Sage’s past, present and future in research methods
Sage has helped to shape research methods as we know the field today, launching the first journals focused on qualitative and quantitative methods in 1972. Since then, we have built up a breadth of research methods resources that hold qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods research to rigorous standards.
Today, we are at the forefront of methods innovation, investing in new tools, software and content that help to advance the field. We also work closely with the research methods community to develop new resources that serve the needs of students, faculty and researchers.
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Our methods story
How we’ve shaped research methods
Our founder, Sara Miller McCune launched the journal Sociological Methods and Research in 1972, just seven years after the launch of the company.
Sage Concept Grants
Make your idea a reality
Since 2018, Sage's Concept Grant program has provided funding for innovative software solutions that support research in the social sciences. We are seeking proposals for new technological solutions that support the adoption, development and application of established and emerging research methods, including quantitative, qualitative, mixed, and computational methods. Explore previous winners.
Deadline for applications: 20 June 2023, 11:59pm PST.
Sage Research Methods
Supercharging research
Learn the skills every researcher needs to give their work maximum impact, with the only tool dedicated to social research skills training. It’s the result of decades spent championing research methods publishing.
Methodspace
Connecting the research community
Methodspace is an online community for social and behavioral research methods, which enables scholars and students to share experiences and solve problems on a global scale.
Launched by Sage in 2009, Methodspace users have free access to over 10 years’ worth of content, as well as selected journal articles, book chapters and other resources from Sage that highlight emerging topics in the field.
Innovation
Sage Research Methods Teaching
Find ready-made teaching materials and get inspiration from other lecturers who teach quantitative methods courses at an undergraduate and postgraduate level. It currently hosts more than 500 files from several Q Step Centres in the UK, covering topics including data analytics, modelling, and descriptive statistics. The site contains a wealth of content and its functionality has been specifically developed to help instructors find materials to aid their teaching.