Thank you for your interest in guest editing with Sage!

Please read the following guidelines and then fill out the proposal below. If your proposal is selected, you will be contacted by the journal.

Guest Editor Role and Responsibilities
As a Guest Editor, you’re the starting point for the research in your Collection, and also the one credited for its success after publication.
  • You’ll refine the topic and specific research areas for the Collection, directing the conversations and bringing focus to new and essential research.
  • You’ll use your experience and subject knowledge to selectively commission articles from experts in your network, with guidance and promotional assistance from the Sage team.
  • You’ll be the first to see all abstracts and articles, as you make the initial decisions on whether research could be suitable for the Collection.
  • You’ll play a pivotal part in helping the research make the widest global impact possible.
  • Additional responsibilities may vary depending on the journal, and full details will be provided.
Special Collection Guidelines
Special Collections are selections of high-quality articles on topics of current interest, organized by Guest Editors who are recognized experts in their field. Running a Special Collection can:

  • Provide an enduring association between you and your topic chosen, as the research featured will be read for years to come.
  • Boost the impact of your work, by providing increased exposure and expansion of your research network.
  • Provide practical experience of journal editing, and deeper insights into how the peer-review process ought to work. This can streamline the publishing process for the Guest Editor in the future, and lead to additional roles.
  • All Special Collection articles, including commissioned papers, will undergo full, independent peer review, in line with Sage's ethical and peer review and publishing policies.

There is no guarantee of acceptance, even for invited papers. The journal’s Editor and/or Publisher have final authority on editorial content. Papers that do not fit the scope of the journal or standards for peer review may be desk-rejected.

Open access content is freely available to everyone, but is not without costs. As such, most journals charge an Article Processing Charge (APC) and all accepted manuscripts will be charged this fee. Each journal’s APC is listed on its website.


Special Collection Proposal Form
Please provide as much information as possible to enable us to fully evaluate your proposal and work with you to develop the idea into a Collection. Proposals lacking sufficient detail, that do not meet our requirements, or which lack a good standard of English, will not be considered.
All Special Collection proposals are subject to approval by each journal’s Editorial Team. We will contact you if we are able to move forward with your proposal.

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* 1. Guest Editor's First Name

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* 2. Guest Editor's Last Name

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* 3. Guest Editor's Email Address

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* 4. Guest Editor's Country

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* 5. Guest Editor's Job Role

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* 6. Guest Editor's Institution

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* 7. Link to Guest Editor’s institutional profile or faculty page (please note if you do not have one)

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* 8. Link to Guest Editor’s ORCID page

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* 9. Link to Guest Editor’s Google Scholar page

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* 10. Proposed journal to publish your Special Collection

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* 11. Title of proposed Special Collection

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* 12. Proposed aims and scope, giving an overview of the Special Collection's intended focus

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* 13. List of topics to be covered by proposed Special Collection

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* 14. If there will be any Co-Guest Editors, please list them here, including their full name(s) and email address(es)

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* 15. Please list any authors you have already approached, or plan to approach, with the topic they will write on

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* 16. Upload your CV

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* 17. I confirm that my name and/or likeness may be used in communications related to the Special Collection. Please select "Yes" or "No."

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* 18. I confirm that I have read and understood the expectations in this form and agree to adhere to Sage's ethical policies and publishing policies while undertaking the Guest Editor role in the event that the Special Collection is launched. Please select "Yes" to confirm.

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* 19. I understand that articles published in the Special Collection will need to adhere to the journal’s submission guidelines. Please select "Yes" to confirm.

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* 20. I understand that this is an open access journal and that any article accepted into the Special Collection will be subject to an Article Processing Charge (APC). Please select "Yes" to confirm.

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* 21. I confirm that I am submitting my Special Collection proposal to one journal and that Sage does not accept duplicate submissions for the same Special Collection. Please select "Yes" to confirm.

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