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Los Angeles | London | New DelhiSingapore | Washington DC
Open Access in the Humanities and Social Sciences
A SAGE Perspective
David Ross, Executive Publisher – Open Access
Open Access and SAGE – COASP 19th Sept, 2013 Los Angeles | London | New DelhiSingapore | Washington DC
Open Access and SAGE – COASP 19th Sept, 2013 Los Angeles | London | New DelhiSingapore | Washington DC
Open Access and SAGE – COASP 19th Sept, 2013 Los Angeles | London | New DelhiSingapore | Washington DC
SAGE● Founded almost 50 years ago (anniversary is 2015)● First journal Urban Affairs Quarterly launched in
September 1965 (now Urban Affairs Review)● Predominatetely HSS publisher – 481 journals and
800 books a year (221 STM journals)● Publish journals on behalf of 300 learned societies● Still wholly owned by founder and chairperson – Sara
Miller McCune● Independent – will eventually transfer into the hands
of an charitable trust – takes a long term view
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SAGE and Open Access
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Why SAGE Open?
● Leading Social Science publisher● Supporting and nurturing interdisciplinary research● Campaign for Social Science and social science
research● Independent – long term view, the HSS funding
challenge● The first HSS “mega journal” - premier destination for
high quality OA research in HSS
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SAGE Open: Facts and stats
● Open for submissions end of 2010● Launched April 2011 with 6 papers● Over 2100 submissions from 93 countries to
date● >1500 projected submissions in 2013● 340 articles published to date● Nearly 300,000 Downloads
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Published articles
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Published Articles by Month
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What APC in HSS?
$195
$395 $99
SAGE Open survey: Over 70% constituted personal payments
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$695 List Price
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Monthly submissions data
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Submissions by Month
201120122013
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Open Access and SAGE – COASP 19th Sept, 2013 Los Angeles | London | New DelhiSingapore | Washington DC
How many Editors & Reviewers?
24,641 registered reviewers
6,230 invited to review
3,167 reviewed
12,748 invited article editors
1,723 agreed article editors
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Where are our authors?
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What do we know about them?
Under 30
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
60-64
65-69
70 or older
0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0%
What is your age?
Series1
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What do we know about them? (cont.)
1.0%
15.7%
81.0%
2.4%
What is the highest degree you have obtained?
Certificate or diploma
Associate/Baccalaureate
Masters
Doctorate
Advanced board certification
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97% would publish in SAGE Open again
Overall satisfaction level of your experience publishing with SAGE
76%-100% 73%
51%-75% 23%
0%-50% 4%
71% of respondents said SAGE Open was their first choice
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Top considerations for submitting:
● SAGE’s reputation● Subject fit● Quality of previously published authors or
papers● Internationality of journal
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Are we succeeding in being “full spectrum”?
Humanities
Communication
Criminology
Education
Gerontology
Management
Political Science
Psychology
Research methods
Sociology
0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0%
Which term best describes your area of academic study?
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Top subjects for submissions
Education
Psychology
Sociology
Communication
Management
Political Science
Humanities
Criminology
Economics
Research Methods
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What about our readers?
Source Visits Pages/Visit1 online.sagepub.com 8,031 2.952 sagepub.com 3,548 4.033 surveys.sagepublications.com 3,506 3.254 sageopen.com 3,224 3.065 facebook.com 2,341 2.486 uk.sagepub.com 2,046 3.397 highwire.stanford.edu 1,496 3.518 36ohk6dgmcd1n-c.c.yom.mail.yahoo.net 1,076 3.19 as.exeter.ac.uk 1,032 2.73
10 t.co [twitter] 864 1.92
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Visitor Flows
● 47% start with content page
● 38% start with home page
● 72% drop off after start page
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Citations
● Total Cited SAGE Open Articles: 40
● SAGE Open Articles cited by ISI ranked journals: 13
● Total Citations: 61
● Citations by ranked journals: 17
● Most citations of one article: 7
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The challenge of OA in HSS
2011 2012 2013 YTD0
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Time to First Decision
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Lessons in revisions and decisions..
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SAGE Open Rejection Rate
2011 2012 20130
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41 38
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191
Articles Rejected by Year
# Desk Rejects # Reject w/review
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55%
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65%
70%
75%
61%62%
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57% 56%
68%
Reject Rate by Year
w/desk rejects Excluding desk rejects
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Differences in HSS
● Selection Mechanisms Different
● Intellectual Property is the idea
● Research output in form of an article is different
● Immediacy not so crucial
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Conclusions
● SAGE Open is establishing a reputation
● Shown there is demand for broad spectrum multidisciplinary journal
● Difference disciplines present different challenges
● Drivers for OA not the same in HSS
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Thank You