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American Behavioral Scientist Template

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About the American Behavioral Scientist format

American Behavioral Scientist is a peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE, covering Social Media and Politics, Media Studies and Communication, Electoral Systems and Political Participation.

PublisherSAGE
Reference styleAuthor–year (Harvard)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', American Behavioral Scientist, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inSocial Media and Politics Media Studies and Communication Electoral Systems and Political Participation Migration, Refugees, and Integration Migration and Labor Dynamics
ISSN0002-7642
Citation impact (2-yr)2.24
h-index195
i10-index2,857
Total citations210,981
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of Southern California
Journal websiteabs.sagepub.com
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Papers published in American Behavioral Scientist per year

87
2014
106
2015
70
2016
121
2017
156
2018
123
2019
102
2020
152
2021
216
2022
110
2023
152
2024
80
2025

Citation impact of American Behavioral Scientist by publication year

7.2K
2014
4.1K
2015
2.8K
2016
3.3K
2017
5.7K
2018
5.4K
2019
1.6K
2020
2.4K
2021
2K
2022
613
2023
577
2024
52
2025

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

Most-cited papers in American Behavioral Scientist

The Ethnography of Infrastructure

Susan Leigh Star · 1 Nov 1999

This article asks methodological questions about studying infrastructure with some of the tools and perspectives of ethnography. Infrastructure is both relational and ecological—it means different things to different groups and it is part of the balance of action, tools, and the built environment, inseparable from them. It also is frequently mundane to the point of…

4,219 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Economic Development Through Bureaucratic Corruption

Nathaniel H. Leff · 1 Nov 1964

Among scholars the subject of corruption is nearly taboo. Placing it in a model of developing economy as a developing factor is even worse in some eyes. No doubt, Nathaniel H. Leff's analysis will be misunderstood. So be it. It still bids us to understand an important area of social behavior, and tells us why…

2,563 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Social Capital and Community Resilience

Daniel P. Aldrich, Michelle A. Meyer · 1 Oct 2014

Despite the ubiquity of disaster and the increasing toll in human lives and financial costs, much research and policy remain focused on physical infrastructure–centered approaches to such events. Governmental organizations such as the Department of Homeland Security, United States Federal Emergency Management Agency, United States Agency for International Development, and United Kingdom’s Department for International…

2,211 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Does the Internet Increase, Decrease, or Supplement Social Capital?

Barry Wellman, Anabel Quan‐Haase, James C. Witte et al. · 1 Nov 2001

How does the Internet affect social capital? Do the communication possibilities of the Internet increase, decrease, or supplement interpersonal contact, participation, and community commitment? This evidence comes from a 1998 survey of 39,211 visitors to the National Geographic Society Web site, one of the first large-scale Web surveys. The authors find that people's interaction online…

1,694 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →

American Behavioral Scientist template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the American Behavioral Scientist format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the American Behavioral Scientist template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official SAGE format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does American Behavioral Scientist use?
American Behavioral Scientist uses Author–year (Harvard) 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', American Behavioral Scientist, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to American Behavioral Scientist?
No. DocuGuru generates the sagej LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a SAGE-ready American Behavioral Scientist 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 American Behavioral Scientist template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the American Behavioral Scientist format with correct headings, figures, tables, and author–year citations.
Who publishes American Behavioral Scientist?
American Behavioral Scientist is a multidisciplinary journal published by SAGE. DocuGuru's American Behavioral Scientist template matches SAGE's official submission format.
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