Submission Guidelines
Submitting your article
Each SAGE journal has its own Editorial office and its own instructions for authors. To submit your article, go to the list of SAGE journals, select the one you wish to submit to, click on the Instructions for authors to get detials on how to submit your article.
Artwork Guidelines
Illustrations, pictures and graphs, should be supplied with the highest quality and in an electronic format that helps us to publish your article in the best way possible. Please follow the guidelines below to enable us to prepare your artwork for the printed issue as well as the web site.
Checklist
- Please read carefully through all of the following points:
- Resolution: Images should be supplied with a resolution of at least 300 dpi , line art with 600 dpi
- Format: TIFF, EPS or PDF. MS Office files (Word, Powerpoint, Excel) are also accepted provided they meet certain conditions. For more information, see below (3. Word files).
- Colour mode: Please note that coloured images will be published in colour online and black and white in print (unless otherwise arranged).
Therefore, it is important that you supply images that are comprehensible in black and white as well (ie, by using colour with a distinctive pattern or dotted lines). The captions should reflect this by not using words indicating colour. - Dimension: Check that the artworks supplied match or exceed the dimensions of the journal. Images can not be scaled up after origination
- Fonts: The lettering used in the artwork should not vary too much in size and type (usually sans serif font as a default)
- Artwork on disk
If you can't submit the artwork electronically, you may send a disk by post. Possible formats are: CD-ROM, 3.5" disk, JAZ disk or ZIP disk. Figure captions should be submitted with the original main text. Please always supply hard copies along the disk or accompanying e-mails detailing the content.
- Word files ( Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
Microsoft Office is essentially a family of applications that can be used to produce a variety of document types including written documents, spreadsheets, presentations and databases. Although we prefer artwork files in TIFF, EPS or PDF format, we are also aware that a number of authors already (for convenience) submit their artwork in MS Office formats and therefore we will continue to support these submission types now and in the future.
Check for more information at http://www.microsoft.com/office - Supplemental files
Selected journals are able to support supplemental files. Please check the submission guidelines for the relevant journal if you would like to submit supplemental material. Please refer to the following document for general guidance: Supplemental data on SJO - Guidelines for Authors
English Language Editing Services
Authors who would like to refine the use of English in their manuscripts might consider utilizing the services of SPi, a non-affiliated company that offers Professional Editing Services to authors of journal articles in the areas of science, technology, medicine or the social sciences. SPi specializes in editing and correcting English-language manuscripts written by authors with a primary language other than English. Visit www.prof-editing.com for more information about SPi's Professional Editing Services, pricing, and turn-around times, or to obtain a free quote or submit a manuscript for language polishing.
Please be aware that SAGE has no affiliation with SPi and makes no endorsement of the company. An author's use of SPi's services in no way guarantees that his or her submission will ultimately be accepted. Any arrangement an author enters into will be exclusively between the author and SPi, and any costs incurred are the sole responsibility of the author.
