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Forced Migration Review

University of Oxford · United Kingdom · Est. 1987

ISSN1460-9819eISSN2051-3070
DOAJOpen Access

Aims & Scope

Sparking discussion to improve displacement response Forced Migration Review brings together diverse, knowledgeable authors – especially those with lived experience of forced displacement – to foster practical learning and discussion that can improve outcomes for forcibly displaced people. For over 30 years, FMR has catalysed dialogue between practitioners, academics and policymakers about emergent issues in migration and displacement. Our free flagship magazine is accessible to a global audience in English, Arabic, French and Spanish, online and in print. Related audio/visual content is available online. People fleeing the conflict in eastern Ukraine board a train at Lviv station. Credit UNHCR/Valerio Muscella FMR priorities FMR prioritises inclusion and impact. Our programmes put these priorities into practice. Inclusion Our Inclusion Programme makes FMR accessible to authors and readers around the world. This includes editorial support, mentoring and language accessibility at all stages of the publication cycle. READ MORE Impact Our Impact Programme ensures FMR reaches decision makers across all areas of forced displacement response, all over the world. This includes multi-format engagement, audience testing, accessibility improvements and impact monitoring. READ MORE FMR’s structure and funding Forced Migration Review is housed within the University of Oxford’s Refugee Studies Centre. Its flagship magazine was first published in 1987 as the Refugee Participation Network newsletter, and relaunched in 1998 under the current name. Forced Migration Review is supported exclusively through the generous contributions of our public and private donors . Administrative support is provided by the Refugee Studies Centre and the wider university. Team and Advisors FMR Team Advisory Board FMR Team FMR is led by an editorial team comprised of the Managing and Deputy Editors. Advisory Board FMR’s Advisory Board comprises a diverse array of forced displacement experts who provid

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageSpanish, French, English, Arabic
1st Year Published1987
Annual Volume~ 3 articles / year
StatusActive
Total Publications
Publisher OrgUniversity of Oxford
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewEditorial review
OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

8/11 · 73%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
University of Oxford
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1460-9819 / 2051-3070
Indexed in a trusted database?
DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Editorial review
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
Spanish, French, English, Arabic

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
4
6
2014
3
10
2015
3
3
2016
2
0
2017
3
0
2018
3
21
2019
1
0
2020
4
4
2021

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

Subject Classification

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Global Peace and Security DynamicsMigration, Health and TraumaAsian Geopolitics and EthnographyMigration, Refugees, and IntegrationMigration and Labor DynamicsHydropower, Displacement, Environmental ImpactInternational Development and AidHuman Rights and DevelopmentAfrican Studies and GeopoliticsHealth and Conflict Studies

Frequently asked questions about Forced Migration Review

Is Forced Migration Review a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Forced Migration Review: it is indexed in DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Forced Migration Review?

Forced Migration Review is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor.

Is Forced Migration Review indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Forced Migration Review is indexed in DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Forced Migration Review?

Sparking discussion to improve displacement response Forced Migration Review brings together diverse, knowledgeable authors – especially those with lived experience of forced displacement – to foster practical learning and discussion that can improve outcomes for forcibly displaced people. For over 30 years, FMR has catalysed dialogue between practitioners, academics and policymakers about emergent issues in migration and displacement. Our free flagship magazine is accessible to a global audience in English, Arabic, French and Spanish, online and in print. Related audio/visual content is avail

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