Refuge

Aims & Scope

Refuge: Canada’s Journal on Refugees is a non-profit, open access, peer-reviewed academic journal.

It is bilingual and welcomes submissions in both English and French.

It is interdisciplinary and publishes both theoretical and empirical work from a wide range of disciplinary and regional perspectives from academics, advanced graduate students, policy-makers, and practitioners in the field of forced migration.

The journal provides space for discussion of emerging themes and debates.

The journal also features a book review section and occasionally publishes special issues on specific themes related to forced migration.

All works submitted to Refuge must be original and must not be submitted for consideration with other journals.

Refuge does not publish personal reflections on forced migration experiences, fiction, artwork or poetry.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

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

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• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Web of Science

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.

• Making Homes in Limbo? A Conceptual Framework

  Citation: 181

  Authors: Cathrine, Anita

• Editorial: Why No Borders?

  Citation: 161

  Authors: Bridget, Nandita, Cynthia

• The Coloniality of Migration and the “Refugee Crisis”: On the Asylum-Migration Nexus, the Transatlantic White European Settler Colonialism-Migration and Racial Capitalism

  Citation: 117

  Authors: Encarnación

• Aspirations for Higher Education among Newcomer Refugee Youth in Toronto: Expectations, Challenges, and Strategies

  Citation: 104

  Authors: Yogendra B., Sepali, Michaela, Arzo, Mohamed, Sheila, Azza, Stella Abiyo, Rabea, Sarah

• Ethical Considerations: Research with People in Situations of Forced Migration

  Citation: 92

  Authors: Christina

• The Politics of Higher Education for Refugees in a Global Movement for Primary Education

  Citation: 75

  Authors: Sarah

• Refugees, Race, and Gender: The Multiple Discrimination against Refugee Women

  Citation: 72

  Authors: Eileen, Linda

• Higher Education for Refugees

  Citation: 59

  Authors: Sarah, Wenona

• “I Have a Voice—Hear Me!” Findings of an Australian Study Examining the Resettlement and Integration Experience of Refugees and Migrants from the Horn of Africa in Australia

  Citation: 56

  Authors: Eileen, Chrisanta, Sarah

• Travel Agency: A Critique of Anti-Trafficking Campaigns

  Citation: 53

  Authors: Nandita