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How do I sign the exclusive license?

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The agreement signed by the copyright holder to publish their article with Sage refer to the Exclusive License for publishing behind the paywall.

To sign exclusive license in Sage Journals: Licensing & Payment Portal, please follow these steps:

Once your article is accepted, you will receive an email from Sage Journals: Licensing & Payment inviting you to sign a license.
The first author to follow the link to Sage Journals: Licensing & Payment. Here, you'll either log in or register an account and select your name from the author list to sign the license on behalf of all authors.
After logging in, you will be presented with the terms of the contributor license and will need to choose the copyright ownership for your article.
For more information on the different copyright options, please refer to: What are the copyright options in Sage Journals: Licensing & Payment?
After selecting the appropriate copyright option, carefully review the provisions, read and accept the Terms & Agreement, and confirm that you are one of the named authors and authorized to sign on behalf of all co-authors.
You will then see a confirmation that the license has been signed, and the article will be published under the subscription model.
All authors will receive a copy of the signed license via email.

If you wish to publish open access, please follow the steps mentioned here How do I select a license in the Sage Journals: Licensing & Payment?

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