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Sage’s ever-evolving peer review processes are adapted to be robust and reflect the latest industry standards. We are committed to ensuring that authors feel confident and well-informed when submitting their manuscripts to our journals. We’ve therefore highlighted 7 helpful tips authors should keep in mind when submitting their manuscripts.
Read MorePeer review, as the term suggests, has been the standard for maintaining the quality of academic research publications. The traditional model of peer review involves research papers being assessed by a small number or group of scholars having expertise in the same field, before publication. There are two prominent modes of review that exist in the traditional peer review process, which are single-anonymized peer review and double-anonymized peer review. Despite its crucial role in the academic research publication process, it is undeniable that biases persist within this system.
Read MoreConsidering becoming a reviewer or getting more involved with peer review? SAGE is pleased to announce our webinar program focused on the academic reviewing landscape for our global audience.
Read MoreIn our free monthly webinar series, we receive hundreds of questions from attendees and we try to answer as many as possible during the webinar. We selected a few of the most common questions regarding peer review, and here is what our experts had to say.
Read MoreConsidering becoming a reviewer or getting more involved with peer review? SAGE is pleased to announce a new webinar focused on the academic reviewing landscape.
Read MoreAs the eighth annual Peer Review Week comes to a close it feels appropriate to reflect back on this year’s theme, ‘Research Integrity: Creating and supporting trust in research.’
Read MoreWe spoke to Caroline Porter, our Associate VP for Research Publishing about how her role at COPE supports her work at SAGE and how we can build integrity in the academic community .
Read MoreResearch Integrity in 2022 continues to focus on efforts made by scholarly publishers to maintain the integrity of the published record. Here are steps researchers can take to uphold research integrity principles more proactively and avoid post-publication disputes.
Read MoreAfter putting an exhausting amount of time and effort into researching and writing your research, spending more time preparing your article for submission and peer review can fall by the wayside. Taking the time to polish your work and to ensure appropriate journal selection and compliance with journal guidelines and requirements can have a major impact on a timely and successful peer review.
Read MoreWhen you publish an article with a prominent academic journal, you are participating in a conversation with your colleagues around the world as well as scholars who came before you and will come after you. Anyone who reads your article should be able to easily identify your unique contributions and the works you have built on to make those contributions.
Read MoreIt is widely acknowledged that there is a lack of formal training for early career researchers trying to become peer reviewers, especially how to be invited to review for a journal. In order to increase your chances of being selected as a reviewer, here are some tips to strengthen your reviewer profile on our online submission and peer review systems.
Read MoreThe theme of Peer Review Week 2021 is Identity in Peer Review, a timely topic that raises some interesting questions. Does anonymity provide a fairer peer review process? How does the identity of peer reviewers shape publications? And how can we make sure that the peer review process is welcoming and inclusive to all?
Read MoreUnderstanding how to effectively navigate the review process is key to success in publishing. Too often, the sense of elation at having submitted a paper is often replaced by frustration as the paper waits to go through the various steps in the review process.
Read MoreEarlier this year SAGE announced a partnership with Clarivate to offer transparent peer review on four of our journals. This year’s Peer Review Week, dedicated to the theme “Identity in Peer Review”, is the perfect time to reflect on the results we’ve seen so far.
Read MoreYou have received an email invitation to review a manuscript for a journal…. and now you are deciding your next steps. The first question to ask: is this a legitimate journal (and not a predatory one)? If it is a true professional journal and the topic is in your area of expertise, you might be asking yourself, why should I?
Read MorePeer Review Week 2021 kicks off today, and we at SAGE are once more looking forward to a week of discussing the latest developments and directions in peer review, after a defining year of disruption and change around the world. This year’s theme is Identity in Peer Review, and to celebrate this most timely topic, we’ll be sharing blog posts throughout the week, with a mixture of updates from SAGE and advice for authors and reviewers from our journal Editors.
Read MoreWhen publishing academic papers, it is very important that the research, peer review, and publication are carried out in an ethical manner. SAGE is committed to ethical peer review and is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). This introduction to publishing ethics will explain how you can help a journal’s editorial team to ensure that peer review is ethical and independent.
Read MoreOne of the biggest challenges journal editors face is sourcing reviewers. The 2020 COVID-19 pandemic has made this challenge even more pronounced as journal submissions have risen but the number of academics available to review has not. However, many early career researchers are keen to gain experience of reviewing but are not being invited to review. To bridge this gap, SAGE is taking some steps to make peer review more accessible to junior researchers.
Read MoreEarly Career Researchers (ECRs) are often encouraged to act as reviewers for academic journals and conferences. Engaging in peer review from this perspective can be useful for budding authors looking to submit their own papers for publication. However, there can also be barriers for those early in their careers.
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