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Building on Sage's tradition of publishing high-quality scholarly works for more than 35 years, we are concentrating our efforts on providing upper-level undergraduate and graduate textbooks, handbooks, and professional books. Our Books Division also includes the Sage Reference program, which publishes encyclopedias and other reference works. Sage currently publishes more than 800 titles per year worldwide across its imprints, and has over 12,000 titles in print.

Welcome to our publication ethics policies pages.

At Sage we're committed to publishing content that meets the highest standards of research and publication integrity. Our publication ethics policies are designed to ensure accuracy, transparency, and inclusivity. They are aligned with industry best practice guidelines as defined by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME) and others.

The SAGE production process

• Communication: We are conscious of, and understand, how keen authors are to see their work published. SAGE Production Editors maintain regular communication with journal editors and authors throughout the production process.

• Proofs: We will email a PDF of the proofs to the corresponding author. Please return corrected proofs as soon as possible, or by the deadline requested, so as not to delay the publication process. 

• Support and guidance
• Commitment to editorial independence
• Publishing your own research in the journal

Support and guidance

At Sage we promise:

Choosing a new publishing partner is a significant decision for any society or organization. At Sage, we believe our publishing services we make a strong case for choosing us on your journal’s partner.  

This US Privacy Statement is a supplement to the information contained in our Privacy Policy and applies to residents of the United States from whom we collect personal information (“consumers”). Certain states give their residents varying rights related to their Personal Information and specifically the following states have privacy laws that apply to Sage as noted below:

Sage Publishing is committed to disseminating high-quality research and engaged scholarship globally. As part of this commitment, we value Diversity and Inclusion in publishing. We therefore welcome submissions from a diverse range of authors from across all countries and backgrounds.

As the world’s leading independent academic publisher, we pride ourselves on playing a creative role in society by disseminating teaching and research on a global scale. Publishing your article with Sage means that you will benefit from:

Third Party Anti-Harassment and Bullying Policy

Policy Statement

The purpose of this statement is to make it clear that it is our intent that Sage staff are treated with dignity and respect, free from harassment and bullying by others.

Sage is an independent international publisher of journals, books, and electronic media. Known for our commitment to quality and innovation, we are a world leader in our chosen academic, educational, and professional markets.

Innovative ideas and approaches consistently distinguish Sage's publishing, across all of our programs. Our products include:

Your journal has a contractual number of pages allowed per volume. Maintaining awareness of your page usage (both when accepting manuscripts and planning issues) is important for optimizing publication schedules and minimizing extra costs. Exceeding your page budget can be costly and we strive to help you keep your journal within its page budget:

SAGE is proud to publish a portfolio of quality journals across the spectrum of biomedicine, including neuroscience, pharmacology, cell biology, and immunology. We have a rapidly growing biomedical journal portfolio, with the fastest-growing medical and health sciences program globally in the last 20 years.