How do I request hybrid Open Access (Sage Choice)?

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Overview
• How to choose hybrid Open Access (Sage Choice)? 
• Contact Information

Overview

Sage Choice offers authors the opportunity to make their manuscripts Open Access after acceptance for publication. The program allows authors to choose Open Access or by being eligible for an Open Access agreement. 

Although Sage Choice is offered for the majority of subscription journals, there are a few journals that do not provide this option. There is a list of Sage Choice Journal and Pricing Exceptions on our website.

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 portal, and you can follow the instructions provided in the portal. However, for a few specific journals, you will still need to request Sage Choice. In these cases, please follow the instructions outlined below to complete the process. 

How do I request hybrid Open Access (Sage Choice)?

If your article is accepted and you have not received information about Sage Choice, please follow the steps below to request it. Please note that we can only accept Sage Choice requests after the article has been accepted. 

1. Email openaccess@sagepub.com once your article has been accepted for publication and provide the following details in your email:
   • Article Title
   • Manuscript ID
   • Journal Name
   • Corresponding Author Name
2. The Open Access Customer Services team will then initiate your request and create an offer in Sage Journals: Licensing & Payment.
3. You will receive an invitational email to access Sage Journals: Licensing & Payment, this will explain the steps required to make your article Open Access. For further information on how to navigate through the required steps in the Sage Journals: Licensing & Payment, please see Sage Journals: Licensing & Payment Navigation support. 
4. Upon completion of the steps required in Sage Journals: Licensing & Payment, your article will be published Open Access, making it freely available to readers worldwide.

Contact Information

For further assistance, contact the Sage Open Access Customer Services team at openaccess@sagepub.com.