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About the World Futures Review format

World Futures Review is a peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE, covering Complex Systems and Decision Making, Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life, Sustainability and Climate Change Governance.

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

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Publishes research inComplex Systems and Decision Making Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life Sustainability and Climate Change Governance Global Energy and Sustainability Research Human auditory perception and evaluation
ISSN1946-7567
Citation impact (2-yr)0.49
h-index23
i10-index72
Total citations2,540
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of the Sunshine Coast
Journal websiteus.sagepub.com
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Papers published in World Futures Review per year

77
2014
35
2015
26
2016
29
2017
37
2018
29
2019
23
2020
20
2021
17
2022
19
2023
28
2024
24
2025

Citation impact of World Futures Review by publication year

278
2014
142
2015
217
2016
191
2017
324
2018
251
2019
221
2020
140
2021
89
2022
48
2023
25
2024
5
2025

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

Most-cited papers in World Futures Review

Building Foresight Capacity: Toward a Foresight Competency Model

Andy Hines, Jay E. Gary, Cornelia Daheim et al. · 10 Jul 2017

This article introduces the Foresight Competency Model, which addresses the basic question of what one ought to be able to do as a professional futurist. It describes how other fields have used competency models to define what their professionals do, documents how the Association of Professional Futurists (APF) developed this model, explains the interrelated features…

99 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
The Fourth Singularity and the Future of Jobs

James M. Higgins · 1 Mar 2013

In recent years, millions of U.S. jobs have been outsourced to other countries with very low-wage rates. Moreover, a recent study noted that 40 percent of the jobs that remain in America are low-income jobs. This trend is not going away, and in fact is spreading. Even nations like China and India are beginning to…

65 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Modeling Alternative Futures with General Morphological Analysis

Tom Ritchey · 1 Feb 2011

General morphological analysis (GMA) is a method for systematically structuring and analyzing the total set of relationships contained in multi-dimensional, non-quantifiable problem complexes. During the past 15 years, GMA has been extended, computerized and applied to long-term strategy management and organizational structuring. It is especially useful for developing scenario models and mapping alternative futures. This…

64 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Future Consciousness

Thomas Lombardo · 1 Sep 2016

The central thesis of this article is that the creation of a good future, which is the central challenge of human life, is achieved through wisdom. Wisdom is a holistic capacity that is a synthesis of a set of key character virtues and the highest expression of future consciousness. Future consciousness consists of all normal…

59 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
A Brief History of Futures

Wendy Schultz · 1 Dec 2015

This article provides a brief overview of the development of futures thinking and futures studies as exploratory activities, as applied research, and as an academic field. Beginning with prehistory, the narrative divides the development of futures work into five waves: (1) the oral tradition, (2) the early written age, (3) enlightenment and extraction, (4) systems…

55 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →

World Futures Review template — frequently asked questions

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