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Open Access Publishing in Sage Journals

FinELib’s agreement with Sage allows authors from participating institutions to publish Open Access in Sage's hybrid journals without incurring an article processing charge (APC). The costs of OA are covered by the agreement and paid for from library budgets.

Articles in Sage's Fully OA (Gold) journals can be published at no additional charge or with a 20% discount on the APC depending on the model chosen by institutions. Please see below for more information on which journals are eligible for you and which discounts apply.

The deal is in place until 31 December 2026.

Am I eligible?

You are eligible if you meet the criteria below:

  1. You are affiliated with one of the participating Finnish institutions.

  2. You are the corresponding author of your article.

  3. Your article has been accepted for publication during 1.1.2025-31.12.2026.

  4. The type of your article is (as defined by the journal/Sage): original research paper, review paper, brief communications, short report, or case report.

Need support? Not sure of your eligibility? Email openaccess@sagepub.com or contact your library or information services.

Is my journal eligible?

Please select your institution to view which journals are eligible for you and which discounts apply.

A 100% discount in the "Access type" field means the APC will be fully covered by the deal, i.e. there will be no author-facing charges for you.

Is my journal compliant? Use the Journal Checker Tool to see if your preferred journal is compliant with Plan S and with the Academy of Finland's requirements.

I am eligible, what do I need to do?

Step 1: Manuscript Submission

  • Submit your article.

  • Make sure that you supply your affiliation accurately and use your institutional email address to be identified as being eligible.

Step 2: Choose Open Access

  • Once your paper has been accepted and approved as eligible by your institution, you will be emailed details of Sage’s OA offer.

  • Click “Select your publishing route” to be taken to Sage’s OA platform.

  • Review the offer: the total fee for hybrid articles is shown as 0 £. For Gold OA articles, the total fee will be shown as either 0 £ or with a 20% discount on the APC dependent on the model chosen by your institution. Where an author is eligible for more than one discount, the highest one available will be automatically applied.

  • Click “Yes, make my article open access”.

  • Please note that the link to the platform will expire in 14 days. To reopen the offer, please contact finelib@helsinki.fi. (N.B. Starting from 2-3/2025 Sage will remove timeouts for most of its journals.).

Step 3: Register/Log in

  • Select your name from the drop-down menu to log in or register for an account.

Step 4: License Selection

  • Select your OA license (CC-BY 4.0).

  • Choose who owns the copyright of your contribution. (In most cases this will be you).

  • Click “Sign agreement”.

Step 5: Order Confirmation

  • You will now see a confirmation of the status and a copy of your license.

  • For Hybrid OA articles and for Gold OA articles with no APC to pay, this is the end of the process.

  • For Gold OA articles with an APC to pay, you will be taken to the billing pages.

Step 6: Paying the APC (Gold OA journals with an APC to pay only)

  • During the pre-approval, your institution has either offered or declined to pay the APC. The initial email will have informed you about the choice your institution has made.

  • If your institution has declined to pay the APC, you may either nominate another bill-payer or pay yourself.