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Memory Studies Template

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About the Memory Studies format

Memory Studies is a peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE, covering Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration, Italian Fascism and Post-war Society, Anthropological Studies and Insights.

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

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Publishes research inMemory, Trauma, and Commemoration Italian Fascism and Post-war Society Anthropological Studies and Insights Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation Vietnamese History and Culture Studies
ISSN1750-6980
Citation impact (2-yr)1.08
h-index62
i10-index401
Total citations18,287
Top institutions publishing hereUtrecht University
Journal websitemss.sagepub.com
You getA submission-ready PDF and the editable LaTeX source — ready to submit.

Papers published in Memory Studies per year

47
2014
45
2015
46
2016
84
2017
70
2018
98
2019
60
2020
119
2021
101
2022
122
2023
109
2024
124
2025

Citation impact of Memory Studies by publication year

999
2014
1K
2015
1.4K
2016
2.2K
2017
1.1K
2018
804
2019
590
2020
1.3K
2021
591
2022
412
2023
243
2024
51
2025

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

Most-cited papers in Memory Studies

Seven types of forgetting

Paul Connerton · 14 Dec 2007

Much of the debate on cultural memory has been shaped by the view, commonly held if not universal, that remembering and commemorating is usually a virtue and that forgetting is necessarily a failing. But this assumption is not self-evidently true. This article seeks, therefore, to disentangle the different types of acts that cluster together under…

Conspiracy theories as part of history: The role of societal crisis situations

Jan‐Willem van Prooijen, Karen M. Douglas · 29 Jun 2017

In the present contribution, we examine the link between societal crisis situations and belief in conspiracy theories. Contrary to common assumptions, belief in conspiracy theories has been prevalent throughout human history. We first illustrate historical incidents suggesting that societal crisis situations—defined as impactful and rapid societal change that calls established power structures, norms of conduct,…

Remembering Hope: Transnational activism beyond the traumatic

Ann Rigney · 1 Jul 2018

This article argues for the need for memory studies to go beyond its present focus on traumatic memories and to develop analytical tools for capturing the cultural transmission of positivity and the commitment to particular values. Building on an emerging interest in the relationship between memory and activism, it puts its case for a re-orientation…

Why memory's work on journalism does not reflect journalism's work on memory

Barbie Zelizer · 14 Dec 2007

This article discusses the symbiotic, though uneven, relationship linking scholarship on journalism and memory. Though work on collective memory has yet to recognize the centrality of journalism as an institution of mnemonic record, memory creeps into journalistic relay so often that it renders journalism's memory work both widespread and multi-faceted. This renders journalism a key…

On agonistic memory

Anna Cento Bull, Hans Lauge Hansen · 28 Nov 2015

Building on Mouffe’s critique of cosmopolitanism, this article argues that a cosmopolitan mode of remembering, far from having superseded the antagonistic mode associated with ‘first modernity’ in the European context, has proved unable to prevent the rise of, and is being increasingly challenged by, new antagonistic collective memories constructed by populist neo-nationalist movements. This article…

Memory Studies template — frequently asked questions

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