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    • Repository: Advance (Sage preprint)

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    URL: https://advance.sagepub.com/
    Full Name: Advance (Sage preprint)
    Short Name (or Acronym):
    Description: Advance: a SAGE preprints community allows researchers within the fields of humanities and social sciences to post their work online and free of charge.
    Accepted Content Types: Original research, literature reviews, commentaries, and case studies
    Certificate or Labels:
    Closure Date:
    Contact: [email protected]
    Disciplinary Scope: Humanities and social sciences
    Keywords: Social Sciences, Humanities, SAGE
    Launch Date: Aug-18
    OAI-PMH URL:
    OpenDOAR ID:
    Platform: Figshare (Digital Science) preprint framework
    Platform Languages: English
    Record Count: Total submissions since launch : 2,522 Total preprints live on the site : 1,118
    Repository Type: Disciplinary
    Service Pricing: None
    Status: Open
    Terms of Use: Yes
    Last Update: 8/13/21
    Accessibility of Conflict of Interest Procedures:
    Business Model: For Profit
    Funding: Internal funding
    Objectives: "Our mission is building bridges to knowledge — supporting the development of ideas through the research process to scholarship that is certified, taught, and applied."
    Countries: United States
    Owner Full Name: SAGE Publishing
    Owner Short Name: SAGE
    Owner URL: https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam
    Ownership Type: Publishing organisation (publisher)
    Scientific Technical Committees: Yes : includes researchers.
    User Committees: No
    Access to Content: Anyone may access all content free of charge
    Access to Metadata: Openly available
    Account Creation: Only needed for submission
    Backups:
    Functional Description: Yes : Tutorials via Google Doc
    Interoperability:
    Metadata Formats: No
    Metadata Languages: English
    Metadata Properties: Title, Identifier, Publication/deposition date, Author name(s), Abstract, Author affiliation(s), Funder acknowledgement(s), License type(s), Subject category, Full-text content, References
    Method for Reuse of Metadata: via API
    Open Source: No
    Permission for Re-use of Metadata:
    Persistence of Content:
    Preservation Policy: Not currently, but we are actively looking into this
    Functions:
    Function Service Details
    Bibliographic References Management Local function Yes : RefWorks, BibTex, Ref. manager, Endnote, DataCite, NLM, DC
    Commenting/Annotation Local function Yes : you just need an account to comment on preprints
    Indexing/Search Local function Yes : Google Scholar and CrossRef
    Indexing/Search Google Scholar
    Indexing/Search Crossref
    Metrics Local function Downloads, Views and Citations are visible to everyone
    Peer Review Local function Yes : You can transfer your paper for publication in SAGE journals
    Academic Applicant Only?: Yes
    Accepted Content Formats: Word doc and PDF but if interested in using our submit to a journal feature, it will need to be a word doc
    Accepted Content Languages: English
    Accepted Content Level: Research only
    Accepted Supplementary Content: Your paper may include all of your tables and figures, or you can choose to upload them as separate files.
    Associated Editor: SAGE publishing
    Associated Journal: SAGE journals
    Author PID: ORCID
    Availability of Associated Content: Additional data and supplementary materials can also be uploaded alongside your paper. If you have your data stored in a publicly available online data repository (for example, Figshare Data Repository), you can include a link to the data set in the "References" field.
    Journal Submission: Unrestricted but submission is facilitated : You can easily transfer your preprint from Advance to the SAGE journal of your choice.
    Licensing: Authors are provided with a choice of licenses: CC-BY, CC-BY-SA, CC-BY-ND, CC-BY-NC, CC-BY-NC-SA and CC-BY-NC-ND
    Mechanisms to Report Concerns About Content: Email administrator
    Mechanisms to Report Concerns About Plagiarism: No
    Moderation: Advance undergo a moderation process to ensure that the paper is of a scholarly nature, is based in the social sciences or humanities, is written in English, and does not contain any inappropriate, confidential, harmful, or copyrighted materials used without permission. Papers reporting human studies must include a statement that specifies whether informed consent was obtained from study participants.
    Peer Review Status Indication: Yes
    Persistent Identifier: DOI
    Remaining Indrawn Item: It will be replaced with a public notice to provide a record of the removal
    Text Embargo: No, only if the publisher imposes an embargo period
    Time from Submission to Posting: 3 to 4 business days
    Versioning Policy: Accepts new version. All version are available for readers.
    Who can Deposit?: Anyone can post on the platform. Only an account is required ( The creation of the account is free).
    Withdrawal Authorisation: Platform
    Withdrawal Policy: Yes. Only in rare cases, and as determined by SAGE, will a preprint be removed : serious legal or ethical concerns, such as violating copyright, privacy rights, or Advance's Terms of Use.