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Urbanisation Template

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

Urbanisation is a peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE, covering Urban and Rural Development Challenges, Urban Planning and Governance, Water Governance and Infrastructure.

PublisherSAGE
Reference styleAuthor–year (Harvard)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Urbanisation, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inUrban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Planning and Governance Water Governance and Infrastructure South Asian Studies and Conflicts Social and Economic Development in India
ISSN2455-7471
Citation impact (2-yr)0.41
h-index15
i10-index27
Total citations998
Top institutions publishing hereCentre for Policy Research
Journal websiteus.sagepub.com
You getA submission-ready PDF and the editable LaTeX source — ready to submit.

Papers published in Urbanisation per year

23
2016
18
2017
11
2018
12
2019
19
2020
24
2021
21
2022
23
2023
18
2024
24
2025

Citation impact of Urbanisation by publication year

316
2016
151
2017
67
2018
78
2019
158
2020
108
2021
56
2022
33
2023
20
2024
5
2025

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

Most-cited papers in Urbanisation

The Circuitries of Spectral Urbanism: Looking Underneath Fantasies in Luanda’s New Centralities

Ricardo Cardoso · 1 Nov 2016

The study of Africa’s new developments and satellite cities has been mostly led under the fundamentally aesthetic typology of ‘urban fantasies’. This provides important elements for a critique of how speculative idioms have been tainting contemporary forms of urban development across the continent, but it does not allow us to apprehend them as modes of…

Urban Slum Morphology and Socio-economic Analogies: A Case Study of Kibera Slum, Nairobi, Kenya

Joseph S. Mukeku · 1 May 2018

Narratives around slums tend to amplify their negative attributes, often based on a sensorial assessment of their environment. This article talks about a study carried out in Kibera, the second largest slum in Africa located in Nairobi, Kenya, which examines how slums are morphologically constituted with respect to their socio-economic settings. The study stems from…

Urbanisation and Economic Growth: The Arguments and Evidence for Africa and Asia

Ivan Turok, Gordon McGranahan · 1 Nov 2019

The relationship between urbanisation and development is a vital policy concern, especially in Africa and Asia. This article reviews the arguments and evidence for whether rapid urban population growth can help to raise living standards. The main finding is that the development effects of urbanisation and the magnitude of agglomeration economies are very variable. There…

Urbanisation template — frequently asked questions

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