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Reviewer Rewards

We are grateful for all our reviewers, as this work really helps authors enhance and develop their papers and supports the integrity of the publishing process.

We appreciate and reward the invaluable contributions that reviewers make to Sage. Additionally, we recognize the career-enhancing significance of serving as a reviewer within your field of study. If you choose to become a Sage reviewer, we will provide resources to assist you in initiating reviews, writing thoughtful assessments, and receiving credit for your valuable contributions.

Benefits to reviewing

The quality and integrity of published research depends on researchers contributing their expertise in the form of peer review. There are also many personal benefits for reviewers, including:

  • Fulfilling your professional responsibility to review means you are contributing to publishing new insights that may lead to advancements in your field. 
  • Evaluating papers and providing feedback to authors will allow you to glean valuable skills that can then be applied when writing your own papers and communicating with colleagues or students. 
  • Reviewing is a great way to remain informed about the latest developments in your field of research. 
  • Serving as a reviewer may help you secure promotion, job roles, or invitations to serve on editorial boards.

Read more about career benefits of reviewing in the Sage Perspectives blog post, “What? Me, review?”.

What rewards does Sage offer reviewers?

We offer the following rewards every time you review for a Sage journal:

  • 25% discount on all Sage books.
  • 20% discount on Sage Author Services.
  • Free access to Sage Journals for 60 days. This will give you access to content from 1999-present across more than 1000 journals in the humanities, social sciences, science, technical and medical fields, including new issues published during the free 60-day period.

You will receive instructions on how to access these rewards via email, once you have successfully submitted your review to Sage Track. If you have any difficulty accessing these rewards, please contact onlinesupport@sagepub.co.uk.

Because much of the work done by reviewers is by its very nature anonymous, some journal editors choose to publish a list of their reviewer’s names annually to thank this group openly for their hard work. Therefore, if you review for a Sage journal, it is possible your name will be published in a thank you list. If you do not want your name to be published, please contact the journal editor.

How to get credit for your reviews

As part of our commitment to supporting the reviewer community, we are partnered with Web of Science reviewer recognition, a service that gives recognition for peer review contributions. You can also use ORCID to gain recognition for your reviews.

If you need to provide evidence that you have reviewed for a Sage journal, for example as part of a funding application or in support of a promotion, job, or green card application, you can download the record of your activity. Alternatively, you can share the email sent to you confirming your review has been received.

What is Web of Science reviewer recognition?

Web of Science reviewer recognition is a free service that enables you to effortlessly record, verify, and showcase your peer review contributions. Web of Science reviewer recognition records the number of papers you have reviewed for a journal while maintaining reviewer anonymity in accordance with each journal’s review policy.

For more information, please see the Web of Science Reviewer Recognition page or check out the Reviewer Recognition FAQs for reviewers.

How can I add reviews to my Web of Science reviewer recognition profile?

For our integrated journals, there are a number of ways to do this:

  • You can opt-in to receive recognition on Web of Science reviewer recognition when you submit your review.
  • You’ll receive an email inviting you to set up a profile on Web of Science reviewer recognition and claim your review.
  • You can choose the ‘auto-add’ option in your profile, meaning your reviews for this and any other integrated journals will automatically be added to your Web of Science reviewer recognition profile in the future, with no further action required from you.

For any journal:

  • You can set up your profile on Web of Science reviewer recognition.
  • You can manually add any reviews completed during your career by forwarding your reviewer receipt email to reviews@webofscience.com, or filling out the online form from your account.

What is ORCID?

ORCID is a service which allows you to keep a public record of your academic contributions across disciplines, borders, and time, all in one place.

As a reviewer, you can use your ORCID to gain recognition of your peer reviewing activities via Web of Science reviewer recognition. We also recommend ORCID’s tips for building an authoritative ORCID record.