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Sociological Forum Template

Write in a clean editor, then format for Sociological Forum in one click — DocuGuru applies the official Wiley template with author–year references and exports a submission-ready PDF plus the editable LaTeX source. Free to start.

About the Sociological Forum format

Sociological Forum is a peer-reviewed journal published by Wiley, covering Social and Cultural Dynamics, Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice, Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies.

PublisherWiley
Reference styleAuthor–year (Chicago)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Sociological Forum 12 (3): 45–58.

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Publishes research inSocial and Cultural Dynamics Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies Human auditory perception and evaluation
ISSN0884-8971
Citation impact (2-yr)1.17
h-index111
i10-index1,048
Total citations61,688
Article processing charge$2,940
Top institutions publishing hereRutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Journal websiteonlinelibrary.wiley.com
You getA submission-ready PDF and the editable LaTeX source — ready to submit.

Papers published in Sociological Forum per year

79
2014
95
2015
94
2016
87
2017
86
2018
88
2019
104
2020
115
2021
94
2022
108
2023
67
2024
80
2025

Citation impact of Sociological Forum by publication year

1.7K
2014
2.1K
2015
1.6K
2016
1.6K
2017
1K
2018
1.2K
2019
1.1K
2020
724
2021
595
2022
341
2023
179
2024
34
2025

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

Most-cited papers in Sociological Forum

Crafting the Neoliberal State: Workfare, Prisonfare, and Social Insecurity1

Loïc Wacquant · 26 May 2010

In Punishing the Poor, I show that the ascent of the penal state in the United States and other advanced societies over the past quarter-century is a response to rising social insecurity, not criminal insecurity; that changes in welfare and justice policies are interlinked, as restrictive “workfare” and expansive “prisonfare” are coupled into a single…

Sociological Forum template — frequently asked questions

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