SAGE partners with Wikipedia Library to give editors full-text access to journals

SAGE is partnering with the Wikipedia Library to give the site’s editors full-text access to the publisher’s more than 1,100 journals. 

The move follows Wiley’s partnership with Wikipedia in March. SAGE said the partnership will connect peer-reviewed research to those outside of academia “for greater societal understanding and increase research connections”. 

Bob Howard, executive vice-president of research, said: “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. 

“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 behavioural 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 two million peer-reviewed articles on its SAGE Journals Platform. The scientific research can then be used as source material to improve Wikipedia articles across a wide array of topics, including social sciences, medicine, behavioural research and humanities.  

Sam Walton, senior product manager at the Wikipedia Library, said: “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. 

“We welcome partnerships with publishers like SAGE that help enrich knowledge across the information landscape.”