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Global Media and China Template

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About the Global Media and China format

Global Media and China is a peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE, covering Media Studies and Communication, Asian Culture and Media Studies, Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics.

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

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Publishes research inMedia Studies and Communication Asian Culture and Media Studies Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance Social Media and Politics
ISSN2059-4364
Citation impact (2-yr)2.06
h-index31
i10-index124
Total citations3,789
Open accessYes
Top institutions publishing hereHong Kong Baptist University
Journal websiteus.sagepub.com
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Papers published in Global Media and China per year

33
2016
26
2017
22
2018
39
2019
39
2020
41
2021
35
2022
59
2023
54
2024
28
2025

Citation impact of Global Media and China by publication year

593
2016
240
2017
299
2018
521
2019
499
2020
572
2021
403
2022
416
2023
168
2024
20
2025

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

Most-cited papers in Global Media and China

We’re just data: Exploring China’s social credit system in relation to digital platform ratings cultures in Westernised democracies

Karen Wong, Amy Shields Dobson · 1 Jun 2019

Social media platforms and apps have become increasingly important tools for governance and the centralisation of information in many nation states around the globe. In China, the government is currently piloting a social credit system in several cities in an ambitious attempt to merge a financial credit score system with a broader quantification of social…

The postfeminist entrepreneurial self and the platformisation of labour: A case study of <i>yesheng</i> female lifestyle bloggers on Xiaohongshu

Jia Guo · 26 Apr 2022

Yesheng (野生), which literally translates to ‘wild growing’, is a Chinese internet term to describe social media creators who do not have contracts with multichannel network companies and operate their accounts independently. Drawing from in-depth interviews with eight current and former yesheng female lifestyle bloggers on the Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu (小红书), this article…

Entertainment media, cultural power, and post-globalization: The case of China’s international media expansion and the discourse of soft power

Terry Flew · 1 Jul 2016

The concept of soft power has been highly influential in recent years, both as a concept to inform understanding of the cultural dimensions of international relations and as providing a practical guide to state investment in the international expansion of both news and entertainment media. One of the places where it has been most influential…

<i>Sang</i> subculture in post-reform China

Kang Tan, Shuxin Cheng · 20 Feb 2020

This article examines Sang (丧) subculture within the context of positive energy (正能量) in post-reform China, and how as an emergent subculture it is characterised by feelings of defeatism and loss. Chinese youths share Sang memes via social media as a form of affective identification to communicate their sense of disenchantment with the ‘main melody’…

How powerful is the female gaze? The implication of using male celebrities for promoting female cosmetics in China

Xiaomeng Li · 23 Jan 2020

In some East Asian countries like Japan, South Korea, and recently, China, there is a popular trend of having male celebrities as brand ambassadors or spokespeople for female cosmetics. This study is situated in the contemporary Chinese market and examines the so-called “Nan Se consumption (nan se xiao fei, 男色消费)” culture, which literally translates into…

Global Media and China template — frequently asked questions

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