McGill Library and Sage: Open access agreement for McGill authors

The McGill University Library is happy to announce an agreement between the Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) and Sage Publications which will provide more open access options for McGill authors. 

As of January 2021, McGill corresponding authors publishing with Sage Choice journals* will have the option to make their work made open, at no cost.  

For McGill authors publishing with Sage’s gold open access journals, they are eligible for a 40% discount on article processing charges.  

Learn more about McGill Library’s other article processing charge discounts: https://www.mcgill.ca/library/services/open-access/how#apc  

Questions? Contact Jessica Lange, Scholarly Communications Librarian  | jessica.lange@mcgill.ca  

*For the list of journal exceptions see: https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/sage-choice-journal-and-pricing-exceptions#Do%20not%20participate

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