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Journal of Contemporary History Template

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About the Journal of Contemporary History format

Journal of Contemporary History is a peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE, covering European history and politics, Italian Fascism and Post-war Society, Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics.

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 History, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inEuropean history and politics Italian Fascism and Post-war Society Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics Communism, Protests, Social Movements Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics
ISSN0022-0094
Citation impact (2-yr)0.17
h-index63
i10-index856
Total citations28,770
Top institutions publishing hereLondon School of Economics and Political Science
Journal websitejch.sagepub.com
You getA submission-ready PDF and the editable LaTeX source — ready to submit.

Papers published in Journal of Contemporary History per year

93
2014
40
2015
96
2016
101
2017
82
2018
75
2019
117
2020
84
2021
88
2022
71
2023
38
2024
84
2025

Citation impact of Journal of Contemporary History by publication year

656
2014
561
2015
517
2016
375
2017
157
2018
126
2019
204
2020
203
2021
44
2022
47
2023
12
2024
13
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 History

Beyond Consumerism: New Historical Perspectives on Consumption

Frank Trentmann · 8 Jun 2004

Consumer culture has moved to the centre of contemporary debates about society, identity and citizenship. This article cuts a critical, comparative pathway through the literature to point to new directions for historical work. Initially driving research, concepts like ‘consumer revolution’, ‘consumer society’ and ‘consumerism’ have become problematic analytical concepts for understanding the changing dynamics, practices…

Incommunicable Knowledge: Science, Technology and the Clinical Art in Britain 1850-1914

Christopher Lawrence · 1 Oct 1985

By the end of the nineteenth century, medicine in Britain existed legally as a single profession. Besides its lawful status, a number of very general features also characterized this professional group: a core body of knowledge, licensing, recognized educational institutions, educational standards and other trappings, such as the running of learned societies and the publishing…

‘Yours in Struggle for Majimbo’. Nationalism and the Party Politics of Decolonization in Kenya, 1955-64

David Anderson · 20 Jun 2005

Since the ending of colonial rule, the struggle for independence in Kenya has been seen as a triumph for the nationalist politics of the Kenya African National Union (KANU), the party that was victorious in the 1963 elections and held power until 2002. This article returns to the party politics of decolonization to reconsider the…

French History in the Last Twenty Years: The Rise and Fall of the Annales Paradigm

Lynn Hunt · 1 Apr 1986

There is no one historical journal that is more influential in the world today than the Annales: Economies, Societes, Civilisations. It is perhaps the only journal that is widely recognized by the shortened version of its title, and its intellectual hegemony within French history circles makes it an almost inevitable starting-point for discussion of debates…

Journal of Contemporary History template — frequently asked questions

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