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Politics Template

Write in a clean editor, then format for Politics 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 Politics format

Politics is a peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE, covering Electoral Systems and Political Participation, Populism, Right-Wing Movements, 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', Politics, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inElectoral Systems and Political Participation Populism, Right-Wing Movements Social Policy and Reform Studies Political Philosophy and Ethics Political and Economic history of UK and US
ISSN0263-3957
Citation impact (2-yr)2.78
h-index66
i10-index487
Total citations21,788
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of Sheffield
Journal websiteus.sagepub.com
You getA submission-ready PDF and the editable LaTeX source — ready to submit.

Papers published in Politics per year

51
2014
37
2015
48
2016
38
2017
33
2018
29
2019
42
2020
67
2021
26
2022
28
2023
24
2024
53
2025

Citation impact of Politics by publication year

831
2014
1.5K
2015
1.4K
2016
739
2017
1.5K
2018
555
2019
970
2020
1.3K
2021
391
2022
243
2023
144
2024
129
2025

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

Most-cited papers in Politics

Learning Lessons and Transferring Policy across Time, Space and Disciplines

Diane Stone · 1 Feb 1999

An area of recent interest in the International Relations and Comparative Politics literature concerns ‘policy transfer’. This is a dynamic whereby knowledge about policies, administrative arrangements or institutions is used across time or space in the development of policies, administrative arrangements and institutions elsewhere. Policy transfer is deemed to be on the increase in an…

Elite Interviewing: Approaches and Pitfalls

David Richards · 1 Sep 1996

Interviews are one of the major tools in qualitative research, although there is a limited literature on the subject of interviewing generally and elite interviewing particularly. The aim of this article is to introduce some of the issues involved in elite interviewing to researchers new to the use of the technique. Emphasis is also placed…

Introducing Students to the Generic Terminology of Social Research

Jonathan Grix · 1 Sep 2002

The aim of this article is twofold: first, to present an accessible way of introducing students to the key generic terms of social science research. There is an obvious need for clarifying the generic tools and terminology of the social sciences across the disciplines, as academics argue past each other, using identical terms but attaching…

Interviewing the Political Elite: Navigating a Potential Minefield

Darren G. Lilleker · 21 Aug 2003

Conducting interviews can be a fundamentally important part of a research project that analyses the motivations and activity of those within the political process. However the logistics of interviewing are fraught with a number of serious obstacles and what information one can glean may not always serve the purpose that was originally intended. This article…

Gender, Institutions and Power: A Critical Review

Meryl Kenny · 1 May 2007

Both feminist and mainstream political science has taken an institutional ‘turn’, opening up possibilities for interchange between the two fields. This article explores the potential for theoretical synthesis between feminist gender analysis and new institutional theory, focusing particularly on issues of power. After providing a brief overview of approaches to power in the institutionalist and…

Politics template — frequently asked questions

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