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Modern China Template

Write in a clean editor, then format for Modern China 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 Modern China format

Modern China is a peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE, covering Chinese history and philosophy, China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance, Vietnamese History and Culture Studies.

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

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Publishes research inChinese history and philosophy China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance Vietnamese History and Culture Studies Japanese History and Culture China's Ethnic Minorities and Relations
ISSN0097-7004
Citation impact (2-yr)0.33
h-index69
i10-index465
Total citations20,758
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Journal websitemcx.sagepub.com
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Papers published in Modern China per year

20
2014
17
2015
19
2016
21
2017
34
2018
44
2019
61
2020
16
2021
31
2022
27
2023
37
2024
27
2025

Citation impact of Modern China by publication year

468
2014
192
2015
269
2016
523
2017
264
2018
217
2019
230
2020
57
2021
153
2022
85
2023
22
2024
3
2025

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

Most-cited papers in Modern China

Political Trust in Rural China

Lianjiang Li · 1 Apr 2004

This article shows that while some Chinese villagers see the state as monolithic, more believe that there are substantial differences between the central and local governments. Among those who perceive a divided state, most appear to have more trust in higher levels than in lower levels and distinguish between the intent and the capacity of…

Gender and Internal Orientalism in China

Louisa Schein · 1 Jan 1997

On a visit to the nearest city-Kaili-during my 1988 field year in southeast Guizhou,' I encountered an unexpected ritual. Or was it really so unexpected? In 1986, a new six-story building had been constructed to supplement the mildewed older structure that used to house the city's No. 1 Guest House. Kaili was, after all, the…

The Institutional Logic of Collusion among Local Governments in China

Xueguang Zhou · 15 Nov 2009

A salient organizational phenomenon in the Chinese bureaucracy is collusion among local governments in response to policies and directives from higher authorities; local governments often form alliances to compromise the original intention behind state policies. There are thus significant and persistent deviations and goal displacement in policy implementation. This article develops an organizational analysis and…

Unfinished Proletarianization: Self, Anger, and Class Action among the Second Generation of Peasant-Workers in Present-Day China

Ngai Pun, Lu Huilin · 8 Jul 2010

As a result of its open-door policies and 30 years of reform, China has become the “world’s factory” and given rise to a new working class of rural migrant workers. This process has underlain a path of (semi-)proletarianization of Chinese peasant-workers: now the second generation is experiencing dagong, working for a boss, in industrialized towns…

"Public Sphere "/"Civil Society" in China?

Philip C. C. Huang · 1 Apr 1993

The concepts of bourgeois public sphere and society as they have been applied to China presuppose a dichotomous opposition between state and society. If we adhere to such a presupposition, we run the risk of reducing the debate here to little more than an argument over whose influence was greater in the phenomena under discussion,…

Modern China template — frequently asked questions

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