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Coastal Studies & Society Template

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About the Coastal Studies & Society format

Coastal Studies & Society is a peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE, covering Coastal and Marine Management, Global Maritime and Colonial Histories, Geographies of human-animal interactions.

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

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Publishes research inCoastal and Marine Management Global Maritime and Colonial Histories Geographies of human-animal interactions Colonialism, slavery, and trade Ecocriticism and Environmental Literature
ISSN2634-9817
Citation impact (2-yr)0.62
h-index7
i10-index3
Total citations124
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of Portsmouth
Journal websitejournals.sagepub.com
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Papers published in Coastal Studies & Society per year

2
2021
17
2022
15
2023
9
2024
14
2025

Citation impact of Coastal Studies & Society by publication year

12
2021
72
2022
13
2023
16
2024
7
2025

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

Most-cited papers in Coastal Studies & Society

A poetics of planetary water: The blue humanities after John Gillis

Steve Mentz · 13 Oct 2022

The blue humanities in the early 2020s appears on the cusp of transformation. What has over the past 20 years or so been primarily scholarship about oceans and transoceanic travel has begun to take stock of other kinds of planetary water, including the water in human bodies, glacial ice, and water vapor. This article returns…

“It’s all about the beaches”: Sargassum algae, tourism, and coastal transformations along the Mexican Caribbean

Laura K McAdam-Otto · 18 Nov 2022

Coastal zones have become particularly endangered in the Anthropocene. The Mexican Caribbean faces severe change through the massive arrival of sargassum algae. Since 2011, it has begun arriving in vast amounts in the Caribbean; with its arrival beginning on Mexican shores in 2015. The algae bring about several threats to the coastal ecosystem, namely, beach…

Human-bottlenose dolphin interactions within wildlife tourism, ocean recreation and fisheries

Kelsey Archer Barnhill, Jennifer Scott, H. Poppy Clark et al. · 12 Aug 2022

Bottlenose dolphins ( Tursiops truncatus and Tursiops aduncus; BND) live in coastal waters, prompting frequent contact with humans. Interaction with BND can be either planned (e.g. swim-with-dolphin experiences) or chance (e.g. BND surfing on boat wakes). These charismatic cetaceans are common in many forms of wildlife tourism, including marine wildlife tours, swim-with-dolphin experiences and hand…

The ambiguous impacts of alternative livelihoods on fisher wellbeing in a closed access fish sanctuary in Port Antonio, Jamaica

Graham Epstein, Steven M. Alexander, Melissa Marschke et al. · 3 Jan 2022

Alternative livelihood programs are a central feature of contemporary conservation planning that aim to aid efforts to reduce pressure on natural resources and avoid, minimize, or mitigate the impacts of conservation on the wellbeing of local stakeholders. Evidence of the effectiveness of these programs is, however, decidedly mixed. This research examines the relationship between livelihoods,…

The neglected heritage of the English seaside holiday

Duncan Light, Anya Chapman · 24 Feb 2022

This paper focuses on the neglect of the heritage of the seaside holiday in England. Many seaside towns feature an idiosyncratic architecture dedicated to entertainment and pleasure which, until recently, was rarely considered in terms of heritage. The paper examines why this heritage has long been neglected, arguing that seaside architecture – associated with fun…

Coastal Studies & Society template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Coastal Studies & Society format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Coastal Studies & Society 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 Coastal Studies & Society use?
Coastal Studies & Society 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', Coastal Studies & Society, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Coastal Studies & Society?
No. DocuGuru generates the sagej LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a SAGE-ready Coastal Studies & Society 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 Coastal Studies & Society template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Coastal Studies & Society format with correct headings, figures, tables, and author–year citations.
Who publishes Coastal Studies & Society?
Coastal Studies & Society is a multidisciplinary journal published by SAGE. DocuGuru's Coastal Studies & Society template matches SAGE's official submission format.
Can I export a submission-ready Coastal Studies & Society PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Coastal Studies & Society template (the sagej class) that is ready to submit to SAGE, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
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