What is hybrid Open Access (Sage Choice)?

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Overview
What is hybrid Open Access (Sage Choice)?
Article Processing Charges (APCs)
Contact Information:

Overview

This article offers a comprehensive overview of Sage's Hybrid Open Access Publication option, which includes a detailed explanation of the Article Processing Charge (APC) and the Sage Open Access Portal. The Sage Open Access Portal is responsible for managing the license and payment collection process for Sage Choice. Additionally, it presents a user-friendly online platform that facilitates seamless hybrid open access publishing across all of Sage's journals.

Please visit our website for more information on the Sage Open Access Portal.

What is hybrid Open Access (Sage Choice)?

Hybrid Open Access, also known as Sage Choice, allows authors to transform their articles published in traditional subscription journals into open access format, thereby enabling wider access to their work. For further information about Sage Choice, please visit the Sage Choice FAQ page on our website.

The fundamental concept of Open Access publishing, where research articles are freely available to readers upon publication, is supported by an Article Processing Charge (APC) paid by the author, institution, or funding body. This means that readers can access the article regardless of their subscription status, fostering greater dissemination of research findings. Authors opting for Sage Choice may therefore incur an Article Processing Charge (APC), which covers various publishing costs and ensures the sustainability of the Open Access model.

Article Processing Charges (APCs):

The author, institution, or funding body typically pays the APC.
The Sage Choice Price List 2024 records the APC for each of our hybrid journals that offer Sage Choice, please use this list to check APC rates by title.
APCs exclude other potential authors fees levied by some journals, such as color and page charges. To identify if a journal has additional charges please refer to the individual journals submissions page. For full information on these types of charges please refer to What is the difference between APCs and page charges? A guide to potential costs associated with publishing your manuscript.

Contact Information:

For further inquiries or assistance, please contact Sage's Open Access Customer Services team at openaccess@sagepub.com
For general author queries, please visit the Journals Solutions portal which contains answers to common questions.
For more details related to Sage Choice, you can visit the Sage Choice Frequently Asked Questions page.