Migration and Society

Aims & Scope

Migration is at the heart of the transformation of societies and communities and touches the lives of people across the globe.

Migration and Society is an interdisciplinary peer-reviewed journal advancing debate about emergent trends in all types of migration.

We invite work that situates migration in a wider historical and societal context, including attention to experiences and representations of migration, critical theoretical perspectives on migration, and the social, cultural, and legal embeddedness of migration.

Global in its scope, we particularly encourage scholarship from and about the global South as well as the North.

Migration and Society addresses both dynamics and drivers of migration; processes of settlement and integration; and transnational practices and diaspora formation.

We publish theoretically informed and empirically based articles of the highest quality, especially encouraging work that interrogates and transcends the boundaries between the social sciences and the arts and humanities.

We also welcome articles that reflect on the complexities of both studying and teaching migration, as well as pieces that focus on the relationship between scholarship and the policies and politics of migration.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
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• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)

Subjects & Keywords

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

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Social Sciences, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

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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.

• Introduction

  Citation: 84

  Authors: Elena

• “Windrush Generation” and “Hostile Environment”

  Citation: 38

  Authors: Huon, Laura

• Sanctuary City Organizing in Canada

  Citation: 35

  Authors: David, Jennifer

• Introduction to the Issue

  Citation: 33

  Authors: Mette, Elena

• From Ecuador to Elsewhere

  Citation: 28

  Authors: Soledad

• Laborers, Migrants, Refugees

  Citation: 26

  Authors: Hanno, Patricia

• Listening with Displacement

  Citation: 26

  Authors: Tom

• Media Representations of Separated Child Migrants

  Citation: 23

  Authors: Rachel, Sarah

• Notes around Hospitality as Inhabitation

  Citation: 20

  Authors: Camillo, Giovanna

• Decolonial Approaches to Refugee Migration

  Citation: 19

  Authors: Nof, Nour