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Political Theory Template

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About the Political Theory format

Political Theory is a peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE, covering Political Philosophy and Ethics, Human auditory perception and evaluation, Social Science and Policy Research. Over its lifetime it has published 3,132 papers, which have received 67,544 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', Political Theory, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inPolitical Philosophy and Ethics Human auditory perception and evaluation Social Science and Policy Research Historical and modern epidemiology studies American Constitutional Law and Politics
ISSN0090-5917
Citation impact (2-yr)0.37
h-index117
i10-index914
Top institutions publishing hereHarvard University Press
Journal websiteptx.sagepub.com
You getA submission-ready PDF and the editable LaTeX source — ready to submit.

Papers published in Political Theory per year

63
2014
85
2015
93
2016
56
2017
70
2018
50
2019
67
2020
72
2021
31
2022
75
2023
23
2024
85
2025

Citation impact of Political Theory by publication year

959
2014
1.2K
2015
1.4K
2016
753
2017
454
2018
494
2019
420
2020
267
2021
108
2022
250
2023
34
2024
16
2025

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

Most-cited papers in Political Theory

Human Functioning and Social Justice

Martha C. Nussbaum · 1 May 1992

It will be seen how in place of the wealth and poverty of political economy come the rich human being and rich human need. The rich human being is simultaneously the human being in need of totality of human life-activities — the man in whom his own realization exists as an inner necessity, as need.…

1,186 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
On Legitimacy and Political Deliberation

Bernard Manin · 1 Aug 1987

The theoretical controversies that the notion of social justice provokes today go far beyond the traditional framework of debates about the respective roles of the market and the state in the distribution of wealth.' The principal arguments that have been proposed seek, in effect, to define social rules capable of bringing about the unanimous agreement…

1,097 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
American Nightmare

Wendy Brown · 30 Oct 2006

Neoliberalism and neoconservatism are two distinct political rationalities in the contemporary United States. They have few overlapping formal characteristics, and even appear contradictory in many respects. Yet they converge not only in the current presidential administration but also in their de-democratizing effects. Their respective devaluation of political liberty, equality, substantive citizenship, and the rule of…

1,061 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Against Deliberation

Lynn M. Sanders · 1 Jun 1997

Deliberation, which has become a democratic standard in American political settings, has also an undemocratic appeal. Foremost among the undemocratic charges against deliberation is that its proponents cannot guarantee equality of opportunity to those who want to participate in it. Furthermore, critics of deliberation argue that the problem of ordinary citizens committing excesses when they…

1,059 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Activist Challenges to Deliberative Democracy

Iris Marion Young · 1 Oct 2001

It seems there is an insuperable contradiction between two conceptions of social change : one rooted in collective action and critique by activists, the other based on the construction of a collective agreement after a fair deliberation, as argued by deliberative democrats. Through a dialogue between these two positions, this essay casts a new light…

Political Theory template — frequently asked questions

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