Sexualization,Media,& Society

Thank you very much for your interest in Sexualization, Media and Society. After much discussion, the editor and publisher have decided that it would be mutually beneficial at this point in time to transfer publication of this sub-journal fully into SAGE Open. This decision was made to improve the publication process. SAGE Open will continue to accept manuscripts related to topics of sexualization, media and society. However, they will be reviewed and published through SAGE Open. We are very appreciative of all the authors who have contributed to the journal since it was established back in 2013. While we are no longer accepting new submissions under the Sexualization, Media and Society title, the manuscripts that have been published previously will remain online under such title so they can continue to be a resource to researchers in the field.

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Sexualization, Media, & Society (SMS), peer-reviewed, open access and published quarterly, is an international, multidisciplinary journal dedicated to the publication of scholarly research and information exploring the phenomenon of sexualized media in all forms and associations with individual and public health; intimate and family relationships; sexual, gender, ethnic, and racial identities; social and political organizations, communities, and cultures; and institutions and global economic structures. Adopting a critical perspective, SMS aims to integrate social, behavioral, cultural and health research into a comprehensive academic and professional resource.

About SAGE Open:

Sexualization, Media, & Society is published under SAGE Open which is an open access publication from SAGE. SAGE Open publishes peer-reviewed, original research and review articles in an interactive, open access format. Articles may span the full spectrum of the social and behavioral sciences and the humanities. SAGE Open seeks to be the world’s premier open access outlet for academic research. As such, unlike traditional journals, SAGE Open does not limit content due to page budgets or thematic significance. Rather, SAGE Open evaluates the scientific and research methods of each article for validity and accepts articles solely on the basis of the research. This approach allows readers greater access and gives them the power to determine the significance of each article through SAGE Open’s interactive comments feature and article-level usage metrics. Likewise, by not restricting papers to a narrow discipline, SAGE Open facilitates the discovery of the connections between papers, whether within or between disciplines.

Why publish in SAGE Open Sexualization, Media, & Society:

• Global distribution of your research via the award-winning SAGE Journals online platform, including enhanced online features such as public usage metrics, comments features, subject categories, and article ranking and recommendations
• Professional copyediting and typesetting of your article will ensure quality
• Continuous-publication online format

The current APC for this journal is 395 USD.

As of 1st February 2019, the APC will increase to 800 USD. For a limited time, all authors will be eligible for a 40% discount on the APC, bringing the APC down to 480 USD. The APC is based on the date of original peer review submission, therefore all articles submitted before 1st February 2019 will remain eligible for the lower APC regardless of the article's date of acceptance. 
 
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This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).