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SAGE Open Template

Write in a clean editor, then format for SAGE Open in one click — DocuGuru applies the official SAGE template with author–year references and exports a submission-ready PDF plus the editable LaTeX source. Free to start.

About the SAGE Open format

SAGE Open is a peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE, covering Digital Marketing and Social Media, Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior, Technology Adoption and User Behaviour.

PublisherSAGE
Reference styleAuthor–year (Harvard)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', SAGE Open, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inDigital Marketing and Social Media Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior Technology Adoption and User Behaviour EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Energy, Environment, Economic Growth
ISSN2158-2440
Citation impact (2-yr)2.84
h-index119
i10-index3,426
Total citations140,303
Article processing charge$1,200
Open accessYes
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of Nigeria
Journal websiteus.sagepub.com
You getA submission-ready PDF and the editable LaTeX source — ready to submit.

Papers published in SAGE Open per year

385
2014
424
2015
373
2016
320
2017
265
2018
395
2019
571
2020
921
2021
808
2022
1.1K
2023
1.5K
2024
2K
2025

Citation impact of SAGE Open by publication year

12.1K
2014
9.9K
2015
10.2K
2016
8K
2017
6.9K
2018
12.2K
2019
18.4K
2020
17.7K
2021
12.4K
2022
9.8K
2023
7.8K
2024
3K
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in SAGE Open

Qualitative Content Analysis

Satu Elo, Maria Kääriäinen, Outi Kanste et al. · 1 Jan 2014

Qualitative content analysis is commonly used for analyzing qualitative data. However, few articles have examined the trustworthiness of its use in nursing science studies. The trustworthiness of qualitative content analysis is often presented by using terms such as credibility, dependability, conformability, transferability, and authenticity. This article focuses on trustworthiness based on a review of previous…

4,296 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Citations, Citation Indicators, and Research Quality: An Overview of Basic Concepts and Theories

Dag W. Aksnes, Liv Langfeldt, Paul Wouters · 1 Jan 2019

Citations are increasingly used as performance indicators in research policy and within the research system. Usually, citations are assumed to reflect the impact of the research or its quality. What is the justification for these assumptions and how do citations relate to research quality? These and similar issues have been addressed through several decades of…

1,216 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Digital Transformation: An Overview of the Current State of the Art of Research

Sascha Kraus, Paul Jones, Norbert Kailer et al. · 1 Jul 2021

The increasing digitalization of economies has highlighted the importance of digital transformation and how it can help businesses stay competitive in the market. However, disruptive changes not only occur at the company level; they also have environmental, societal, and institutional implications. This is the reason why during the past two decades the research on digital…

1,179 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
A Complex View of Industry 4.0

Vasja Roblek, Maja Meško, Alojz Krapež · 1 Apr 2016

This article is focused on the importance and influence of Industry 4.0 and consequently the Internet-connected technologies for the creation of value added for organizations and society. The contribution of the article is mainly conceptual. With the development of the Internet, the Internet of things that is central to the new industrial revolution has led…

The Demographic and Political Composition of Mechanical Turk Samples

Kevin E. Levay, Jeremy Freese, James Druckman · 1 Jan 2016

One of the most notable recent developments in survey research is the increased usage of online convenience samples drawn from Amazon’s Mechanical Turk (MTurk). While scholars have noted various social and political differences (e.g., age, partisanship) between MTurk and population-based samples, the breadth and depth of these variations remain unclear. We investigate the extent to…

SAGE Open template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the SAGE Open format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the SAGE Open template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official SAGE format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does SAGE Open use?
SAGE Open uses Author–year (Harvard) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', SAGE Open, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to SAGE Open?
No. DocuGuru generates the sagej LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a SAGE-ready SAGE Open document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the SAGE Open template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the SAGE Open format with correct headings, figures, tables, and author–year citations.
Who publishes SAGE Open?
SAGE Open is a multidisciplinary journal published by SAGE. DocuGuru's SAGE Open template matches SAGE's official submission format.
Can I export a submission-ready SAGE Open PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official SAGE Open template (the sagej class) that is ready to submit to SAGE, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
How much does the SAGE Open template cost?
You can start writing in the SAGE Open template for free. Exporting the final submission-ready SAGE Open PDF and LaTeX source is part of DocuGuru's paid plans — see the app for current pricing.
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