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Journalism Template

Write in a clean editor, then format for Journalism in one click — DocuGuru applies the official SAGE template with author–year references and exports a submission-ready PDF plus the editable LaTeX source. Free to start.

About the Journalism format

Journalism is a peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE, covering Media Studies and Communication, Social Media and Politics, Public Relations and Crisis Communication. Over its lifetime it has published 2,598 papers, which have received 66,596 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', Journalism, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inMedia Studies and Communication Social Media and Politics Public Relations and Crisis Communication Rhetoric and Communication Studies Media Influence and Politics
ISSN1464-8849
Citation impact (2-yr)2.03
h-index113
i10-index1,244
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of Amsterdam
Journal websitejou.sagepub.com
You getA submission-ready PDF and the editable LaTeX source — ready to submit.

Papers published in Journalism per year

104
2014
84
2015
111
2016
156
2017
201
2018
129
2019
122
2020
120
2021
136
2022
122
2023
189
2024
158
2025

Citation impact of Journalism by publication year

2.6K
2014
2.9K
2015
4K
2016
5.7K
2017
5.4K
2018
3.3K
2019
3.5K
2020
2.1K
2021
1.9K
2022
958
2023
631
2024
241
2025

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

Most-cited papers in Journalism

What is journalism?

Mark Deuze · 29 Sep 2005

The history of journalism in elective democracies around the world has been described as the emergence of a professional identity of journalists with claims to an exclusive role and status in society, based on and at times fiercely defended by their occupational ideology. Although the conceptualization of journalism as a professional ideology can be traced…

1,731 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
The objectivity norm in American journalism*

Michael Schudson · 1 Aug 2001

Why did the occupational norm of ‘objectivity’ arise in American journalism? This question has attracted the interest of many journalism historians but it has not previously been examined as an instance of a more general social phenomenon, the emergence of new cultural norms and ideals. Four conditions for the emergence of new norms are identified…

1,118 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Beyond journalism: Theorizing the transformation of journalism

Mark Deuze, Tamara Witschge · 7 Feb 2017

Journalism has enjoyed a rich and relatively stable history of professionalization. Scholars coming from a variety of disciplines have theorized this history, forming a consistent body of knowledge codified in national and international handbooks and canonical readers. However, recent work and analysis suggest that the supposed core of journalism and the assumed consistency of the…

Hard and soft news: A review of concepts, operationalizations and key findings

Carsten Reinemann, James Stanyer, Sebastian Scherr et al. · 11 Nov 2011

Over 30 years, a large body of research on what is often called ‘hard’ and ‘soft news’ has accumulated in communication studies. However, there is no consensus about what hard and soft news exactly is, or how it should be defined or measured. Moreover, the concept has not been clearly differentiated from or systematically related…

The political j-blogger

Jane B. Singer · 27 Apr 2005

This study explores how the increasingly popular blog format, as adopted by journalists affiliated with mainstream media outlets, affects long-standing journalistic norms and practice. It focuses on non-partisanship, transparency and the gatekeeping role, using a content analysis of 20 weblogs dealing with politics or civic affairs. Although expressions of opinion are common, most journalists are…

Journalism template — frequently asked questions

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