South Asian Diaspora

Aims & Scope

The South Asian diaspora, shaped by dispersions of people, goods, ideas and beliefs that flowed from and through the Indian Subcontinent, is currently one of the world’s largest diasporas.

India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and the Maldives all anchor a sense of home for people who have moved outside the region over the centuries.

These territories evoke emotional, social, political, economic, cultural and literary affiliations as well, which find expression in multiple ways.

The diaspora is also marked by tensions and struggles over meanings, both among the diasporics and with people in the countries where the diasporics now inhabit.

In South Asian Diaspora we aim to explore some of the issues that the South Asian diaspora presents for the contemporary world.

The journal welcomes original theoretical and empirical articles from diverse disciplines on various themes including, but not limited to, the following: the historical contexts of South Asian emigration; socio-cultural, religious, economic and political issues; communication and linkages between diasporas and homelands; research into the new cultural forms, including media and popular culture; micro-level ethnographic studies; and comparative studies of creative writings.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.9
2024	0.50

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.375

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	16

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	14434

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	62

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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.

• Revisiting the UK Muslim diasporic public sphere at a time of terror: from local (benign) invisible spaces to seditious conspiratorial spaces and the ‘failure of multiculturalism’ discourse

  Citation: 34

  Authors: Pnina

• Landscapes of diasporic religious belonging in the edge-city: the Jain temple at Potters Bar, outer London

  Citation: 24

  Authors: Bindi, Claire, David

• Queue-jumpers, terrorists, breeders: representations of Tamil migrants in Canadian popular media

  Citation: 23

  Authors: Sailaja

• ‘My language, my people’: language and ethnic identity among British‐born South Asians

  Citation: 21

  Authors: Rusi, Adrian

• Migration and reverse migration: Gulf-Malayalees’ perceptions during the Covid-19 pandemic

  Citation: 19

  Authors: Devaki Vadakepat, Vanaja Menon

• Always let the road decide: South Asian labourers along the highways of Dubai, UAE: a photographic essay

  Citation: 17

  Authors: David

• Place of subcaste (<i>jati</i>) identity in the discourse on caste: examination of caste in the diaspora

  Citation: 16

  Authors: P. Pratap

• Migration and identity processes among first-generation British South Asians

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Rusi

• India’s diaspora policy: evidence of soft power diplomacy under Modi

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Ramakrushna, Atanu

• Role of diasporas in homeland conflicts, conflict resolution, and post-war reconstruction: the case of Tamil diaspora and Sri Lanka

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Amba

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