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Political Studies Review Template

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About the Political Studies Review format

Political Studies Review is a peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE, covering Political Philosophy and Ethics, Political and Economic history of UK and US, Social Policy and Reform 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', Political Studies Review, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inPolitical Philosophy and Ethics Political and Economic history of UK and US Social Policy and Reform Studies International Relations and Foreign Policy European Union Policy and Governance
ISSN1478-9299
Citation impact (2-yr)1.23
h-index63
i10-index313
Total citations17,146
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of Sheffield
Journal websitewww.psa.ac.uk
You getA submission-ready PDF and the editable LaTeX source — ready to submit.

Papers published in Political Studies Review per year

438
2014
515
2015
629
2016
496
2017
29
2018
70
2019
91
2020
92
2021
73
2022
104
2023
99
2024
61
2025

Citation impact of Political Studies Review by publication year

475
2014
712
2015
647
2016
629
2017
1.2K
2018
1.3K
2019
1.2K
2020
551
2021
544
2022
567
2023
216
2024
33
2025

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

Most-cited papers in Political Studies Review

Joined-up Government: A Survey

Christopher Pollitt · 1 Jan 2003

This paper first identifies the varied meanings and objectives of joined-up government (JUG). Subsequently it explores the costs and risks involved, and briefly reviews some of the relevant academic literature. Having thus clarified the key concepts and situated the current fashion for a ‘holistic approach’ within the broader literature on co-ordination, the paper also considers…

Trust and the Coronavirus Pandemic: What are the Consequences of and for Trust? An Early Review of the Literature

Daniel Devine, Jennifer Gaskell, Will Jennings et al. · 11 Aug 2020

Trust between governors and the governed is seen as essential to facilitating good governance. This claim has become a prominent contention during the coronavirus pandemic. The crisis also presents a unique test of key hypotheses in the trust literature. Moreover, understanding the dynamics of trust, how it facilitates and hinders policy responses, and also the…

What have we Learned from Policy Transfer Research? Dolowitz and Marsh Revisited

David Benson, Andrew Jordan · 11 Aug 2011

Over the last decade, policy transfer has emerged as an important concept within public policy analysis, guiding both theoretical and empirical research spanning many venues and issue areas. Using Dolowitz and Marsh's 1996 stocktake as its starting point, this article reviews what has been learned by whom and for what purpose. It finds that the…

Policy Assemblages, Mobilities and Mutations: Toward a Multidisciplinary Conversation

Eugene McCann, Kevin Ward · 7 Aug 2012

This is a short response to Benson and Jordan's 2011 article, ‘What Have We Learned from Policy Transfer Research?’ Its point of departure is their claim that ‘policy transfer is a useful concept that transfers easily across different sub-disciplines and analytical contexts’. In reviewing a growing heterogeneous body of work on policy assemblages, mobilities and…

The Limitations of ‘Policy Transfer’ and ‘Lesson Drawing’ for Public Policy Research

Oliver James, Martín Lodge · 1 Apr 2003

The concepts of ‘lesson drawing’ and ‘policy transfer’ have become increasingly influential ways of understanding public policy, especially in the UK. However, the main proponents of the concepts, Rose for ‘lesson drawing’ and Dolowitz and Marsh for ‘policy transfer’, have difficulty in providing convincing answers to three questions that are important for them and those…

Political Studies Review template — frequently asked questions

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