Sage Publishing

01.01.2024 - 31.12.2025

The contract with Sage entitles UDE authors (corresponding authors) to publish free of charge in selected hybrid journals of the publisher
The author fees are paid and financed centrally by the UDE. Invoices are processed by the University Library

In the Gold Open Access journals, the publisher grants a 20% discount on the publication fee (APC)
Financing up to a maximum of €2000 via the University Library is possible. In this regard, please refer to our funding conditions

You are a member of the UDE and responsible for submitting the article as corresponding author
UDE students can apply for article funding if a member of the supervising faculty supports or approves the publication of the paper. In these cases, funding is only granted upon application and is decided on a case-by-case basis
The University of Duisburg-Essen or the University Hospital must be specified as the first affiliation
Eligible article types:
- Original Research Papers, Review Papers, Brief Communications, Short Reports, Case Reports
The article must be accepted during the licence period

approx. 930 hybrid journals
List of journals (Premier Package)
Exception: Journals of the "Royal Society of Medicine, RSM" and the "Institution of Mechanical Engineers, IMechE" are excluded from free hybrid publishing

We recommend the use of the Creative Commons licence CC BY, which provides the greatest possibility of reuse for your work. The less restrictive Creative Commons licences CC BY or CC BY-SA are also recommended in the UDE Open Access Policy
Further information on the CC licenses can be found here

The Open Access team will be pleased to advise you on all aspects of Open Access:
openaccess.ub@uni-due.de