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New Writing Template

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About the New Writing format

New Writing is a peer-reviewed journal published by Taylor & Francis, covering Artistic and Creative Research, Creativity in Education and Neuroscience, Narrative Theory and Analysis.

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." New Writing 12 (3): 45–58.

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Publishes research inArtistic and Creative Research Creativity in Education and Neuroscience Narrative Theory and Analysis Contemporary Literature and Criticism Discourse Analysis in Language Studies
ISSN1479-0726
Citation impact (2-yr)0.38
h-index22
i10-index65
Total citations2,373
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of Canberra
Journal websitewww.tandfonline.com
You getA submission-ready PDF and the editable LaTeX source — ready to submit.

Papers published in New Writing per year

56
2014
38
2015
58
2016
55
2017
59
2018
67
2019
36
2020
57
2021
33
2022
23
2023
41
2024
40
2025

Citation impact of New Writing by publication year

186
2014
153
2015
291
2016
190
2017
255
2018
145
2019
71
2020
108
2021
37
2022
35
2023
24
2024
14
2025

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

Most-cited papers in New Writing

Screenwriting studies, screenwriting practice and the screenwriting manual

Craig Batty · 2 Jan 2016

The important roles played by screen creators, writers, showrunners, storyliners and script editors are increasingly acknowledged and celebrated by the academy. However, most current screenwriting research is about historical contexts, theoretical readings and ethnographic studies, rather than screenwriting practice. Such research has the potential to speak to practitioners, but it falls short of really connecting…

Re-conceptualising screenwriting for the academy: the social, cultural and creative practice of developing a screenplay

Susan Kerrigan, Craig Batty · 2 Jan 2016

In the last decade screenwriting as a profession has changed significantly, with the writing of a screen idea no longer a singular individual pursuit. Screenwriting has become a truly collaborative practice, and even though the screenplay is considered by some as being ‘authorless’ or a ‘signpost not a destination’ , it is also an activity…

L2 Creative Writers' Identities: Their Cognitive Writing Processes and Sense of Empowerment

Zhao Yan · 2 Sep 2014

This study examines the personal identities and cognitive writing processes of two adult second language (L2) creative writers. Adopting a sociocultural stance, it identifies the L2 writers as social agents whose creative expression, self-perceptions and language are intrinsically bound together. Through interviews and think-aloud story writing sessions, the study investigates the L2 writers' identities through…

Development of a rubric for evaluating creative writing: a multi-phase research

Maryam Vaezi, Saeed Rezaei · 28 Sep 2018

Drawing on a modified version of Delphi technique, the researchers in this study tried to develop a rubric comprising the main criteria to be considered in the evaluation of works of fiction. Review of the related literature, as well as the administration of a Likert scale questionnaire, and a series of unstructured interviews with experts…

New Writing template — frequently asked questions

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