Corresponding Authors who reside in the countries described by the Research4Life program (both Group A and Group B) publishing in one of Sage’s gold open access journals will automatically receive a full APC waiver without needing to take any action. The waiver will be applied based on the Corresponding Author affiliation in the Sage Open Access Portal.
If you do not reside in one of the Research4Life listed countries and you genuinely cannot afford the Article Processing Charge (APC), the corresponding author should submit a waiver request to the email address openaccess@sagepub.com when payment is requested, after acceptance of the manuscript. Your ability to pay will not affect the editorial peer review outcome. Requests will be assessed on a case-by-case basis. Waiver requests are assessed and granted by Sage, not the Editor or editorial board, to ensure editorial independence.
The following journal uses World Bank income levels to prioritise full and partial waivers. Please consult the journal’s website or contact the journal’s editorial office for more information.
Exceptions to the waiver scheme are: