Sage Open is itself a journal separate from others published by Sage. Thematic Scope: Sage Open publishes across the humanities, social sciences, and be...

Sage Open specializes in the humanities, social sciences, and behavioral sciences. If the scope of your paper fits these topics, please visit the Sage Open ...

Sage Open is published online and follows a continuous-publication format, which means articles are published as soon as they are ready. While some special ...

Sage Open's goal is to publish research done well. This means we look for research that contributes to the academic record in a way that allows other sc...

Please take care when writing your abstract for Sage Open. Potential peer reviewers will use your abstract to decide whether they want to work on your artic...

Obtaining Ethical Approval: For empirical research with human or animal study participants, researchers must submit their research protocol for ethical appr...

Yes. As the author, you are responsible for making sure you have permission to use images that are not your own in your article. For details, please review ...

No, please do not use footnotes. Sage Open publishes articles online in HTML and PDF formats. Footnotes are not compatible with the HTML format.

Please refer to the APA Style recommendations for references, in-text citations, and labeling of tables and figures.

No, we do not require cover letters for Sage Open submissions.