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Open access publication is a means for researchers to be compliant with their funders’ mandates. Sage’s Open Access Prepaid Account (OAPA) allows institutions to support their faculty to publish research open access.

Find out more about Sage’s open access initiatives by browsing reports, blogposts and presentations listed below.

A long-term advocate of sustainable open research, we provide easy and innovative publishing routes for authors seeking to build momentum and increase their reach. Join the thousands of academics across the globe who choose us to share their research quickly and widely, and benefit from:

What is open access?

Open access content is made freely available to under the terms of a Creative Commons licence. Open access publication is usually subject to payment of an article processing charge (APC) paid by the author, institution or funding body. 

A number of funders require research articles which have resulted from their funding to be made open access. Sage helps authors comply with these mandates either via the gold open access publication route or green open access archiving.

Funder Agencies' Open Access Mandates

Please check with your funder if there is a mandate to publish your research open access and the criteria for compliance. There are other resources which may also be helpful:

Authors can make their articles Open Access by archiving their article at no charge via the Green route.

Authors who have published in a subscription journal can do this by depositing the version of the article accepted for publication (version 2) in their own institution’s repository.

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Whether you’re training to be a teacher, starting your career in nursing, or studying to become a social worker, our practical and student-friendly guides help you learn the subject knowledge and skills you need for your university or college course, prepare you for practice and support your continuing professional development. 

Transfer Title Requirements in Years 2 and 3 of the Term (All-Access deals only)

In years 2 and 3 of a SAGE Premier All-Access subscription*, there is a requirement to maintain any individual subscriptions, held by the customer with a previous publisher or society, that transfers to SAGE and is added to the SAGE Premier package.

About SAGE Premier

What is SAGE Premier?

SAGE Premier is the largest journals package offered by SAGE. It includes international, peer-reviewed journals, including high-impact research titles published on behalf of over 400 scholarly and professional societies. Its interdisciplinary coverage is unparalleled, spanning subject areas including business; humanities; social sciences; science, technology, medicine; and many more.

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