Overview
"Sage Campus supports the teaching and learning of skills and research methods through 280+ hours of structured online learning. Our online courses are self-paced and instructor-led, comprising an engaging mix of Sage-quality content, video, interactives, and formative assessments. The topics cover critical skills and research methods across all stages of academic study; navigating information, data literacy, research skills, data science skills, and getting published."
The library subscribes to Sage Campus so your Saybrook email and password give you access to all their resources in our A-Z Database List. Sage Campus is found within the Sage Explorer database. Once you select Sage Campus, create your own account within to enroll in courses.
Each course comes with a signed certificate that you can download. It unlocks when you complete the course. The system will track your progress on a dashboard that you can monitor at your own pace.
Getting Published Courses
- Introduction to Journal Publishing: Why Publish?This course teaches an overview of journal publishing, informing you how to take advantage of different publishing opportunities. It provides an insight into the shift to digital publishing and evaluates the different publishing models, and also gives the necessary information for assessing your options when publishing your research.
- How to Write a Journal Article 1: Putting Your Article TogetherThis course equips you with the knowledge, skills, and strategies to write and organize a strong journal article, meeting all the requirements of a publisher. It explores working with co-authors, where authors share their experiences and give advice on how to effectively work with a team of authors. It also provides guidance on how to maximize the discoverability of articles through channels such as social media and search engines.
- How to Write a Journal Article Part 2This course equips you with the ability to utilize and present supplementary material, including data and third-party content, effectively within your article. It also gives advice on how to transform a thesis or dissertation into a high-quality journal article.
- Choosing a JournalThis course provides guidance to help you make an informed decision when researching different journals to publish in. It gives an insight into what journal editors are looking for, drawing on advice and tips from journal editors and published authors.
- Publishing for ImpactThis course outlines and explains the necessity to conduct research that demonstrates an impact, and what this impact should look like. It provides you with tips and tools to prepare a funding application that will get noticed! It will also build an understanding of how to write and present an article that has the potential to score a high impact in terms of different metric measurements.
- Peer Review, Feedback, and DecisionsThis course provides information on every phase of the peer review process, from submission to final decision, and teaches you how to respond to feedback and revise your article appropriately.
- Submission and Final TouchesThis course equips you with all you need to know to finalize your journal article to the highest possible standard, in order to maximize your chances of publication. It also supplies helpful resources and supporting sites which could assist you with your submission.
- Article Acceptance and PromotionThis course teaches authors how to effectively promote a paper through different channels, including conferences, events, and multimedia avenues. It outlines the rights and responsibilities before and after publication, so you have a complete understanding of the process and your own responsibilities post article acceptance.