International Migration Review

Aims & Scope

The International Migration Review (IMR) publishes manuscripts that reflect the highest quality of international migration scholarship.

IMR intends to publish significant new knowledge relevant to processes of international migration and international migration policy.

It communicates a corpus of research that is geographically and demographically inclusive of topics in the international and interdisciplinary field of migration studies, as well as disciplinary and analytic approaches to those topics.

Given the increase in the volume of social scientific research on international migration worldwide, publication of papers in the International Migration Review is a highly selective process.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.4

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.064

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	120

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Conceptualizing Simultaneity: A Transnational Social Field Perspective on Society

  Citation: 1564

  Authors: Peggy, Nina Glick

• Migration and Development: A Theoretical Perspective

  Citation: 1036

  Authors: Hein

• Methodological Nationalism, the Social Sciences, and the Study of Migration: An Essay in Historical Epistemology

  Citation: 954

  Authors: Andreas, Nina Glick

• Rethinking Assimilation Theory for a New Era of Immigration

  Citation: 739

  Authors: Richard, Victor

• Ages, Life Stages, and Generational Cohorts: Decomposing the Immigrant First and Second Generations in the United States

  Citation: 705

  Authors: Ruben G.

• Comparative Studies of Acculturative Stress

  Citation: 614

  Authors: J.W., Uichol, Thomas, Doris

• Social Remittances: Migration Driven Local-Level Forms of Cultural Diffusion

  Citation: 556

  Authors: Peggy

• Revisiting Ethnic Entrepreneurship: Convergencies, Controversies, and Conceptual Advancements

  Citation: 549

  Authors: Min

• Comparative Studies of Acculturative Stress

  Citation: 506

  Authors: J. W., Uichol, Thomas, Doris

• Rethinking Assimilation Theory for a New Era of Immigration

  Citation: 497

  Authors: Richard, Victor

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