Research Methods in Motion: What’s New on Sage Research Methods platform in 2025
Guest post by Noa Vazquez-Barreiro, Group Marketing Manager, Sage Publications
Each year, Sage Research Methods (SRM) evolves to reflect the shifting landscape of research practice. The 2025 updates are no exception—bringing fresh perspectives, timely topics, and practical tools to support researchers at every stage of their journey. This year’s updates span across seven SRM collections, each responding to emerging trends and long-standing challenges in the research community. Here’s a look at what’s new, and why it matters:
The Cases collection continues to offer a rich mix of qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods case studies. New additions explore ethical research boundaries, AI-related methodologies and unconventional interviews – reflecting the growing interest in responsible research practices and the integration of technology into fieldwork
Doing Research Online builds on its digital-first foundation with new content on digital methods for a post-pandemic world, such as drone visuals and netnography. As remote and tech-enabled research becomes the norm, these updates offer timely support for navigating new tools and platforms
Decolonizing and Diversifying Research continues its mission to challenge dominant paradigms. Highlights from 2025 include content on empowering marginalized voices in focus groups, and a dataset featuring participant drawings from a migration study using the “River of Life” metaphor — a powerful example of visual elicitation in qualitative research
A fresh batch of titles join the Books & Reference library, offering more core titles with enduring value – such as a new edition of Reflexive Methodology by Mats Alvesson, or Writing a Winning Thesis, by Randy Joyner. These foundational texts continue to shape how research is taught and practiced across disciplines
The 2025 updates reaffirm Sage Research Methods’ commitment to relevance, diversity, and methodological rigor. Whether you're teaching, learning, or conducting research, these new resources are designed to meet you where you are—and help you go further.
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