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Social Psychology Quarterly Template

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About the Social Psychology Quarterly format

Social Psychology Quarterly is a peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE, covering Social and Intergroup Psychology, Social Power and Status Dynamics, Cultural Differences and Values. Over its lifetime it has published 1,427 papers, which have received 128,399 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', Social Psychology Quarterly, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inSocial and Intergroup Psychology Social Power and Status Dynamics Cultural Differences and Values Social and Cultural Dynamics Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies
ISSN0190-2725
Citation impact (2-yr)1.64
h-index173
i10-index1,084
Top institutions publishing hereStanford University
Journal websitespq.sagepub.com
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Papers published in Social Psychology Quarterly per year

23
2014
25
2015
29
2016
18
2017
23
2018
28
2019
30
2020
22
2021
26
2022
45
2023
25
2024
13
2025

Citation impact of Social Psychology Quarterly by publication year

1.4K
2014
1.2K
2015
1.1K
2016
399
2017
542
2018
613
2019
626
2020
257
2021
341
2022
306
2023
75
2024
12
2025

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

Most-cited papers in Social Psychology Quarterly

Identity Theory and Social Identity Theory

Jan E. Stets, Peter J. Burke · 1 Sep 2000

In social psychology, we need to establish a general theory of the self which can attend to both macro and micro processes, and which avoids the redundancies of separate theories on different aspects of the self For this purpose, we present core components of identity theory and social identity theory and argue that although differences…

4,374 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Time, Human Agency, and Social Change: Perspectives on the Life Course

Glen H. Elder · 1 Mar 1994

The life course has emerged over the past 30 years as a major research paradigm. Distinctive themes include the relation between human lives and a changing society, the timing of lives, linked or interdependent lives, and human agency. Two lines of research converged in the formation of this paradigm during the 1960s; one was associated…

2,813 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Social Well-Being

Corey L. M. Keyes · 1 Jun 1998

The proposal of five dimensions of social well-being, social integration, social contribution, social coherence, social actualization, and social acceptance, is theoretically substantiated. The theoretical structure, construct validity, and the social structural sources of the dimensions of social well-being are investigated in two studies. Item and confirmatory factor analyses in both studies corroborate the theoretical model…

2,733 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →

Social Psychology Quarterly template — frequently asked questions

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