B-on Agreement 

Sage has an agreement with B-on to assist with open access article processing charges (APCs) for eligible authors.

To qualify for the agreement, the corresponding author must be affiliated with an institution that is part of the B-on agreement and have an accepted article in an eligible journal that enters production between January 1, 2025, and December 31, 2027.

Publish open access in a subscription journal
As a corresponding author you can publish open access in your choice of 900+ subscription journals offering hybrid open access (Sage Choice) free of charge.

Publish in a gold open access journal
As a corresponding author you can publish your article in a gold open access journal with a 20% discount on the APC.

Charges other than the author APC may still apply, please refer to individual journal submission guidelines.

Eligible institutions

The agreement is open to corresponding authors affiliated with B-on institutional members.

Participating B-on members institution list

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Eligible journals

Visit the Sage Journals website to discover the right journal for your research, then use the lists below to check whether your chosen journal is one of the 900+ Sage journalsthat offer free or discounted open access publishing as part of the B-on agreement.

Subscription journals: 2026 Sage Premier package (TR)

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2026 Gold Open Access journals (TR)

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FAQs

If you are seeking support regarding discounts, waivers, Open Access agreements, or any other Open Access related queries please visit our Sage Open Access Support hub for more information.

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