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Social Problems Template

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About the Social Problems format

Social Problems is a peer-reviewed journal published by Oxford University Press, covering Crime Patterns and Interventions, Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice, Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies.

PublisherOxford University Press
Reference styleAuthor–year (OUP)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Social Problems, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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

Publishes research inCrime Patterns and Interventions Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Human auditory perception and evaluation
ISSN0037-7791
Citation impact (2-yr)2.16
h-index203
i10-index2,642
Total citations214,467
Article processing charge$3,730
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Journal websitesocpro.oxfordjournals.org
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Papers published in Social Problems per year

56
2014
33
2015
40
2016
69
2017
41
2018
59
2019
78
2020
94
2021
58
2022
65
2023
78
2024
81
2025

Citation impact of Social Problems by publication year

1.6K
2014
1.8K
2015
2.2K
2016
2.3K
2017
1.1K
2018
1.8K
2019
2.2K
2020
1.4K
2021
728
2022
444
2023
314
2024
92
2025

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

Most-cited papers in Social Problems

The Constant Comparative Method of Qualitative Analysis

Barney G. Glaser · 1 Apr 1965

Currently, the general approaches to the analysis of qualitative data are these:1.) If the analyst wishes to convert qualitative data into crudely quantifiable form so that he can provisionally test a hypothesis, he codes the data first and then analyzes it. He makes an effort to code “all relevant data [that] can be brought to…

4,597 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Respondent-Driven Sampling: A New Approach to the Study of Hidden Populations

Douglas D. Heckathorn · 1 May 1997

A population is “hidden” when no sampling frame exists and public acknowledgment of membership in the population is potentially threatening. Accessing such populations is difficult because standard probability sampling methods produce low response rates and responses that lack candor. Existing procedures for sampling these populations, including snowball and other chain-referral samples, the key-informant approach, and…

4,301 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Learning from the Outsider Within: The Sociological Significance of Black Feminist Thought

Patrícia Hill Collins · 1 Oct 1986

Black women have long occupied marginal positions in academic settings. I argue that many Black female intellectuals have made creative use of their marginality—their “outsider within” status–to produce Black feminist thought that reflects a special standpoint on self, family, and society. I describe and explore the sociological significance of three characteristic themes in such thought:…

3,484 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Respondent-Driven Sampling II: Deriving Valid Population Estimates from Chain-Referral Samples of Hidden Populations

Douglas D. Heckathorn · 1 Feb 2002

Journal Article Respondent-Driven Sampling II: Deriving Valid Population Estimates from Chain-Referral Samples of Hidden Populations Get access Douglas D. Heckathorn Douglas D. Heckathorn Cornell University Direct correspondence to: Douglas D. Heckathorn, Dept. of Sociology, 344 Uris Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853-7601. E-mail: douglas.heckathorn@cornell.edu Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed…

1,906 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →

Social Problems template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Social Problems format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Social Problems template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Oxford University Press format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Social Problems use?
Social Problems uses Author–year (OUP) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Social Problems, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Social Problems?
No. DocuGuru generates the oup-authoring-template LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Oxford University Press-ready Social Problems document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Social Problems template?
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Who publishes Social Problems?
Social Problems is a multidisciplinary journal published by Oxford University Press. DocuGuru's Social Problems template matches Oxford University Press's official submission format.
Can I export a submission-ready Social Problems PDF?
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