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Peer review is ‘a process where scientists (“peers”) evaluate the quality of other scientists’ work. By doing this, they aim to ensure the work is rigorous, coherent, uses past research and adds to what we already know.’ You can learn more in this explainer from the Social Science Space.
Peer review brings academic research to publication in the following ways:
Sage has an agreement with IReL, the consortium for Irish publicly funded higher education institutions to publish articles open access. Further information can be found on the IReL site.The agreement for participating organizations will run between January 01, 2021, and December 31, 2026. The details of the agreement are as follows:
SAGE Engagement provides a range of customized live instruction sessions on SAGE resources. These sessions provide in-depth instruction, guidance, and best practices for using SAGE resources for librarians, faculty and instructors, researchers, and students.
Sage has an agreement with Necmettin Erbakan University to publish articles open access. The agreement for participating organizations will run from January 01, 2024 through to December 31, 2025. The details of the agreement are as follows:
To qualify for the agreement, the corresponding author must be affiliated with Necmettin Erbakan University and have an article accepted for publication between between January 01, 2024 and December 31, 2025.
Sage has an agreement with Texas A&M College Station to publish articles open access. The agreement for participating organizations will run from January 01, 2024 through to February 28, 2025. The details of the agreement are as follows:
To qualify for the agreement, the corresponding author must be affiliated with Texas A&M College Station and have an article accepted for publication between January 01, 2024, and February 28, 2025.
Sage has an agreement with GALILEO to publish articles open access. The agreement for participating organizations will run from January 01, 2024, through to December 01, 2026. The details of the agreement are as follows:
To qualify for the agreement, the corresponding author must be affiliated with either Georgia Gwinnett College, Mercer University and Morehouse School of Medicine and have an article accepted for publication between 1 January 01, 2024 and December 31, 2026.
Your manuscript will undergo an initial evaluation to check that it conforms to the submission requirements. If it doesn’t, it will be returned to you for amendments prior to peer review. Manuscripts may be desk rejected without peer review at this point if they are out of scope for the journal or otherwise unsuitable.
The following guidelines outline Sage’s general policy for handling supplemental material, but please always refer to individual journal author guidelines to check for any bespoke policies.
