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The China Quarterly Template

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About the The China Quarterly format

The China Quarterly is a peer-reviewed journal published by Cambridge University Press, covering Chinese history and philosophy, China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance, Vietnamese History and Culture Studies.

PublisherCambridge University Press
Reference styleNumbered
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
[1] A. Smith, B. Jones, and C. Lee, A representative article title, The China Quarterly 12 (2023) 45–58.

Formats any DOI in the closest standard style — The China Quarterly has no published style definition, so this is an approximation. No sign-up.

Publishes research inChinese history and philosophy China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance Vietnamese History and Culture Studies Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics
ISSN0009-4439
Citation impact (2-yr)0.81
h-index132
i10-index1,493
Total citations89,448
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of Hong Kong
Journal websitejournals.cambridge.org
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Papers published in The China Quarterly per year

154
2014
161
2015
158
2016
151
2017
156
2018
161
2019
132
2020
127
2021
174
2022
194
2023
156
2024
147
2025

Citation impact of The China Quarterly by publication year

2.1K
2014
2.6K
2015
1.9K
2016
2K
2017
1.9K
2018
1.4K
2019
787
2020
794
2021
991
2022
679
2023
208
2024
78
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in The China Quarterly

The<i>Hukou</i>System and Rural-Urban Migration in China: Processes and Changes

Kam Wing Chan, Li Zhang · 1 Dec 1999

Until recently, few people in mainland China would dispute the significance of the hukou (household registration) system in affecting their lives – indeed, in determining their fates. At the macro level, the centrality of this system has led some to argue that the industrialization strategy and the hukou system were the crucial organic parts of…

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Is China Abolishing the <i>Hukou</i> System?

Kam Wing Chan, Will Buckingham · 1 Sep 2008

Abstract In recent years, China has instituted a variety of reforms to its hukou system, an institution with the power to restrict population mobility and access to state-sponsored benefits for the majority of China's rural population. A wave of newspaper stories published in late 2005 understood the latest round of reform initiatives to suggest that…

The Origins and Social Consequences of China's<i>Hukou</i>System

Tiejun Cheng, Mark Selden · 1 Sep 1994

Throughout the 1950s China implemented a code of laws, regulations and programmes whose effect was formally to differentiate residential groups as a means to control population movement and mobility and to shape state developmental priorities. The hukou system, which emerged in the course of a decade, was integral to the collective transformation of the countryside,…

“Fragmented Authoritarianism 2.0”: Political Pluralization in the Chinese Policy Process

Andrew Mertha · 1 Dec 2009

Abstract Traditional analyses of political liberalization in China focus on elections or other facets of democratization. But they cannot account for the fact that although China remains authoritarian, it is nevertheless responsive to the increasingly diverse demands of Chinese society. I argue that the rules of the policy-making process are still captured by the fragmented…

The China Quarterly template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the The China Quarterly format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the The China Quarterly template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Cambridge University Press format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does The China Quarterly use?
The China Quarterly uses Numbered references, shown as numbered [1], [2] markers in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: [1] A. Smith, B. Jones, and C. Lee, A representative article title, The China Quarterly 12 (2023) 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to The China Quarterly?
No. DocuGuru generates the null LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Cambridge University Press-ready The China Quarterly document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
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Who publishes The China Quarterly?
The China Quarterly is a multidisciplinary journal published by Cambridge University Press. DocuGuru's The China Quarterly template matches Cambridge University Press's official submission format.
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