TERMS AND CONDITIONS

INTRODUCTION

Sage Publications Inc., which shall include all subsidiaries, including Sage Publications Limited and all sister companies, affiliates and related companies, (altogether known as “Sage”) has created Sage Open Access Platform (SOAP) to provide our authors with a web-based tool to facilitate fast and efficient ordering and payment processing of relevant publication charges. By completing this transaction, you agree that the following terms and conditions apply to this transaction (along with the Billing and Payment terms and conditions established by Sage, at the time that you opened your account).

PAYMENT

Payment is due in advance of service or as per the terms agreed and indicated on your invoice. Sage reserves the right not to publish the article until payment has been made.
If Sage have allocated a credit facility to you, you will be advised of the payment terms. If payments are not made on time then Sage reserve the right to take the following action:

• withhold all future orders until payments are made;
• reduce or remove the credit facility for all future orders;
• report the situation to others who ask us or have at any time asked us for trading references;
• refuse credits relating to the overdue or any other invoices;
• review all overdue invoices and remove any special pricing, discounts or net price agreements in favour of full list prices;
• take legal recourse as deemed appropriate. In this event, legal costs will be charged to you for full recovery via the courts.

Payments should be made in the currency in which the invoice has been raised. Bank details relating to this currency will be indicated on your invoice.

All bank charges must be paid by you, or Sage will re-bill these to your account with us. Drafts and cheques must be mailed in good time, to arrive with Sage one week before the invoice due date. We recommend you obtain proof of posting and mail only through a registered delivery service. Do not send drafts or cheques to our local offices, as it is your responsibility to deliver payment directly.

Payments should be accompanied by a remittance advice, or the notice must be sent by email as soon as the telegraphic transfer has been made. In the case of no remittance being received, Sage will automatically allocate the payment against the oldest invoices on your credit account.

Should you wish to place an order with a net value that exceeds your credit limit with us, an advance payment can be made for the excess sum.

Credit limits are reviewed annually. All reviews and alterations are made at Sage management’s discretion and further references may be required as part of this review process.
Sage may withdraw your credit facility at any time and request pre-payment.

TAXES

Article Processing Charge (APC) payments are subject to VAT, GST, and Sales taxes where applicable. Tax-exempt status can be indicated by providing appropriate registration numbers when payment is requested. This does not apply to UK institutions, who will be charged VAT.

Article Processing Charges (APC) payments paid using credit of a Sage Open Access Prepaid Account are not subject to VAT/GST or Tax at the time of using the credit as the tax is applied (where applicable) when Sage invoices for the pre-paid balance.

CURRENCY

The currency in which the APC is charged is determined by the geographical region of the corresponding author and cannot be changed by the payer of the APC. Payments are required to be made in the same currency as the related invoice(s).

REFUNDS

Sage is under no obligation whatsoever to publish any article and has the right to refuse publication at its sole discretion. If, following payment, Sage reasonably considers that the article should not be published for any reason we reserve the right to decline to publish the article, in which case we would refund the open access article processing charge. If after publication Sage reasonably considers that the article should be retracted or removed from our website as a result of a breach of publishing ethics, we will be under no obligation to refund the open access article publishing charge.

Sage is under no obligation to refund - in full or in part - the article processing charge, if a discount or waiver which may have been applicable is not declared prior to invoice being raised or to Open Access Prepaid Account drawdown transaction.

All refunds are to be processed in the same format as the original payment received, except where circumstances prevent this from happening.

GENERAL LICENSING

Please refer to Sage’s website for general licensing queries.

http://www.uk.sagepub.com/aboutus/oa-licence.htm

ADDITIONAL TERMS

There are additional terms and conditions, related to aggregated billing, Sage Open Access Prepaid Accounts, and other payment methods. Those terms and conditions apply to each transaction as if they were restated here. As a user of this service, you agreed to those terms and conditions at the time that you established your account in your Open Access Prepaid Account Sales Agreement or other agreement with Sage.

INDEMNITY

You hereby indemnify and agree to hold harmless Sage, and their respective officers, directors, employees and agents, from and against any and all claims, losses, expenses or damages arising out of your transaction other than as specifically authorised pursuant to this agreement.

NO AMENDMENT EXCEPT IN WRITING

This transaction may not be amended except in a writing signed by authorized representatives of all applicable parties.

OBJECTION TO CONTRARY TERMS

Sage hereby objects to any terms contained in any purchase order, acknowledgment, cheque endorsement or other writing prepared by you, which terms are inconsistent with these terms and conditions or additional terms & conditions. These terms and conditions, comprise the entire agreement between you and publisher concerning this licensing transaction. In the event of any conflict between your obligations established by these terms and conditions, these terms and conditions shall control.

RIGHT TO REVISE TERMS AND CONDITIONS

We have the right to revise and amend these terms and conditions or any clause contained within then from time to time to reflect changes in market conditions affecting our business, changes in technology, changes in payment methods, changes in relevant laws and regulatory requirements, and changes in our system's capabilities except that such revisions or amendments do not apply to any dispute between you and Sage arising, or arising out of events occurring, before the date of such revision or amendment.

GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION

This transaction and any dispute, claim or obligation shall be governed by and construed in all respects in accordance with the law that is applicable to the Sage entity that is processing your payment hereunder. The parties irrevocably agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts and applicable authorities in such jurisdiction in relation to any dispute, claim or obligation (whether contractual or non-contractual) arising out of or in connection with this transaction.

PAYMENT TYPES

Ordinary payments that are not a part of an Open Access Prepaid Account or subject to Aggregated Billing, can be settled by using credit card, direct bank payment or cheque. Aggregated billing and Open Access Prepaid Accounts are to be paid only by direct bank payment or cheque.

Payments due from customers will reference this Agreement, will be in the currency stated on the related invoice, will be due and payable according to the payment terms referenced on the related invoice, will reference the invoice(s) payment is meant to be applied to, and will be remitted through one of the following payment options.

OPTION A - By ACH/direct Bank transfer (Preferred Method of Payment): Payments remitted in this manner are to be sent to the bank account as specified below:

OPTION B – Credit Card: Payments remitted by Credit Card may be processed through the payment link referenced on the related invoice. Acceptable Credit Cards are: Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover Card.

OPTION C - By check Payments remitted by check will be payable to Sage Publications and mailed to: