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Science Communication Template

Write in a clean editor, then format for Science Communication 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 Science Communication format

Science Communication is a peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE, covering Climate Change Communication and Perception, Misinformation and Its Impacts, Media Influence and Health. Over its lifetime it has published 1,216 papers, which have received 41,829 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', Science Communication, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inClimate Change Communication and Perception Misinformation and Its Impacts Media Influence and Health Media Studies and Communication Environmental Education and Sustainability
ISSN1075-5470
Citation impact (2-yr)3.2
h-index100
i10-index626
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison
Journal websitescx.sagepub.com
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Papers published in Science Communication per year

38
2014
38
2015
39
2016
45
2017
44
2018
69
2019
54
2020
35
2021
28
2022
36
2023
54
2024
65
2025

Citation impact of Science Communication by publication year

1.7K
2014
1.6K
2015
1.1K
2016
2.1K
2017
1.9K
2018
1.8K
2019
3.1K
2020
746
2021
582
2022
298
2023
328
2024
125
2025

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

Most-cited papers in Science Communication

“Fear Won't Do It”

Saffron O’Neill, Sophie Nicholson-Cole · 7 Jan 2009

Fear-inducing representations of climate change are widely employed in the public domain. However, there is a lack of clarity in the literature about the impacts that fearful messages in climate change communications have on people's senses of engagement with the issue and associated implications for public engagement strategies. Some literature suggests that using fearful representations…

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Politicization and Polarization in COVID-19 News Coverage

P. Sol Hart, Sedona Chinn, Stuart Soroka · 25 Aug 2020

This study examines the level of politicization and polarization in COVID-19 news in U.S. newspapers and televised network news from March to May 2020. Using multiple computer-assisted content analytic approaches, we find that newspaper coverage is highly politicized, network news coverage somewhat less so, and both newspaper and network news coverage are highly polarized. We…

The Rise of the Knowledge Broker

Morgan Meyer · 1 Mar 2010

Knowledge brokers are people or organizations that move knowledge around and create connections between researchers and their various audiences. This commentary reviews some of the literature on knowledge brokering and lays out some thoughts on how to analyze and theorize this practice. Discussing the invisibility and interstitiality of knowledge brokers, the author argues that social…

Using Expert Sources to Correct Health Misinformation in Social Media

Emily K. Vraga, Leticia Bode · 14 Sep 2017

This study tests whether the number (1 vs. 2) and the source (another user vs. the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC]) of corrective responses affect successful reduction of misperceptions. Using an experimental design, our results suggest that while a single correction from another user did not reduce misperceptions, the CDC on its own…

The Matilda Effect in Science Communication

Silvia Knobloch‐Westerwick, Carroll J. Glynn, Michael E. Huge · 6 Feb 2013

An experiment with 243 young communication scholars tested hypotheses derived from role congruity theory regarding impacts of author gender and gender typing of research topics on perceived quality of scientific publications and collaboration interest. Participants rated conference abstracts ostensibly authored by females or males, with author associations rotated. The abstracts fell into research areas perceived…

Science Communication template — frequently asked questions

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