1. Publishing your research in a peer-reviewed journal
Tips for success
Introduction – work in HSS team

2. Helping you publish 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
Why publish in a journal? – what are the main factors for choosing journal publication as an outlet. What can it do for the researcher in terms of their output and profile?
What faculty should think about when choosing the right journal to submit to
There are more requirements from funding bodies to publish articles open access, I’ll talk a bit about what open access options are available at SAGE, and the different options open to authors
Talk a little bit about preparing articles for submission and peer review, and some tips for researchers to ensure their article gets into review.
Brief section on publication ethics, and mention some best practice guidelines that are available for authors
Finally, SAGE have a variety of resources available for prospective authors, and we’ll talk through some of those. Many of these are free web based resources that you might want to consider sharing with faculty
Lastly publishing with SAGE ensures an article is disseminated globally and it is a great way to maximise the impact of research. I’ll also talk a bit about the work SAGE does with PR, social media, multimedia and online communities to maximise the impact of the journal research we publish. There is also lots of things that an author can do to maximise impact and we’ll touch on that as well.

3. Why is it so important to consider publication?
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
Publishing in a well respected journal is a stamp of quality
If an author has something new to contribute to their academic community publishing in a journal is a way to ensure this reaches the community and the research is taken seriously.
Peer review – important validity, independent scrutiny. Improves quality through feedback.
Publishing in a journal with a company like SAGE means authors benefit from the highest production standards.
Publishing in a journal also means the research benefits form dissemination
Online
International sales, inc developing world access
PR support and promotion
Open access options if required

4. Which journals should you submit to?
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
Does article fit with journal remit – desk reject
Usage and impact – global reach. Member subscription base

5. Dissemination & Discoverability
SAGE Journals now hosted on a new platform
Search and browse more than 1,000 journals by discipline
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

6. Publishing Options Gold Open Access Hybrid Open Access The Green Route
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
Hybrid Open Access
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
The Green Route
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

7. Starting your research
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
Little green Books, Little Blue Books
Bespoke research tools
methods map, project planner, which stats test, reading lists
Exclusive collections
case studies, datasets, video
Little Green Books are our famous series, Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences. This entire series is available on SAGE Research Methods, with additional tools across the site to filter your search on just these titles.
Reading Lists are a useful tool for every level of researcher, from beginner to expert. Lists allow researchers to gather content from their searches to access later or share with students, research partners, or any other users. They can search others’ lists to help them understand how people are using the site or relating to similar research questions

8. 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
Not sure which method to use for your research? The Methods Map is a visual search tool supported by a unique, complex taxonomy of research methods terms, methodologies, and people in the field. You can click through at any time to find related topics, delve more in depth into a term, or backtrack to a broader view. This visualization of how terms are related can help to suggest concepts you may not have thought of on your own. This is a good place to start if you are interested in exploring research methodologies and discovering new methodologies.  If you are unfamiliar with a term on the Methods Map, simply mouse-over the central node and a definition of the term will pop up.
Further material on choosing your research method can be found on SRM

9. Choosing your method
Project Planner offers a step-by-step guide to putting together a research project, with each step outlined separately and containing different sections.
Here is the Research Design step, which contains extensive information on choosing the right method. It also includes a handy checklist at the end, which you can also see here, which is designed to go through the fundamental choices to selecting the best method for your project

10. Writing a Literature Review
Project Planner also offers help with writing literature reviews – you can see an example of one of the sections here, with tips on what makes a successful literature review
The content from each of these sections is downloadable

11. 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

12. 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

13. Preparing manuscripts for peer review
Obtain permission for all copyrighted material
Authorship / Acknowledgment
Full disclosure
Funding statement
Conflict of interest
Plagiarism
Duplication
Journal Contributor’s Publishing Agreement
Copyright
and
Ethics

14. Preparing manuscripts for peer review
SAGE Author Gateway
English language editing services
Links to author guidelines
Tips to help readers find your article:
Importance of search engines
Repeat key phrases in the abstract
Get the title right
Choose key words carefully
Steps for authors post acceptance
Tips to promote your paper
Using social media
FAQs

15. Additional resources for authors
Two-page free guide on the SAGE website

16. Additional resources for authors
Two-part video presentation on “how to publish a journal article” By
Dr Lucinda Becker, University of Reading, UK

17. Additional resources for authors
Useful books from SAGE

18. ‘How to publish’ resources in SRM
As we saw before, you can find a dedicated section to publishing and dissemination in Project Planner, with downloadable text.
The example here shows you the section specific to publishing journal articles

19. ‘How to publish’ resources in SRM
There are plenty of other resources you can also find on the site, here are just a few examples

20. Peer review: the nuts and bolts A guide from Sense about Science
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

21. Additional resources for authors
Follow the SAGE Connection blog