Submitting to SAGE journals
What we hold as SAGE’s house rules, and where each one was read. A journal’s own guide for authors always comes first: a rule here is used only where that guide is silent.
Journals
active in Scopus
House rules on record
all read on SAGE’s own pages
Last read
each rule carries its own date
Read on SAGE’s own author pages
Verified: SAGE states these for its journals. Only rules like these can count as a blocker in a check, and a journal’s own guide still comes first.
Figure formats
.tiff, .tif, .jpeg, .jpg, .eps
Verified
Read on SAGE: Manuscript submission guidelines, 9 September 2026.
Figure resolution, floor
300 dpi
Verified
Read on SAGE: Manuscript submission guidelines, 9 September 2026.
Line art resolution
800 dpi
Verified
Read on SAGE: Manuscript submission guidelines, 9 September 2026.
Greyscale resolution
300 dpi
Verified
Read on SAGE: Manuscript submission guidelines, 9 September 2026.
Colour resolution
300 dpi
Verified
Read on SAGE: Manuscript submission guidelines, 9 September 2026.
Declarations in the manuscript
Conflict of interest, Funding, Data availability
Verified
Read on SAGE: Manuscript submission guidelines, 4 October 2026.
“All journals require a declaration of conflicting interests from all authors”
What the journal decides, not SAGE
These vary between SAGE journals, so we do not hold a house value for them. Your journal’s own guide for authors is where to look.
Reference style · Citation format · Reference format at submission · Abstract · Abstract length · Keywords, fewest · Keywords, most · Separate title page · Line numbering · Cover letter · Figures in the manuscript
Journals in this family
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part N: Journal of Nanomaterials, Nanoengineering and Nanosystems · Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part M: Journal of Engineering for the Maritime Environment · Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications · Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part P: Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology · Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part I: Journal of Systems and Control Engineering · Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science · Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering · Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy: Transactions of the Institute of Mining and Metallurgy · Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture · Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine · Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering · Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit · Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering · Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology
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