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Current Sociology Template

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About the Current Sociology format

Current Sociology is a peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE, covering Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice, Social and Cultural Dynamics, Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies. Over its lifetime it has published 2,697 papers, which have received 59,451 citations.

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

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Publishes research inContemporary Sociological Theory and Practice Social and Cultural Dynamics Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies Human auditory perception and evaluation Legal case studies and regulations
ISSN0011-3921
Citation impact (2-yr)2.03
h-index109
i10-index1,021
Top institutions publishing hereNational University of Singapore
Journal websitewww.sagepub.com
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Papers published in Current Sociology per year

87
2014
82
2015
70
2016
45
2017
60
2018
51
2019
69
2020
111
2021
72
2022
53
2023
54
2024
53
2025

Citation impact of Current Sociology by publication year

3.8K
2014
2.9K
2015
3.3K
2016
1.4K
2017
2.2K
2018
841
2019
1.3K
2020
1.7K
2021
508
2022
322
2023
191
2024
76
2025

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

Most-cited papers in Current Sociology

A new professionalism? Challenges and opportunities

Julia Evetts · 29 Jun 2011

Sociologists interested in professional work and occupations have differentiated professionalism as a distinctive and special way of controlling and organizing work and workers, with real advantages for both practitioners and clients. In this interpretation the analysis of professionalism is as an ‘occupational value’. But professionalism is changing and being changed as professionals now increasingly work…

A Dimensional Approach to Measuring Social Capital: Development and Validation of a Social Capital Inventory

Deepa Narayan, Michael Cassidy · 1 Mar 2001

While social capital is emerging as a theory rich in its potential for understanding the relationships between societal norms and values, and community outcomes, clarification of its measures remains unresolved. This article attempts to contribute to this measurement issue by presenting a reliable self-report instrument for measuring social capital in societal environments. The instrument is…

The social psychology of protest

Jacquelien van Stekelenburg, Bert Klandermans · 15 Mar 2013

Social psychological research has taught us a lot about why people protest. This article provides a theoretical and empirical overview. Discussed are grievances, efficacy, identification, emotions and social embeddedness, followed by the most recent approaches, which combine these concepts into dual pathway models. Finally, two future directions are discussed: (1) to shed light on the…

Visibility

Andrea Mubi Brighenti · 26 Apr 2007

Can visibility be counted as a general category for the social sciences? The attempt to provide an answer to this question entails both describing actual phenomena of visibility, and defining the characteristics of visibility as a workable, unified category. This article analyses the relational, strategic and processual aspects of visibility as constituting a single field.…

Current Sociology template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Current Sociology format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Current 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 Current Sociology use?
Current 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', Current Sociology, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Current Sociology?
No. DocuGuru generates the sagej LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a SAGE-ready Current 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 Current Sociology template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Current Sociology format with correct headings, figures, tables, and author–year citations.
What is Current Sociology?
SAGE journal (sagej). It is a multidisciplinary journal, published by SAGE.
Can I export a submission-ready Current Sociology PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Current Sociology template (the sagej class) that is ready to submit to SAGE, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
How much does the Current Sociology template cost?
You can start writing in the Current Sociology template for free. Exporting the final submission-ready Current Sociology PDF and LaTeX source is part of DocuGuru's paid plans — see the app for current pricing.
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