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Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies

Routledge · United States · Est. 2006

ISSN1556-2956

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.753

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.126

Total Works

809

Total Citations

12,773

2yr Mean Citedness

1.44

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal explores the multifaceted experiences of immigrants and refugees, focusing on issues of legal status, social integration, discrimination, and support systems in their new environments. It examines challenges related to deportation, access to services, psychological well-being, and the impact of sponsorship programs.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2006

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications809

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1556-2956

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

DemographyQ1

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ1

Health (social science)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

DemographyEthnic StudiesSociology

Scopus Categories

DemographyGeography, Planning and DevelopmentHealth (social science)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Migration, Refugees, and IntegrationMigration and Labor DynamicsMigration, Health and TraumaDiaspora, migration, transnational identityMigration, Ethnicity, and EconomyEducation and experiences of immigrants and refugeesEmployment and Welfare StudiesRacial and Ethnic Identity ResearchAsian Geopolitics and EthnographyHomelessness and Social Issues