PROPOSAL GUIDELINES

This booklet outlines what our Commissioning Editors find useful in a book proposal.

The Sage Books Author Hub

As a leading international publisher of books, journals and electronic media, we work closely with authors and editors to produce the most outstanding works in the fields in which we publish. Here you’ll find a selection of handy resources - for both prospective and current authors - that are designed to make submitting a book proposal or publishing your book as easy as possible.

SAGE Knowledge includes an expansive range of SAGE eBook and eReference content, including scholarly monographs, reference works, handbooks, series, professional development titles, as well as business case studies, and streaming video - making this the ultimate social sciences digital library for students, researchers, and faculty.

To request your free trial please follow the appropriate link below:

All licenses require that re-use complies with the following terms:

• Full attribution must accompany any re-use and include the following information about the original work:
  

  Author(s)
  Article Title
  Journal
  DOI
  Volume (if applicable)
  Issue (if applicable)
  Page numbers (if applicable)
  Date of publication
  SAGE as the original publisher
  A link to the original article as published on SAGE Journals (where practicable)

Sage publishes a number of Open Access articles under our Gold Open Access journals and Sage Choice options.  See below for information regarding the reuse of these articles. Please note that Sage may make additional non-Open Access content freely viewable on Sage Journals, and the reuse of such material may require permission.

A number of funders require research articles which have resulted from their funding to be made open access. Sage helps authors comply with these mandates either via the gold open access publication route or green open access archiving.

Funder Agencies' Open Access Mandates

Please check with your funder if there is a mandate to publish your research open access and the criteria for compliance. There are other resources which may also be helpful:

SAGE Science, Technology, and Medicine Packages

Discover more than 480 journals SAGE publishes in science, technology, and medicine.

The SAGE Science, Technology, and Medicine (STM) Packages provide access to 487 journals, including leading international peer-reviewed titles, many of which are ranked in the 2017 Journal Citation Reports® (Clarivate Analytics, 2018), in three packages: STM, Health Sciences, and Clinical Medicine. 

Why publish Sage Choice? 

SAGE Business Cases is the first digital collection tailored to library needs, providing librarians, faculty, and students with cases to support their curriculum and independent research. Offering over 3,000 modern and global cases and growing! 

If you are requesting an individual trial, follow the appropriate link below, select 'SAGE Business & Management Products' from the menu and choose 'SAGE Business Cases' from the dropdown. You can then fill in your details and click 'Request Trial' to confirm your request.

CQ Researcher Usage Driving Resources

The following (online) shops offer a reliable and fast way to get your books in time for the semester:

Print Books