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-It publishes more than 1,000 journals, more than 800 books a year,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/home |title=Welcome to SAGE |work=UK.SagePub.com |access-date=April 2, 2016 |publisher=SAGE Publications |archive-date=April 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406113421/https://uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/home |url-status=live }}</ref> reference works and electronic products covering business, humanities, social sciences, science, technology and medicine. SAGE also owns and publishes under the imprints of [[Corwin Press]]<ref>{{cite web|title=SAGE Imprints |work=SAGE Imprints Page |publisher=SAGE Publications |access-date=May 1, 2012 |url-status=dead |url= http://www.sagepub.in/about/imprints.asp |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070304215308/http://www.sagepub.in/about/imprints.asp |archive-date=4 March 2007}}</ref> (since 1990), [[CQ Press]]<ref name=CQPress>{{cite web |title=Sage Publications USA acquires CQ Press from Times Publishing Co&nbsp;— May 30, 2008 - M&A Deal Snapshot |work=AlacraStore.com |url=http://www.alacrastore.com/deal-snapshot/Sage_Publications_USA_acquires_CQ_Press_from_Times_Publishing_Co-504314 |access-date=August 8, 2010 |archive-date=March 18, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318001701/http://www.alacrastore.com/deal-snapshot/Sage_Publications_USA_acquires_CQ_Press_from_Times_Publishing_Co-504314 |url-status=dead }}</ref> (since 2008), Learning Matters<ref>{{cite web |title=Sage acquires Learning Matters |work=The Bookseller |url=http://www.thebookseller.com/news/Sage-buys-learning-matters.html |access-date=April 13, 2012 |archive-date=January 7, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107112519/http://www.thebookseller.com/news/sage-buys-learning-matters.html |url-status=live }}</ref> (since 2011), and [[Adam Matthew Digital]] (since 2012).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Verma |first=Henrietta |title=SAGE Acquires Adam Matthew |date=October 11, 2012 |work=[[Library Journal]] Reviews |publisher=[[Media Source Inc.]] |url= http://reviews.libraryjournal.com/2012/10/reference/sage-acquires-adam-matthew/ |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171018112705/http://reviews.libraryjournal.com/2012/10/reference/sage-acquires-adam-matthew/ |archive-date=October 18, 2017 |url-status=dead |access-date=November 19, 2018}}</ref>
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{{Short description|American publishing company}}
{{distinguish|Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies|Sage Group}}
{{Infobox publisher
| image = [[File:SAGE Publishing logo 2023.svg|220px]]
| status = Active
| founded = {{Start date|1965}}
| founder = {{ubl|[[Sara Miller McCune]]|George D. McCune}}
| country = United States
| headquarters = [[Thousand Oaks, California]]
| distribution = Worldwide
| keypeople =
| publications = Academic books, journals, reference and library products
| topics = Social science, science, medicine, humanities, technology
| imprints = Corwin, CQ Press, Learning Matters, Talis, Lean Library and Adam Matthew
| url = {{Official URL}}
}}'''SAGE Publishing''', formerly '''SAGE Publications''', is an American [[independent business|independent]] publishing company founded in 1965 in New York by [[Sara Miller McCune]] and now based in [[Newbury Park, California]].

It publishes more than 1,000 journals, more than 800 books a year,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/home |title=Welcome to SAGE |work=UK.SagePub.com |access-date=April 2, 2016 |publisher=SAGE Publications |archive-date=April 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406113421/https://uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/home |url-status=live }}</ref> reference works and electronic products covering business, humanities, social sciences, science, technology and medicine. SAGE also owns and publishes under the imprints of [[Corwin Press]]<ref>{{cite web|title=SAGE Imprints |work=SAGE Imprints Page |publisher=SAGE Publications |access-date=May 1, 2012 |url-status=dead |url= http://www.sagepub.in/about/imprints.asp |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070304215308/http://www.sagepub.in/about/imprints.asp |archive-date=4 March 2007}}</ref> (since 1990), [[CQ Press]]<ref name=CQPress>{{cite web |title=Sage Publications USA acquires CQ Press from Times Publishing Co — May 30, 2008 - M&A Deal Snapshot |work=AlacraStore.com |url=http://www.alacrastore.com/deal-snapshot/Sage_Publications_USA_acquires_CQ_Press_from_Times_Publishing_Co-504314 |access-date=August 8, 2010 |archive-date=March 18, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318001701/http://www.alacrastore.com/deal-snapshot/Sage_Publications_USA_acquires_CQ_Press_from_Times_Publishing_Co-504314 |url-status=dead }}</ref> (since 2008), Learning Matters<ref>{{cite web |title=Sage acquires Learning Matters |work=The Bookseller |url=http://www.thebookseller.com/news/Sage-buys-learning-matters.html |access-date=April 13, 2012 |archive-date=January 7, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107112519/http://www.thebookseller.com/news/sage-buys-learning-matters.html |url-status=live }}</ref> (since 2011), and [[Adam Matthew Digital]] (since 2012).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Verma |first=Henrietta |title=SAGE Acquires Adam Matthew |date=October 11, 2012 |work=[[Library Journal]] Reviews |publisher=[[Media Source Inc.]] |url= http://reviews.libraryjournal.com/2012/10/reference/sage-acquires-adam-matthew/ |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171018112705/http://reviews.libraryjournal.com/2012/10/reference/sage-acquires-adam-matthew/ |archive-date=October 18, 2017 |url-status=dead |access-date=November 19, 2018}}</ref>

== History ==
[[File:Sage_Publications_Headquarters_Newbury_Park.jpg|thumb|World headquarters, [[Newbury Park, CA]].]]
SAGE was founded in 1965 in New York City by Sara Miller (later Sara Miller McCune)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sara Miller McCune: Executive Profile & Biography |work=Bloomberg.com |url= https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=32832356&privcapId=1531155 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181117023837/https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=32832356&privcapId=1531155 |archive-date=November 17, 2018 |url-status=live |access-date=2018-01-08}}</ref> with [[Macmillan Publishers]] executive George D. McCune as a mentor;<ref name="Story">{{cite web |title=The SAGE Story |work=StudySites.SAGEpub.com |publisher=SAGE Publishing |url= http://studysites.sagepub.com/repository/binaries/pdf/SAGE-Story-Book.pdf |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181119102310/https://studysites.sagepub.com/repository/binaries/pdf/SAGE-Story-Book.pdf |archive-date=November 19, 2018 |url-status=live |access-date=November 19, 2018}}</ref> the name of the company is an acronym formed from the first letters of their given names.<ref name="Story" /> SAGE relocated to Southern California in 1966, after Miller and McCune married; McCune left Macmillan to formally join the company at that time.<ref name="Story" /> Sara Miller McCune remained president for 18 years, shifting to board chairman in 1984 (and still retains the title of executive chairman). The couple continued to develop the company together until George McCune's death in 1990.<ref>{{cite journal |title=In Memoriam George D. McCune 1924–1990 |journal=Journal of Conflict Resolution |volume=34 |issue=4 |pages=587 |date=December 1, 1990 |doi=10.1177/0022002790034004001 |s2cid=220985633 }}</ref>

In 2008, SAGE along with two other companies sued [[Georgia State University]] for alleged copyright infringement due to faculty providing excerpts of materials to students.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Albanese|first=Andrew|date=2020-10-02|title=Publishers Escape Fee Award as GSU E-Reserves Case Finally Ends|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/digital/copyright/article/84514-publishers-escape-fee-award-as-gsu-e-reserves-case-finally-ends.html|access-date=2021-07-02|website=PublishersWeekly.com|language=en|archive-date=2020-11-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106174645/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/digital/copyright/article/84514-publishers-escape-fee-award-as-gsu-e-reserves-case-finally-ends.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Cambridge University Press v. Patton|The case]] concluded in 2020 with the publishing companies losing.<ref name=":0" />

In 2018, SAGE reported a mean 2017 [[gender pay gap]] of 13.1% for its UK workforce, while the median was 10.3%.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2019-08-11|title=Four more academic publishers reveal gender pay gaps|url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/tf-wiley-sage-and-cup-reveal-gender-pay-gap-data-759561|website=www.thebookseller.com|archive-date=2019-08-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190811075435/https://www.thebookseller.com/news/tf-wiley-sage-and-cup-reveal-gender-pay-gap-data-759561|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2018, SAGE acquired Lean Library, a browser extension and discovery service,<ref>{{cite journal|first1=Christine L.|last1=Ferguson|title=Leaning Into Browser Extensions|url=https://works.bepress.com/christine-l-ferguson/49/|journal=Serials Review|year=2019 |pages=51–56|volume=45|issue=1–2|doi=10.1080/00987913.2019.1624909|s2cid=196180087 |access-date=2023-01-27|archive-date=2023-01-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127182526/https://works.bepress.com/christine-l-ferguson/49/|url-status=live}}</ref> which then faced opposition by part of the [[academia|academic community]] for being owned by a for-profit, as opposed to [[open data]], [[open source]] and [[non-profit]] products like [[Unpaywall]] which facilitates usage of [[open access]] works.<ref>{{cite web|first1=Maria|last1=Angelaki|access-date=2020-04-25|title=Searching Open Access: steps towards improving discovery of OA in a less than 100% OA world|website=Unlocking Research|url=https://unlockingresearch-blog.lib.cam.ac.uk/?p=2651|date=2019-10-21|quote=One area of concern is the ownership of Lean by SAGE Publications, in contrast to the ownership say of Unpaywall as a project of the open-source ImpactStory, and what this means for users’ privacy. The concerns are shared by other libraries implementing Lean.|archive-date=2020-07-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200719071938/https://unlockingresearch-blog.lib.cam.ac.uk/?p=2651|url-status=live}}</ref>

== OASPA membership==
SAGE Publishing was a founding member of the [[Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association]] (OASPA) when it was established in 2008.<ref>{{cite news |last=Brynko |first=Barbara |title=Simqu: Leading the Change at SAGE Publications |work=[[Information Today (magazine)|Information Today]] |date=June 2011 |url= http://www.infotoday.com/it/jun11/Simqu-Leading-the-Change-at-SAGE-Publications.shtml |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181013172210/http://www.infotoday.com/it/jun11/Simqu-Leading-the-Change-at-SAGE-Publications.shtml |archive-date=October 13, 2018 |url-status=live |access-date=23 April 2014}}</ref> In November 2013, OASPA reviewed SAGE's membership after the ''Journal of International Medical Research'' accepted a false and intentionally flawed paper created and submitted by a reporter for the journal ''[[Science (journal)|Science]]'' as part of a "[[Sting operation|sting]]" to test the effectiveness of the peer-review processes of [[open access journals]] {{crossref| (see ''[[Who's Afraid of Peer Review?]]'')}}.<ref>{{cite news |last=Malakoff |first=David |title=Open-Access Group Sanctions Three Publishers After Science 'Sting' |work=[[Science Insider]] |publisher=[[American Association for the Advancement of Science]] |date=November 11, 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181014053103/https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2013/11/open-access-group-sanctions-three-publishers-after-science-sting |url= https://www.science.org/content/article/open-access-group-sanctions-three-publishers-after-science-sting |archive-date=October 14, 2018 |url-status=live |access-date=April 23, 2014}}</ref> SAGE's membership was reinstated at the end of the six month review period following changes to the journal's editorial processes.<ref>{{cite news |last=Shaffi |first=Sarah |title=OASPA reinstates Sage membership |work=[[The Bookseller]] |date=April 29, 2014 |url= http://www.thebookseller.com/news/oaspa-reinstates-sage-membership.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181014053025/https://www.thebookseller.com/news/oaspa-reinstates-sage-membership |archive-date=October 14, 2018 |url-status=live |access-date=April 29, 2014}}</ref>

== Acquisitions ==
{{Incomplete list|date=June 2020}}

SAGE has [[Mergers and acquisitions|acquired]] a number of other companies, including:

*Pion Limited, founded in 1959 by Adam Gelbtuch and John Ashby, was the publisher of four journals in the ''[[Environment and Planning]]'' series. SAGE acquired Pion in May 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/sage-acquires-pion|first=Caroline|last=Carpenter|title=SAGE acquires Pion|work=The Bookseller|date=2015-05-28|access-date=2020-06-10|archive-date=2021-07-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709182525/https://www.thebookseller.com/news/sage-acquires-pion|url-status=live}}</ref>
*Global Village Publishing, which develops software and services for [[electronic publishing]], was acquired by SAGE in May 2018.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://hub.londonbookfair.co.uk/stm-publishing-newsletter-may-2018/|title=In Other News|work=STM Publishing Newsletter|date=May 2018|access-date=2020-06-10|archive-date=2021-07-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709182225/https://hub.londonbookfair.co.uk/stm-publishing-newsletter-may-2018/|url-status=live}}</ref>
*Talis, an [[educational technology]] company which developed the [[learning management system]] Talis Aspire, was acquired by SAGE in August 2018.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/sage-buys-technology-company-talis-847456|first=Benedicte|last=Page|title=SAGE buys technology company Talis|work=The Bookseller|date=2018-08-16|access-date=2020-06-10|archive-date=2021-07-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709182902/https://www.thebookseller.com/news/sage-buys-technology-company-talis-847456|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Publications ==


*''[[Improving Schools]]'', academic journal that covers education
*''[[Journal of Developing Societies]]'', academic journal that covers development

== See also ==
* [[:Category:SAGE Publishing academic journals|Journals published by SAGE]]

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website}}
* {{Facebook|121340691244235}}
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