The last decade has seen an important transformation in international migration: not only have migration flows increased and origins/destinations multiplied but it has also become particularly difficult to distinguish between migrants (moving for economic reasons) and refugees (fleeing persecution and violence).
The Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies is a double-anonymized, peer-reviewed publication, interdisciplinary and international in scope. It is unique in its character as it covers both migration and refugee studies, with a truly global coverage, across continents and topics. The journal publishes full-length theoretical and empirical research discussing migration governance, migrant/refugee integration, and related policies and practices. The journal privileges international and comparative perspectives but also accepts case studies focusing on specific groups, regions, or countries. Both quantitative and qualitative methodological approaches are welcome.
The journal does not have a book review column and does not accept review articles unless there has been a prior agreement with the Editor in Chief.
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Journal metrics
Usage
139K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
1.3 (2023) Impact Factor
Q2 Impact Factor Best Quartile
2.1 (2023) 5 year IF
3.5 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
0.951 (2023) SNIP
0.603 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
47 days avg. from submission to first
decision
89 days avg. from submission to first
post-review decision
16 days avg. from acceptance to online
publication
19% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
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who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication.
However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s
quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it
should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to
support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside
other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its
readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In
addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and
never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year
and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six
months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated
annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of
the following metrics
(find out why).
Usage:
the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users
of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the
nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles published in the
journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science
Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI),
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources
Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
Impact Factor Best Quartile*:
the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation
Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
5 Year Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal
within a five-year window.
CiteScore (Scopus)†:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over
a four-year period.
CiteScore Best Quartile†:
the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1
= 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
SNIP
(Source Normalized Impact per Paper):
the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation
potential in the field.
SJR
(Scimago Journal Rank):
Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the
number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
From submission to first decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a
first decision in the last six months.
From submission to first post-review decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review.
Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last
six months.
From acceptance to online publication:
the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to
online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published
in the last six months.
Acceptance rate:
articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous
calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
Anna Triandafyllidou, PhD Canada Excellence Research Chair Toronto Metropolitan University Faculty of Arts, Department of Sociology 350 Victoria Street, Toronto M5B 2K3, Canada [email protected]
Associate Editor
Irina Isaakyan -Senior Fellow, Canada Excellence Research Chair Program, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Canada[email protected]
Editoral Assistant
Marissa Hawrylez - Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Canada
International Editorial Board
Maurizio Ambrosini - Universita di Milano, Milan, Italy
Sondra Cuban - Woodring College of Education, Western Washington University, USA
Eric Fong -The University of Hong Kong, China
Usha George -Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, ON, Canada
Gioconda Herrera -Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO), Ecuador
Claudia Masferrer - El Colegio de Mexico, Mexico
Rhacel Salazar Parreñas -University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA
Miriam Potocky -Florida International University, Miami, Florida, USA
Irudaya Rajan - International Institute of Migration and Development (IIMAD), Kerala, India
Holly Reed -CUNY Queens College, New York, USA
Zeynep Sahin Mencutek - Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies, Germany
Abstracting and indexing
The Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies is abstracted/indexed in: Academic Search Premier (EBSCO); Academic Source Premier (EBSCO); The British Library; Cambridge Scientific Abstracts; Child Development Abstracts; Current Abstracts (EBSCO); Current Citation Express (EBSCO); DH-Data; EBSCOhost Electronic Journals Service (EJS); Education Research Complete; Educational Research Index (EBSCO); Electronic Collections Online (OCLC); Elsevier Eflow-D; Elsevier Scopus; ERCOMER Virtual Library; Family & Society Studies Worldwide (NISC); Family Index Database; GEOBASE; Index to Periodical Articles Related to Law; IndexCopernicus; Information for Practice; International Bibliography of Book Reviews on the Humanities & Social Sciences(IBR); International Bibliography of Periodical Literature on the Humanities and Social Sciences (IBZ); Intute; JournalSeek; Labordoc; Links@Ovid; MasterFILE Premier (EBSCO); NewJour; OCLC ArticleFirst; Ovid Linksolver; Peace Research Abstracts (Sage); Public Affairs Information Service (PAIS); Recent References (CSA); Scopus; Social Care Online; Social Services Abstracts (CSA); SocIndex (EBSCO); Sociological Abstracts (CSA); Special Educational Needs Abstracts; TOC Premier (EBSCO).
Open access
Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
Why choose open access?
Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
If you choose to publish open access in this journal you may be asked to pay an Article Publishing Charge (APC). You may be able to publish your article at no cost to yourself or with a reduced APC if your institution or research funder has an open access agreement or membership with Taylor & Francis.
Members of the Research Committee on Politics and Ethnicity (IPSA) can receive an individual print subscription to Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies at a special society member rate. Please see the pricing or subscribe page for details.
Print ISSN:
1556-2948
Online ISSN:
1556-2956
4 issues per year
Currently known as:
Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies
(2006 - current)
Formerly known as
Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Services
(2002 - 2005)
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