Call for submissions
Publish with IMPACT
Share research on how evidence and research use lead to change, with readers across disciplines, sectors and regions.
Why publish here
A cross-disciplinary readership
Reach beyond your own field. IMPACT is read by scholars, funders, policymakers, and practitioners across disciplines and regions.
Open access
All articles are freely available. No paywall stands between your research and the people who can act on it.
Reach beyond academia
Plain-language summaries and editorial curation help your work travel further — into policy, practice, and public conversation.
What we publish
- [Research article]
- [Commentary]
- [Review]
- [Practitioner perspective]
How it works
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Prepare your manuscript
Follow the author guidelines for structure, length and formatting.
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Submit via Sage Track
Upload your manuscript and cover letter through the Sage Track submission portal.
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Peer review
Your submission is reviewed by experts in relevant fields. [Review model to confirm]
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Publication
Published on Sage Journals, with a plain-language summary on IMPACT.
Before you submit
IMPACT publishes research on how research, evidence and research use lead to change in the world. Please check that your manuscript is a good fit and follows these points.
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Check the scope
Your work should examine how research or evidence is used, or how it leads to change in policy, practice, communities or wider society. Submissions from any discipline, sector or region are welcome.
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Write for a cross-disciplinary readership
IMPACT is read by scholars, funders, policymakers and practitioners. Explain specialist terms, keep methods transparent and make the practical implications of your findings clear.
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Include a plain-language summary
Every research article is published with a short summary for non-specialist readers. Please provide one alongside your abstract [length to be confirmed].
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Choose an article type
Select the article type that best fits your work and follow its length and structure requirements [word counts to be confirmed].
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Prepare your files
Follow Sage’s manuscript formatting and reference requirements, and include your title page, abstract, keywords and any figures or tables as separate files.
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Declare funding, conflicts and data
State your funding sources and any conflicts of interest, confirm ethical approval where relevant, and say where supporting data can be accessed.
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Submit through Sage Track
All manuscripts are submitted and managed through Sage Track, where you can follow your submission through peer review.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Can’t find what you need? Contact the editorial team at submissions@impactjournal.org.
[What file formats do you accept?]
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[How long does peer review take?]
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[Do I need to pay an article processing charge?]
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[Can I submit a preprint?]
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