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As you are getting ready to publish your manuscript and are narrowing in on your journal of choice, you might face a variety of terminology in the submission guidelines about various costs associated with publication. Business models vary journal by journal and publisher by publisher. Here we breakdown the definitions of possible fees you may encounter as you decide to which journal you should submit.
Read MoreAs a founder of a working group committed to advocating for the rights of transgender scholars to be correctly named within the scholarly record, I am keenly aware of the risks and harms that trans authors endure, and the challenges faced by academic publishers seeking to adopt and enact inclusive policies.
Read MoreSAGE Publishing has recently implemented a post-publication name change policy, which allows updates to an individual’s name for any reason, without requiring provision of supporting documentation and without publication of a correction notice.
Read MoreApart from our research project on a good day, the other thing that can potentially offer PhD students a sense of fulfilment is teaching. Teaching and learning, much like many other facets of our lives, have been deeply impacted by the ebbs and flows of this pandemic. As a doctoral researcher who has taught both before and during the pandemic, I've learnt a few things through experience as well as through the support of the teaching community at Sussex that has been a great resource for helpful tips.
Read MoreAs we move into the second year of a pandemic, with its associated limitations and influences on our work and personal lives, it seems important to continue talking about the process of self-care. This is especially relevant to those professionals (most of us!) who live with deadlines and requirements separate from our social isolation, our telecommuting, and our drastically different lifestyles.
Read MoreOn Thursday, January 28, I hosted SAGE’s very first Instagram Live from my boat in Los Angeles, not too far from SAGE’s headquarters. Over the course of 25 minutes, I shared insight on the article publishing process, providing tips and tricks to about 85 people from around the world.
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.
Read MoreIn honor of Academic Writing Month, SAGE Publishing has compiled a page of freely accessible resources and tools to help academics with their writing and publishing. With tips drawn from authors, editors, and the social and behavioral sciences, this guide also provides individuals with recommendations for collaborating, learning, and further engaging with the academic writing community.
Read MorePreprints can represent a number of points on the timeline of scholarly communications, be it posted before submission to a journal or archived after a paper is already published, or even as an end goal itself. In the simpler times before COVID-19, an author may have decided to post a paper to a preprint server in order to get credit for research or get comments from other researchers before ultimately submitting to a journal. They then would have submitted their research to a journal and waited several months for their paper to go through peer review.
Read MorePeer reviewers elevate the quality of the work they review with the feedback they provide. They challenge their peers to higher standards of research and scholarly communication. Most importantly, their feedback protects the integrity of the academic record. They are essential contributors to the academic publishing process.
Read MoreAfter months or years of research and writing the last thing you want is an unnecessary delay with the peer review of your paper. Sometimes turnaround times are beyond your control, however, there are some simple things you can do to ensure that your paper gets through peer review as quickly and painlessly as possible.
Read MoreTransparent peer review, where the exchanges between peer reviewers and authors accompany published articles, continues to be both lauded and critiqued by the scholarly community. Together with managing editor of Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease (TAR), Phillip Shaw, I discuss the possibilities and limitations brought by a switch to transparent peer review, how increased transparency may help us in improving the author experience and help abate increasing issues of trust in scholarly results.
Read MoreAt SAGE, high quality peer review is a cornerstone of our approach to journal publishing, which is why we’re once again supporting Peer Review Week, taking place September 21 – 25.
Read MoreSAGE is hosting a free How to Be a Peer Reviewer Webinar during Peer Review Week 2020. Jennifer Lovick, Executive Editor of Cancer Control and Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment and Bailey Baumann, Managing Editor of SAGE Open will present, followed by an engaging Q&A session with a panel of peer review specialists and journal Editors from various disciplines.
Read MoreSocial media is an important and effective tool to use when promoting your research as it offers a direct way to reach your audience and provides an ideal platform to raise the profile of your journal. These tips will give you a great jumpstart in learning how to utilise social media to engage the online community in your research.
Read MoreBy now, most researchers and authors know about predatory publishers. As people become more aware of what to look out for with these type of predatory journals, new groups have been popping up, targeting authors with fraudulent emails in the attempts to take money, promising their paper will be published in a particular outlet.
Read MoreThe recent explosion of information about journals, publication ethics, and transparency (about the process of submission, peer review, and decision) has been advantageous for authors. The process can be different for each journal based on numbers of submissions, publication frequency, and staff resources that are committed to publishing the journal either online or in print. Here I will discuss some of that process for my journal.
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