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International Area Studies Review Template

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About the International Area Studies Review format

International Area Studies Review is a peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE, covering Political Conflict and Governance, International Development and Aid, International Relations and Foreign Policy.

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

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Publishes research inPolitical Conflict and Governance International Development and Aid International Relations and Foreign Policy Electoral Systems and Political Participation Global trade and economics
ISSN2049-1123
Citation impact (2-yr)0.78
h-index28
i10-index96
Total citations3,467
Top institutions publishing herePeace Research Institute Oslo
Journal websiteus.sagepub.com
You getA submission-ready PDF and the editable LaTeX source — ready to submit.

Papers published in International Area Studies Review per year

24
2014
27
2015
25
2016
23
2017
17
2018
22
2019
16
2020
25
2021
21
2022
22
2023
28
2024
26
2025

Citation impact of International Area Studies Review by publication year

281
2014
324
2015
349
2016
220
2017
241
2018
283
2019
191
2020
111
2021
102
2022
99
2023
41
2024
6
2025

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

Most-cited papers in International Area Studies Review

How (not) to measure democracy

Vanessa A. Boese · 29 May 2019

Measures of democracy are regularly employed in the statistical analysis of economic, political, and social policy. This paper reviews the measures" setup, strength, and weaknesses across the three most prominent democracy datasets: PolityIV, Freedom House, and Varieties of Democracy. The measures developed by the Varieties of Democracy project outperform Polity2 and Freedom House Index with…

Overlapping regional security institutions in South America: The case of OAS and UNASUR

Brigitte Weiffen, Leslie Wehner, Detlef Nolte · 1 Dec 2013

The Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) has positioned itself as a regional security organization aimed at reducing the influence of the Organization of American States (OAS) in South America. At the same time, the OAS paradoxically serves as a model for UNASUR because of its operational capacity and its legitimacy as a regional organization.…

Inequality and political violence: A review of the literature

Gudrun Østby · 1 Jun 2013

Does economic inequality breed political violence? For almost half a century, scholars have tried to test this assumption, finding little empirical support for a statistical relationship between the two variables. This article provides a critical review of this literature, starting out with the link between so-called vertical (inter-individual) inequality and conflict. I argue that the…

The evolution of the smart cities agenda in India

Kristian Hoelscher · 1 Mar 2016

With the election of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2014, urban-led economic growth in India was firmly framed around a vision of ‘smart cities’, an ambiguous concept, which promotes the integration of information and communication technologies in cities to improve economic growth, quality of life, governance, mobility and sustainability. Given its current policy importance, this…

Soft power at home and abroad: Sport diplomacy, politics and peace-building

Håvard Mokleiv Nygård, Scott Gates · 1 Sep 2013

Soft power is the power to persuade whereby one actor in a non-coercive manner convinces another to want the same things he/she wants. Sport can be used as tool of soft power both internationally and domestically. Peace-building and nation-building can be achieved through four mechanisms of sport diplomacy and politics: image-building; building a platform for…

International Area Studies Review template — frequently asked questions

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