9 August 2022
SAGE has announced a partnership with The Wikipedia Library to provide Wikipedia editors full-text access to SAGE’s more than 1,100 journals beginning immediately. The partnership will connect peer-reviewed research to those outside of academia for greater societal understanding and increase research connections.
“We believe that the research in our journals provides the evidence and expertise needed to inform sound policy decisions among decision-makers and promote critical thinking for all,” said Bob Howard, Executive Vice President of Research at SAGE. “Knowing that Wikipedia is a first stop of discovery for the public, students, and even researchers, this partnership will extend the visibility and impact for the work in our journals, including in the social and behavioral sciences which have been at the core of our publishing program since our founding.”
The agreement provides experienced Wikipedia editors free and unlimited access to SAGE’s nearly 2 million peer-reviewed journal articles on its SAGE Journals Platform. The peer-reviewed scientific research can then be used as source material to improve Wikipedia articles across a wide array of topics, including social sciences, medicine, behavioral research, and humanities.
“Wikipedia relies on secondary sources to verify the information included in its articles. With access to peer-reviewed research from SAGE, Wikipedia editors will now be able to write, edit, and improve the world’s free knowledge resource with access to more up-to-date, peer-reviewed research,” said Sam Walton, Senior Product Manager, The Wikipedia Library, at the Wikimedia Foundation. “We welcome partnerships with publishers like SAGE that help enrich knowledge across the information landscape.”