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SAGE Open – a commercial publisher’s
foray into Open Access for humanities and
social science

   Jim Gilden
   Editor, SAGE Open Sales
   Rutgers
   October 23, 2012

                              Los Angeles | London | New Delhi
                                Singapore | Washington DC
● Broad-based Social Science and Humanities Gold OA
  (author pays) journal using the PLoSOne model
● Submissions first accepted in January 2011
● More than 1,200 submissions from 62 countries, 100s of
  institutions including Rutgers, UC Berkeley, Harvard,
  Stanford, Northeastern, NYU, Columbia, and others
● 119 articles published since launch in May 2011
● 116,859 full text downloads in 2011 through September
● On HighWire platform from Stanford University Libraries


                                            Los Angeles | London | New Delhi
                                              Singapore | Washington DC
● Peer reviewed – content is published based on soundness
  of research
● No limitations on scope of journal or printed page budgets
● Fast publication – article goes online as soon as it has
  been approved, no waiting for an issue
● CC-BY licensing model – author retains copyright
● Market leading discoverability provides for widest
  dissemination of research
● Quality control – has the SAGE brand behind it
● Long-term preservation thru Portico and CLOCKSS


                                              Los Angeles | London | New Delhi
                                                Singapore | Washington DC
Los Angeles | London | New Delhi
  Singapore | Washington DC
Los Angeles | London | New Delhi
  Singapore | Washington DC
Toll-free reference linking to other SAGE and
               HighWire journals




                                        Los Angeles | London | New Delhi
                                          Singapore | Washington DC
Submissions
            Top Countries                       Top Subjects
United States               533   Education                              254
India                       74    Psychology                             184
Canada                      62    Sociology                              116
Iran                        47    Communication                          107
Nigeria                     44    Management                             102
Australia                   32    Political Science                      101
Brazil                      26    Criminology                             51
Pakistan                    26    Humanities                              51
United Kingdom              26    Economics                               49
Germany                     17    Research Methods                        27



                                                        Los Angeles | London | New Delhi
                                                          Singapore | Washington DC
Acceptance Rates
                    # of
   Decision      Manuscripts    % of Total
Accept                     99            23%
Accept Pending
                           90            21%
Minor Revision
Immediate
                           36                8%
Reject
Major Revision            119            26%
Reject                     92            22%




                                             Los Angeles | London | New Delhi
                                               Singapore | Washington DC
Most-read articles through September 30
Loretta I. Winters, Paul C. Winters
        Black Teenage Pregnancy: A Dynamic Social Problem
        Read 7,140 times

Debra L. Truitt
        The Effect of Training and Development on Employee Attitude as it Relates to
        Training and Work Proficiency
        Read 7,003 times

Harish Kumar Sharma
        Stress and Relaxation in Relation to Personality
        Read 5,855 times

Larry Friedlander
        Friending the Virgin: Some Thoughts on the Prehistory of Facebook
        Read 5,274 times

Harold Andrew Patrick, Vincent Raj Kumar
        Managing Workplace Diversity: Issues and Challenges
        Read 5,235 times


                                                                               Los Angeles | London | New Delhi
                                                                                 Singapore | Washington DC
Questions?


      Thank you.

jim.gilden@sagepub.com

  www.sageopen.com
                         Los Angeles | London | New Delhi
                           Singapore | Washington DC

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Sage open – a commercial publisher’s foray into open access for humanities and social science

  • 1. SAGE Open – a commercial publisher’s foray into Open Access for humanities and social science Jim Gilden Editor, SAGE Open Sales Rutgers October 23, 2012 Los Angeles | London | New Delhi Singapore | Washington DC
  • 2. ● Broad-based Social Science and Humanities Gold OA (author pays) journal using the PLoSOne model ● Submissions first accepted in January 2011 ● More than 1,200 submissions from 62 countries, 100s of institutions including Rutgers, UC Berkeley, Harvard, Stanford, Northeastern, NYU, Columbia, and others ● 119 articles published since launch in May 2011 ● 116,859 full text downloads in 2011 through September ● On HighWire platform from Stanford University Libraries Los Angeles | London | New Delhi Singapore | Washington DC
  • 3. ● Peer reviewed – content is published based on soundness of research ● No limitations on scope of journal or printed page budgets ● Fast publication – article goes online as soon as it has been approved, no waiting for an issue ● CC-BY licensing model – author retains copyright ● Market leading discoverability provides for widest dissemination of research ● Quality control – has the SAGE brand behind it ● Long-term preservation thru Portico and CLOCKSS Los Angeles | London | New Delhi Singapore | Washington DC
  • 4. Los Angeles | London | New Delhi Singapore | Washington DC
  • 5. Los Angeles | London | New Delhi Singapore | Washington DC
  • 6. Toll-free reference linking to other SAGE and HighWire journals Los Angeles | London | New Delhi Singapore | Washington DC
  • 7. Submissions Top Countries Top Subjects United States 533 Education 254 India 74 Psychology 184 Canada 62 Sociology 116 Iran 47 Communication 107 Nigeria 44 Management 102 Australia 32 Political Science 101 Brazil 26 Criminology 51 Pakistan 26 Humanities 51 United Kingdom 26 Economics 49 Germany 17 Research Methods 27 Los Angeles | London | New Delhi Singapore | Washington DC
  • 8. Acceptance Rates # of Decision Manuscripts % of Total Accept 99 23% Accept Pending 90 21% Minor Revision Immediate 36 8% Reject Major Revision 119 26% Reject 92 22% Los Angeles | London | New Delhi Singapore | Washington DC
  • 9. Most-read articles through September 30 Loretta I. Winters, Paul C. Winters Black Teenage Pregnancy: A Dynamic Social Problem Read 7,140 times Debra L. Truitt The Effect of Training and Development on Employee Attitude as it Relates to Training and Work Proficiency Read 7,003 times Harish Kumar Sharma Stress and Relaxation in Relation to Personality Read 5,855 times Larry Friedlander Friending the Virgin: Some Thoughts on the Prehistory of Facebook Read 5,274 times Harold Andrew Patrick, Vincent Raj Kumar Managing Workplace Diversity: Issues and Challenges Read 5,235 times Los Angeles | London | New Delhi Singapore | Washington DC
  • 10. Questions? Thank you. jim.gilden@sagepub.com www.sageopen.com Los Angeles | London | New Delhi Singapore | Washington DC