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About the Critical Sociology format

Critical Sociology is a peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE, covering Political Economy and Marxism, Labor Movements and Unions, Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism.

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

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Publishes research inPolitical Economy and Marxism Labor Movements and Unions Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice Employment and Welfare Studies
ISSN0896-9205
Citation impact (2-yr)1.74
h-index77
i10-index707
Total citations33,702
Top institutions publishing hereWayne State University
Journal websitecrs.sagepub.com
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Papers published in Critical Sociology per year

117
2014
105
2015
84
2016
78
2017
94
2018
63
2019
134
2020
102
2021
105
2022
102
2023
164
2024
130
2025

Citation impact of Critical Sociology by publication year

4K
2014
1.5K
2015
2.2K
2016
1.3K
2017
1.5K
2018
798
2019
2K
2020
857
2021
785
2022
471
2023
537
2024
91
2025

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

Most-cited papers in Critical Sociology

Corporate Social Responsibility: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Subhabrata Bobby Banerjee · 1 Jan 2008

In this article I critically analyze contemporary discourses of corporate social responsibility and related discourses of sustainability and corporate citizenship. I argue that despite their emancipatory rhetoric, discourses of corporate citizenship, social responsibility and sustainability are defined by narrow business interests and serve to curtail interests of external stakeholders. I provide an alternate perspective, one…

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Reflections on Researcher Identity and Power: The Impact of Positionality on Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Processes and Outcomes

Michael Muhammad, Nina Wallerstein, Andrew L. Sussman et al. · 30 May 2014

The practice of community based participatory research (CBPR) has evolved over the past 20 years with the recognition that health equity is best achieved when academic researchers form collaborative partnerships with communities. This article theorizes the possibility that core principles of CBPR cannot be realistically applied unless unequal power relations are identified and addressed. It…

The Racialization of Muslims: Empirical Studies of Islamophobia

Steve Garner, Saher Selod · 7 Jul 2014

Racialization is a concept that is theoretically underdeveloped. Although there has been an increased interest in Islamophobia since 9/11, it is very rarely discussed as racial in its nature. In this special issue on Islamophobia and the Racialization of Muslims scholars connect racism to Islamophobia. This issue situates racialization as a way to explain and…

The Linguistics of Color Blind Racism: How to Talk Nasty about Blacks without Sounding “Racist”

Eduardo Bonilla‐Silva · 1 Jan 2002

In this paper I argue that color blind racism, the central racial ideology of the post-civil rights era, has a peculiar style characterized by slipperiness, apparent nonracialism, and ambivalence. This style fi ts quite well the normative climate of the country as well as the central frames of color blind racism. I document in the…

Gender, Capitalism and Globalization

Joan Acker · 1 Jan 2004

Gendering the discourse of globalization will help to develop a better understanding of globalization processes and their consequences for women and men. I argue that gender processes and ideologies are embedded in globalizing capitalism in the separation of capitalist production and human reproduction and the corporate claims to non-responsibility for reproduction; in the important role…

Critical Sociology template — frequently asked questions

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