Publishing your
research in a
peer-reviewed
journal
Tips for success
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Helping you publish
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Why publish in a journal?
Choosing the right journal
Open Access options
Preparing articles for submission & peer review
Publication ethics
SAGE publishing resources for authors
Maximising the impact of published research
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Why is it so important to consider
publication?
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Disseminate your research findings to the community
Make a contribution to the field of study
Influence policy
Career advancement
Importance of peer-review process: validation
Dissemination
• Online publication
• International sales and marketing
• Developing world initiatives
• PR support and article promotion
• Open Access options if required
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Which journals should you submit to?
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Aims & Scope
Readership
Impact Factor
Reputation of the journal
Types of submissions accepted
Editorial Board, previously published
authors
• Speed to publication
• Accept / Reject rates
• Talk to colleagues
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Dissemination & Discoverability
SAGE
Journals now
hosted on a
new platform
Search and browse more than 1,000 journals by discipline
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Article level metrics--including both Altmetric data and download statistics
Social bookmarking and sharing links, RSS feeds
Most read and cited article lists
Show Abstract – expand Abstract information from tables of contents and search results allowing you to preview
the abstract without leaving the page
Keyword pivot searches – hyper-linked article keywords allow you to perform quick searches of that term across
all journals
OnlineFirst articles - forthcoming articles published ahead of print
Author information services including viewing all articles by this author on SAGE Journals, links to Google
Scholar, and new ORCID author identification integrations
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Publishing Options
Gold Open Access
Hybrid Open Access
The Green Route
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Fully accessible
journals
Supported by Article
Processing Charges
(APCs) paid by author,
funder or institution
For some journals,
APCs are covered by
the associated society
In some cases, the
costs are supported by
SAGE
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SAGE Choice offers
authors the option to
make their articles
freely available in most
subscription journals.
Enables authors to
comply when funding
bodies stipulate that
publishing articles open
access is required,
while still publishing in
the journal of their
choice
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Authors can archive
their article as open
access with no charge
Authors deposit the
published version of
their article in their own
institution’s repository
SAGE is the only
publisher that allows
this to be done
immediately upon
publication
Starting your research
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SAGE Research Methods helps you design
research projects, understand or identify new
methods, conduct research, and write up your
findings
Over 900 titles and 220,000 pages of
methods, book, journal and reference content
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Bespoke research tools
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Little green Books, Little Blue Books
methods map, project planner, which stats test,
reading lists
Exclusive collections
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case studies, datasets, video
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Choosing your method
 Not sure which method to use for
your research? The Methods Map is a
good place to start if you are
interested in exploring research
methodologies and discovering new
methods
Further material on choosing your
research method, as well as extensive
advice on Research Design can be
found on SRM, including a full section
in our exclusive Project Planner tool
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Choosing your method
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Writing a Literature Review
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Writing a literature review
 You can also use SAGE
Research Methods to find
information on writing literature
reviews, by using the sophisticated
search tools or browsing by
publication type
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Preparing manuscripts for peer review - checklist
• READ the manuscript submission guidelines
• Referencing style
• Word limit
• Title, abstract, keywords
• Conventions of academic writing
• Supplemental data?
• Proof read
• Cover letter
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Preparing manuscripts for peer review
• Obtain permission for all copyrighted material
• Authorship / Acknowledgment
• Full disclosure
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Funding statement
Conflict of interest
• Plagiarism
• Duplication
• Journal Contributor’s Publishing
Agreement
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Copyright
and
Ethics
http://publicationethics.org/
Preparing manuscripts for peer review
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English language editing services
Links to author guidelines
Tips to help readers find your
article:
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Steps for authors post acceptance
Tips to promote your paper
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Importance of search engines
Repeat key phrases in the abstract
Get the title right
Choose key words carefully
Using social media
FAQs
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SAGE
Author
Gateway
Additional resources for authors
https://uk.sagepub.com/sites/default/files/how_to_get_published.pdf
Two-page
free guide
on the
SAGE
website
Additional resources for authors
Two-part video
presentation on “how to
publish a journal article”
By
Dr Lucinda Becker,
University of Reading, UK
https://uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/how-to-get-published%20
Additional resources for authors
Useful
books from
SAGE
‘How to publish’ resources in SRM
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‘How to publish’ resources in SRM
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Peer review: the nuts and bolts
A guide from Sense about Science
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Basics of peer review with early career
researchers in mind
91% of researchers from a 2009 survey
believe that their last paper was
improved through the peer review
process
Free booklet available online
Advice from editors, reviewers,
publishers and journalists
www.senseaboutscience.org/
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Additional resources for authors
Follow the
SAGE
Connection
blog
http://connection.sagepub.com/home/