Journal Permissions

On each journal’s website on SAGE Journals, you may request permission by using the RightsLink® service. Please note that these instructions do not apply to SAGE Open, which is published under a Creative Commons Attribution License and does not require permissions to reuse content.

To request permission using RightsLink, just follow a few simple steps:

1. Locate the Journal article that contains the content for which you are seeking permission at SAGE Journals. First, locate the Journal, and then using the table of contents, the “Abstract” or “PDF” link for the article you are interested in.
   
   
2. Click the “Request Permissions” link to open RightsLink:
   
   
   
   
3. Create a RightsLink account (a two-step process) if you don't already have one.
   
   
4. Select the description of how you will be using the content.
   
   
5. Accept the terms and conditions of your permission grant (one click). You will receive an e-mail providing you with an order confirmation and license details.
   
   

If you can not find the article for which you are seeking permission on SAGE Journals, please follow the instructions below:

If you are not sure whether the journal you are requesting permission for is published by SAGE US or SAGE UK, please locate it on the list here.

For US Journals:  Request permission from the Copyright Clearance Center at www.copyright.com. If you are still unable to secure permission after contacting the CCC, then please email us at permissions@sagepub.com. Please be sure your email includes the name of the desired content for which you are seeking permission (including the Journal Volume and Issue number) & a description of the use. Your request will be handled as quickly as possible, usually within two weeks.

For UK Journals:  For UK Journals:  Unless you are requesting classroom use (see below), please request permission by emailing us at permissions@sagepub.co.uk.

Classroom use
To ensure prompt and efficient response, SAGE Publications refers all academic course use requests to the Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA) for processing. We have authorised CLA to grant permission for reproducing our materials and to collect royalty fees. Please contact CLA directly:
Copyright Licensing Agency
90 Tottenham Court Road
London W1P 0LP
Telephone: 020 7631 5555
Fax: 020 7631 5500
Email cla@cla.co.uk

Permission for Images, Figures, or Tables
Before requesting permission for a table, figure or other illustration, please check the journal to be sure the image you wish to reproduce is not credited to another source. The citation may be listed under the figure or in a credit section of the publication. SAGE Publications, Inc. can only authorize permissions for material for which it holds or manages copyright. You will need to secure permission to use any material copyrighted to another source directly from the source cited. For more information contact the U.S. Copyright Office (http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright)

Authors Re-using Their Own Work, please click here

For any other use of your work, please email permissions@sagepub.com. Your request will be handled as quickly as possible, usually within two weeks.

RightsLink® is a service of the Copyright Clearance Center.