Umeå University researchers can publish open access at no cost in most of Sage journals. Read more about the terms of our agreement with the publisher for 2025 and what it means for you here.
The open access publishing fee (APC, article processing charge) has been pre-paid through an agreement between the library and Sage. This applies to open access publishing in a large proportion of Sage hybrid journals in “Sage Premier” and in their open access journals in “Sage Gold OA package”. Journal titles with “subscription” status do not allow open access publishing.
Terms and conditions
You must be the corresponding author, i.e., the one handling communication with the publisher and journal.
Your Umeå University affiliation must be stated in the published article.
Use your university email ending with @umu.se. The email domain is used to recognise your eligibility.
The agreement applies to articles accepted by the publisher in 2024 or 2025 (“acceptance date” during 2024-2025).
The agreement applies to the article types “original research papers”,“review papers”, “brief communications”, “short reports” and “case reports”.
Your article will be published under a CC BY license. Other licenses are available upon request.
The agreement does not cover additional charges, such as page charges, charges for colour illustrations, or submission fees.
How the publishing process works
Upon acceptance, you will receive an email from the publisher with a link to the Sage Open Access Portal (SOAP). Follow the instructions in the portal.
Read more about the publishing process at the Sage website:
