TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Overview

• When can I request hybrid Open Access (Sage Choice)?
• Contact Information

Overview

For most journals, you no longer need to request Sage Choice to make your article open access. Instead, you will be contacted directly via email through Sage Journals Licensing & Payment. Please refer to the following instructions for more information How do I choose hybrid Open Access (Sage Choice)?

However, for a few specific journals, you will still need to request Sage Choice.

When can I request hybrid Open Access (Sage Choice)?

Authors can request Sage Choice once their article has been accepted for publication. Please do not contact us before acceptance. For further assistance, please view How do I request hybrid Open Access (Sage Choice)?

Authors can also request Sage Choice after their article has been published subscription.

• Authors who have published their work in a traditional subscription journal, can retrospectively make their article freely available to readers who would not otherwise have access*.
• The Sage Choice option allows authors to comply with Open Access policies and increase the visibility and impact of their research. Therefore, if you have already published an article behind a paywall, you can still make it open access with Sage Choice. 
• For further instruction, please view How do I request hybrid Open Access (Sage Choice)?

*Please note, there are some Sage journals that do not offer Sage Choice. These journals are listed on our website; Sage Choice Journal and Pricing Exceptions.

Contact Information

For further assistance, please contact the Open Access Customer Services team at [email protected].