Migration Studies
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Migration Studies is a leading journal of the determinants, processes, and outcomes of human migration. Impact Factor: 2.7 (2024). https://academic.oup.com/migration
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October 3, 2025 at 6:28 AM
All topics welcome! Each SI will bring together up to 15 articles, with an introduction that frames key themes, debates, and contributions to migration studies. We particularly encourage initiatives led by or including scholars from the Global South, Global East, and non-anglophone regions.
October 3, 2025 at 6:28 AM
All topics welcome! Each SI will bring together up to 15 articles, with an introduction that frames key themes, debates, and contributions to migration studies. We particularly encourage initiatives led by or including scholars from the Global South, Global East, and non-anglophone regions.
The report is available on our "About the Journal" page here under "Annual Report": academic.oup.com/migration/pa...
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Migration Studies is a peer-reviewed, online-only journal dedicated to advancing the understanding of human mobility in all its forms. We welcome research on th
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September 8, 2025 at 6:34 AM
The report is available on our "About the Journal" page here under "Annual Report": academic.oup.com/migration/pa...
We really couldn’t do this without the tremendous work and support of our current editorial team, advisory board members, and conscientious reviewers. Looking ahead, we have lots on our agenda: Open Science, widening our audiences, exploring new submission formats… Keep an eye out in the future!
September 8, 2025 at 6:32 AM
We really couldn’t do this without the tremendous work and support of our current editorial team, advisory board members, and conscientious reviewers. Looking ahead, we have lots on our agenda: Open Science, widening our audiences, exploring new submission formats… Keep an eye out in the future!
Our Impact Factor rose to 2.7, firmly in the top-quartile of Demography-indexed journals. We accepted about 1-in-5 special issue proposals on topics like “living with difference in cities” and “unusual places of sanctuary and refuge.”
September 8, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Our Impact Factor rose to 2.7, firmly in the top-quartile of Demography-indexed journals. We accepted about 1-in-5 special issue proposals on topics like “living with difference in cities” and “unusual places of sanctuary and refuge.”
Highlights: Submissions rose by 71% to 478. Provisional 2024 acceptance rate is 9.9%. First decisions took 10 days (median), down from 36 days in 2023, mainly due to more desk rejecting. Submissions came from 80 countries, up from 60 in 2023, though mainly from Europe and Central Asia.
September 8, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Highlights: Submissions rose by 71% to 478. Provisional 2024 acceptance rate is 9.9%. First decisions took 10 days (median), down from 36 days in 2023, mainly due to more desk rejecting. Submissions came from 80 countries, up from 60 in 2023, though mainly from Europe and Central Asia.