Make Your Research Accessible to All

Sage supports the creation of Plain Language Summaries (PLS) to help non-specialist audiences—including generalist healthcare professionals, patients, caregivers, and policymakers—understand complex medical research.

Key features include

PLS appear directly below the academic abstract

Peer-reviewed and published alongside the article

Open access and shareable on social media

Standalone PLS-P articles with their own DOI and citation metrics

Sage also offers guidance and professional support for writing PLS through its Author Services.