, please contact us.

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Terms and Conditions of Use for an Academic Library Subscription Through an Approved Intermediary (Single Site)

Governing access to and use of the content of a journal or journals to which the Licensee wishes to have access and for which the Licensee is purchasing access on an annual subscription basis.

Section 1. Rights and obligations of the Licensee

1.1 The Licensee may use and access and allow Authorized Users (as defined below) to use and access the electronic versions of SAGE journals (the SAGE Journals Material) which are available to the Licensee via the Licensee's subscription provided always that such access and use is via a secure server over which the Licensee has sufficient control to limit distribution of the SAGE Journals Material to the Authorized Users. The Licensee shall ensure that the Notes for Authorized Users below are made available to all Authorized Users of the SAGE Journals Material and Physical Visitors to the Site e.g. by means of a connect webpage and/or library information packs. All rights in the SAGE Journals Material which are not specifically granted to the Licensee under this License are expressly reserved to SAGE.

1.2 The following are Authorized Users of the SAGE Journals Material: current (permanent or visiting) members of the academic, library, research or equivalent staff of the Licensee at the Site (as defined below) and students actively and currently undertaking a course at the Site, who are subject to the Licensee's normal terms and conditions for ensuring compliance with the terms of this License. Physical visitors using public access terminals within the Library at the Site, although they will not be considered Authorized Users. Remote electronic access to and use of the SAGE Journals Material by people other than Authorized Users is not permitted. Authorized Users may distribute single copies of individual articles in print or electronic form to other Authorized Users within the institution for their personal use.

1.3 The Licensee may not use or permit Authorized Users to use the SAGE Journals Material for the purposes of monetary reward by means of sale, resale, loan, hire, lease or any other form of exploitation. The Licensee may store the SAGE Journals Material for purely archival purposes.

The Licensee may make such local electronic copies by means of cacheing {or mirrored storage} of all or part of the Licensed Materials as are necessary solely to ensure efficient use by Authorised Users and not to make available to Authorised Users duplicate copies of the Licensed Material.

The Licensee may not otherwise store or permit Authorized Users to store the SAGE Journals Material on any medium, transfer, reproduce, modify, publish or otherwise exploit the SAGE Journals Material except in so far as is reasonable to exercise the rights granted under this Licence. Neither the Licensee nor the Authorized Users may use any part or parts of the SAGE Journals available for access by way of remote computing services beyond the Site with the sole exception of remote access by Authorized Users

1.4 Provision for commercial document supply of SAGE journals may be made by SAGE through document delivery agencies. The Licensee may not engage in any form of competitive activity by delivering to any other institution copies of articles from SAGE. The electronic version may not be used for inter-library loan, but printed out copies may be used to this purpose.

1.5 The Licensee is responsible for all charges associated with accessing the SAGE Journals Material, including any charges levied by the intermediary through whom the electronic subscription is delivered, as well as any computer equipment, software, telecommunication or internet connection charges.

1.6 . The Licensee may incorporate parts of the Licensed Materials in printed Course Packs and Electronic Reserve collections for the use of Authorised Users in the course of instruction at the Licensee's institution, but not for Commercial Use or Re-sale. Each such item shall carry appropriate acknowledgement of the source, listing title and author of the extract, title and author of the work, and the publisher. Copies of such items shall be deleted by the Licensee when they are no longer used for such purpose. Course packs in non-electronic non-print perceptible form, such as audio or Braille, may also be offered to Authorised Users who are visually impaired. Permission for other reproduction should be sought from the Publisher.

1.7 This Licence covers a single Site which shall be a contiguous geographical location from which Authorized Users can access the SAGE Journals Material over a secure network. If the Licensee wishes the Licence to cover more than one Site it must obtain a multi-site or consortium license.

Section 2. Obligations of SAGE

2.1 SAGE undertakes to authorize an approved intermediary to provide access to the Licensee to the SAGE Journals Material which shall comprise the contents published in the SAGE Journals during the period for which an electronic subscription was purchased by the Licensee. The Licensee's freedom to access this SAGE Journals Material through that intermediary is not time-limited but is governed by the Licensee's separate agreement with the intermediary and the availability of the SAGE Journals Material in archived form through the intermediary. SAGE does not warrant that the SAGE Journals Material will be made available permanently by the intermediary. No right is hereby created for the Licensee to use or access any material other than that for which an institutional subscription has been purchased from SAGE pursuant to this Licence.  Access will be offered to back volume content files of the journals where they are available and only where a current subscription is entered and maintained.

2.2 SAGE warrants that it has the right to license the SAGE Journals Material granted to the Licensee under this License. SAGE does not make any representation or warranty or accept responsibility for the accuracy, currency, or completeness of the content of the SAGE Journals Material. SAGE reserves the right to withdraw from the SAGE Journals Material any item contained in it or any part of it if SAGE believes that such item contains any material which may be legally objectionable, on whatever grounds.

Notes for Authorized Users

The Licensee is encouraged to print-out, photocopy, place on library webpage or otherwise make available to Authorized Users these notes.

Copyright

The entire contents of SAGE Journals Material (including individual articles and other material appearing in the journals) are protected by copyright.

Licensed Rights

Electronic access to SAGE Journals Material is further governed by the terms of licenses which regulate such access. The following notes provide information on some key elements of these licenses.

  1. You qualify as an Authorized User of the SAGE Journals Material to which your institution has a paid electronic subscription if you are a current member of the academic, library, research or equivalent staff of the institution at the Site for which a license has been purchased or a student actively and currently undertaking a course at the Site. If you are a physical visitor to the Library using a public access terminal, you may also be allowed to use the SAGE Journals Material.
  2. You may (i) access; (ii) search; (iii) download or (iv) view the SAGE Journals Material and make single printed or electronic copies of individual articles for personal use only. You may distribute single copies of individual articles in print or electronic form to other Authorised Users within your institution for their personal use. Authorized Users may use the SAGE Journals Material by remote access to a secure server if the site offers this facility.
  3. You may not (i) sell; (ii) loan; (iii) lease; (iv) transfer; (v) modify or (vi) reproduce or otherwise use the SAGE Journals Material or any part of it except as is permitted in clause 2 above.
  4. Staff of the Institution may use part or parts of the SAGE Journals Material Online in non-commercial coursepacks or other collections for teaching purposes within the Licensed Institution only.
  5. You may not make any part of the journal available for access to others outside the institution within which you are an Authorized User.

For further information about this site licence, our multi-site and consortia licenses, please contact Carol Richman.

For multi-site or consortia quotes, please contact your regional Library/Consortia Sales Manager.