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.