New Transformative Agreement from SAGE and The Canadian Research Knowledge Network Enables Unlimited Open Access Publishing Rights for Affiliated Researchers

SAGE Publishing and The Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) announce a new ‘read and publish’ agreement to benefit researchers affiliated with CRKN’s member institutions. The agreement provides Canadian researchers at participating institutions with:

  • Unlimited open access publishing rights in 900+ hybrid journals, including titles published on behalf of or in association with 400+ societies

  • Reading access to those 900+ peer-reviewed journals (950,000+ articles)

  • Discounted article publishing charges for SAGE’s 150+ pure Gold Open Access journals

Beginning January 1, 2021, the agreement will last for the next three years.

CRKN is a partnership of 81 institutions across Canada, including academic libraries and research institutions, national libraries, and Canada’s largest public library system. As part of SAGE’s commitment to openness in the research process, this agreement allows Canadian researchers at institutions partaking in the agreement to easily access more research and have their work available to read immediately upon publication.

“Our main objective for this agreement was to increase open access publishing options as cost effectively as possible, with an open access article workflow process that is transparent and manageable for CRKN, our members, and their affiliated authors,” says Clare Appavoo, Executive Director of CRKN. “We are pleased to offer these additional open access options to Canadian researchers at participating institutions as part of our overall commitment to transform scholarly communications.”

David Ross, Vice President of Open Research at SAGE, says: “We’re excited to expand our relationships within Canada to better support researchers from the country along their publishing journey. This agreement will both enable and amplify critical scholarship, particularly in the social and behavioral sciences.”

To learn more about SAGE’s open access initiatives, visit the SAGE Open Access Portal.

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About SAGE Publishing

SAGE is a global academic publisher of books, journals, and a growing suite of library products and services.

Driven by the belief that social and behavioral science has the power to improve society, we focus on publishing impactful research and enabling robust research methodology. We produce high quality educational resources that support instructors to prepare the citizens, policymakers, educators, and researchers of the future. We publish more than 1,000 journals and 900 new books globally each year, as well as library products and services that include archives, data, case studies, and video. SAGE is majority owned by our founder, Sara Miller McCune, and after her lifetime will become owned by a charitable trust that secures the company’s continued independence.

About CRKN

CRKN members represent 81 institutions across Canada that include world-class academic libraries and research institutions, two national libraries, and Canada’s largest public library system.

For our member organizations and the diverse communities they serve, CRKN empowers researchers, educators, and society with greater access to the world’s research and Canada’s preserved documentary heritage, now and for future generations.

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