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Journal of Contemporary Ethnography Template

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About the Journal of Contemporary Ethnography format

Journal of Contemporary Ethnography is a peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE, covering Anthropological Studies and Insights, Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics, Japanese History and Culture.

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

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Publishes research inAnthropological Studies and Insights Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics Japanese History and Culture Indian and Buddhist Studies Social and Cultural Dynamics
ISSN0891-2416
Citation impact (2-yr)2.21
h-index97
i10-index700
Total citations41,243
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of South Florida
Journal websitejce.sagepub.com
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Papers published in Journal of Contemporary Ethnography per year

47
2014
42
2015
28
2016
16
2017
29
2018
18
2019
32
2020
44
2021
32
2022
21
2023
39
2024
29
2025

Citation impact of Journal of Contemporary Ethnography by publication year

1K
2014
835
2015
562
2016
479
2017
403
2018
276
2019
435
2020
594
2021
169
2022
51
2023
143
2024
27
2025

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

Most-cited papers in Journal of Contemporary Ethnography

Analytic Autoethnography

Léon Anderson · 30 Jun 2006

Autoethnography has recently become a popular form of qualitative research. The current discourse on this genre of research refers almost exclusively to “evocative autoethnography” that draws upon postmodern sensibilities and whose advocates distance themselves from realist and analytic ethnographic traditions. The dominance of evocative autoethnography has obscured recognition of the compatibility of autoethnographic research with…

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The Social Contexts of Focus Groups

Jocelyn A. Hollander · 6 Sep 2004

This article argues that focus group discussions are shaped by multiple social contexts, a fact that is often ignored by researchers. Using data from a focus group study of the effects of violence on everyday life, this article provides an analysis of four such contexts: the associational, status (especially gender), conversational, and relational contexts. These…

Ethnographic Approaches to the Internet and Computer-Mediated Communication

Angela Cora Garcia, Alecea Standlee, Jennifer Bechkoff et al. · 16 Dec 2008

In this article we review ethnographic research on the Internet and computer-mediated communication. The technologically mediated environment prevents researchers from directly observing research participants and often makes the interaction anonymous. In addition, in the online environment direct interaction with participants is replaced by computer-screen data that are largely textual, but may include combinations of textual,…

TEN LIES OF ETHNOGRAPHY

Gary Alan Fine · 1 Oct 1993

As Everett Hughes noted, there is an “underside” to all work. Each job includes ways of doing things that would be inappropriate for those outside the guild to know. Illusions are essential for maintaining occupational reputation, but in the process they create a set of moral dilemmas. So it is with ethnographic work. This article…

Journal of Contemporary Ethnography template — frequently asked questions

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What reference style does Journal of Contemporary Ethnography use?
Journal of Contemporary 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', Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
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Journal of Contemporary Ethnography is a multidisciplinary journal published by SAGE. DocuGuru's Journal of Contemporary Ethnography template matches SAGE's official submission format.
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