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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is increasingly built into technologies that we use in our everyday lives, and while it seems benign to use AI to delete an unwanted object from the background of a photo or draft a contract, the stakes are much higher when AI is brought into the field of medical imaging and the health of patients is impacted.
Read MoreAs a researcher, it can be challenging to showcase the real-world impact of academic work. Fortunately, Sage Policy Profiles offers a solution to this problem. The free-to-use, browser-based tool lets researchers see how their work has been cited in policy documents, and then easily illustrate and share its impact graphically. In this blog post, we’ll look at how Sage Policy Profiles works and how you can use it to make an impact with your research.
Read MoreSage has launched a new, free-to-use tool that allows researchers to see the impact of their research on public policy: Sage Policy Profiles.
Read MoreThe Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment is excited to formally announce the launch of the Junior Guest Editor Program to address the needs of ECRs and offer a truly unique experience. This program provides ECRs like you in the field of cancer research with an exceptional opportunity to curate and shape Special Collections within our esteemed journal. The Junior Guest Editor Program is an innovative addition to our journal's offerings, designed to support and empower all oncology ECRs in their academic journey. Read on for more details about the program, its benefits, and why you should consider participating.
Read MoreAs a publisher, we understand that words matter. Language helps us express ourselves, create communities, explain new ideas, and spread information. We believe that inclusive language is an important and powerful way to ensure people feel welcomed, respected, safe, and able to fully engage with the research Sage publishes.
Read MoreLots has been written in the short time since on the development of generative AI tools and the use of ChatGPT in teaching, research and academic publishing. It has also sparked lots of philosophical conversations within the Research Integrity Group at SAGE about the ethics of using generative AI to ‘write’ (in quote marks) articles, about the potential risks of publishing articles not written (not in quote marks) by a human, and whether bots qualify as authors.
Read MoreMinority and marginalised groups have historically been underrepresented in conventional modes of academic research where the balance of power sits with researchers rather than those participating in the research.
Read MoreThe theme of this year’s International Open Access Week is “Open for Climate Justice”. Climate change affects different people and places unevenly, leading to inequalities within and across nations, and between current and future generations.
Read MoreAn increasing body of research about the menopause and the workplace shows that professional management training, reasonable adjustments and support can have a hugely beneficial effect on anyone going through the perimenopause and the menopause, as well as the people around them.
Read MoreIn 2023, SAGE and the Institute of Neurodiversity are launching an exciting new journal, Neurodiversity, focusing on research to improve the lives of neurodivergent people around the world. We are seeking inspiration on creating a cover design and would like you to submit your ideas - find out more.
Read MoreIn August 2022, the SAGE Books Editorial team released a Statement of intent setting out our ambitions to embed diversity, inclusivity and accessibility in all our books, as well as support movements to decolonise teaching and learning through our publishing.
Read MoreIn July 2021, the SAGE Journals team released a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) pledge shaped in complement to SAGE’s signing on to the Royal Society of Chemistry’s joint commitment for action on inclusion and diversity in publishing. With almost a year of work behind them, they reflect on 2021 highlights and offer 2022-2023 ambitions.
Read MoreThe idea of the Journal of Black Studies (JBS) was born in 1968 when a young academic named Molefi Kete Asante approached SAGE founder Sara Miller McCune with an idea for a journal that would respond to the Black studies movement as well as a public call for equality, justice, and nonviolence. At the time there was no comparable journal, and Sara saw this journal as a vital addition to social science scholarship. The first full volume was completed in 1971.
Read MoreThe theme of Peer Review Week 2021 is Identity in Peer Review, a timely topic that raises some interesting questions. Does anonymity provide a fairer peer review process? How does the identity of peer reviewers shape publications? And how can we make sure that the peer review process is welcoming and inclusive to all?
Read MoreEarlier this year SAGE announced a partnership with Clarivate to offer transparent peer review on four of our journals. This year’s Peer Review Week, dedicated to the theme “Identity in Peer Review”, is the perfect time to reflect on the results we’ve seen so far.
Read MoreRecently, SAGE garnered accolades for three of these resources at the thirty-third annual APEX awards, winning a Grand Award for Together Apart: The Psychology of COVID-19, an Award of Excellence for the How to Get Published webinar, and an Award of Excellence for the Structural Racism and Police Violence microsite.
Read MoreSAGE Publishing has released the five-year Journal Impact Factors (JIF) for the third year running, as part of a wider initiative to broaden the scope of alternative measures of research impact.
Read MoreWhat are journal editors, funders, and publishers doing to support researchers of all backgrounds – specifically those who have been underrepresented, unheard, and underprivileged? What impact does this effort have on the research environment and even for the research itself? And what can we learn from each other to enable new changes that address shortcomings?
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