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Contemporary South Asia Template

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About the Contemporary South Asia format

Contemporary South Asia is a peer-reviewed journal published by Taylor & Francis, covering South Asian Studies and Conflicts, Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East, Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies.

PublisherTaylor & Francis
Reference styleAuthor–year (Chicago, T&F)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Contemporary South Asia 12 (3): 45–58.

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Publishes research inSouth Asian Studies and Conflicts Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies Anthropological Studies and Insights Human auditory perception and evaluation
ISSN0958-4935
Citation impact (2-yr)0.64
h-index54
i10-index424
Total citations15,244
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of Oxford
Journal websitewww.tandfonline.com
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Papers published in Contemporary South Asia per year

90
2014
96
2015
79
2016
73
2017
73
2018
86
2019
77
2020
78
2021
87
2022
87
2023
76
2024
86
2025

Citation impact of Contemporary South Asia by publication year

1.1K
2014
1.1K
2015
837
2016
741
2017
1K
2018
832
2019
962
2020
337
2021
314
2022
267
2023
87
2024
31
2025

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

Most-cited papers in Contemporary South Asia

Talking back! Empowerment and mobile phones in rural Bangladesh: a study of the village phone scheme of Grameen Bank

Salahuddin M. Aminuzzaman, Harald Baldersheim, Ishtiaq Jamil · 1 Sep 2003

The study assesses the efficacy of the Village Phone (VP) scheme in ameliorating the 'information poverty' of the villages that have obtained access to mobile phones in Bangladesh. More specifically, the study has sought to describe the ways in which the VP is operated, how the service is utilised and by whom, and the impacts…

<i>Jugaad</i>as systemic risk and disruptive innovation in India

Thomas Birtchnell · 1 Dec 2011

Jugaad is the latest/trend in management and business reports of India's awakening. The term refers to the widespread practice in rural India of jury-rigging and customizing vehicles using only available resources and know-how. While the practice is often accompanied by indigence and corruption in traditional interpretations, the notion of jugaad has excited many commentators on…

A new party system or a new political system?

Christophe Jaffrelot, Gilles Verniers · 2 Apr 2020

Defying many odds, the BJP has held on to the political space it conquered five years ago and succeeded in expanding its territorial imprint. It did so through a campaign that was substantially different from the 2014 General Election campaign, which was marked by the rejection of the Congress and an enthusiastic embrace of the…

Contemporary South Asia template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Contemporary South Asia format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Contemporary South Asia template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Taylor & Francis format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Contemporary South Asia use?
Contemporary South Asia uses Author–year (Chicago, T&F) 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, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Contemporary South Asia 12 (3): 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Contemporary South Asia?
No. DocuGuru generates the interact LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Taylor & Francis-ready Contemporary South Asia 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 Contemporary South Asia template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Contemporary South Asia format with correct headings, figures, tables, and author–year citations.
Who publishes Contemporary South Asia?
Contemporary South Asia is a multidisciplinary journal published by Taylor & Francis. DocuGuru's Contemporary South Asia template matches Taylor & Francis's official submission format.
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