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About the Ethnography format

Ethnography is a peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE, covering Anthropological Studies and Insights, Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics, Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies. Over its lifetime it has published 931 papers, which have received 27,763 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', Ethnography, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inAnthropological Studies and Insights Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies Social and Cultural Dynamics Migration, Refugees, and Integration
ISSN1466-1381
Citation impact (2-yr)0.52
h-index77
i10-index396
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of Amsterdam
Journal websitewww.sagepub.com
You getA submission-ready PDF and the editable LaTeX source — ready to submit.

Papers published in Ethnography per year

24
2014
35
2015
28
2016
41
2017
46
2018
31
2019
46
2020
37
2021
70
2022
23
2023
26
2024
72
2025

Citation impact of Ethnography by publication year

516
2014
800
2015
406
2016
802
2017
718
2018
381
2019
471
2020
147
2021
328
2022
95
2023
31
2024
30
2025

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

Most-cited papers in Ethnography

`How many cases do I need?'

Mario Luis Small · 25 Feb 2009

Today, ethnographers and qualitative researchers in fields such as urban poverty, immigration, and social inequality face an environment in which their work will be read, cited, and assessed by demographers, quantitative sociologists, and even economists. They also face a demand for case studies of poor, minority, or immigrant groups and neighborhoods that not only generate…

1,878 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Street Phenomenology

Margarethe Kusenbach · 1 Sep 2003

This article introduces and evaluates the go-along as a qualitative research tool. What sets this technique apart from traditional ethnographic methods such as participant observation and interviewing is its potential to access some of the transcendent and reflexive aspects of lived experience in situ. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork conducted in two urban neighborhoods, I examine…

1,845 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Being there... and there... and there!

Ulf Hannerz · 1 Jun 2003

Multi-site, or multilocal, field work has become increasingly practiced and acknowledged in anthropology since the 1980s. Drawing on several field studies by anthropologists at Stockholm University but particularly on the author's study of the work of news media foreign correspondents, this article identifies differences in practices and assumptions between such work and the classic model…

719 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Manifesto for Ethnography

Paul E. Willis, Mats Trondman · 1 Jul 2000

This is an open manifesto welcoming readers, writers, and researchers. Do not think of this manifesto as “a law,” a set of rules to be followed, a collection of recipes to be applied, a system to be adopted. In no sense is our aim to construct a grand, systematic, waterproof, “ready-made” theory/methodology counterposed to other…

436 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →

Ethnography template — frequently asked questions

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