- Have you ever wondered what kind of article gets published and why?
- Do you want guidelines from the publishers' perspectives and what catches our eyes?
- Do you know how to select the right journal to submit your article to?
- Which OA options do I have?

If you have ever asked any of these questions before, then this is the talk for you.

SAGE is delighted to support you with tips and share with you how to improve your success rate at getting your article published.

In the session, Rosalia will go through the psychological aspects of a successful writer and why should you consider publication. Sharing with you specific tips on how to write an abstract, a good query letter to the journal editor, how to select journal to submit to, as well as how you should structure your article. She will also walk you through the process on a week by week basis from start to reviewing your opening and concluding the article.

SAGE has engaged in Open Access publishing for many years, ranging from hybrid OA on traditional subscription journals to SAGE Open, the first broad-based interdisciplinary open access journal for the humanities and social sciences. Rosalia will also share her perspectives on the recent developments regarding OA, importance of Open Scholarships, the debate on the future of peer review, academic misconduct, and research output etc.

This session is especially useful for students and junior faculty in their first forays into academic writing.