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Comparative Migration Studies

SpringerOpen · Netherlands · Est. 2013

eISSN2214-594X

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

1.158

H-Indexi

SNIPi

3.517

Total Worksi

555

Total Citationsi

12,772

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.47

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Demography; Geography, Planning and Development; Law; Sociology and Political Science; Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2013

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications555

Publisher OrgSpringer Nature

OA Since2014

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble anonymous peer review

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SpringerOpen

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2214-594X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double anonymous peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

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)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

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.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

DemographyQ1

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ1

LawQ1

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Statistics, Probability and UncertaintyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Demography

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Migration and Labor DynamicsMigration, Refugees, and IntegrationDiaspora, migration, transnational identityMigration, Health and TraumaMigration, Ethnicity, and EconomyEmployment and Welfare StudiesSocial Policy and Reform StudiesEuropean Union Policy and GovernanceUrban, Neighborhood, and Segregation StudiesRacial and Ethnic Identity Research

Frequently asked questions about Comparative Migration Studies

Is Comparative Migration Studies a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Comparative Migration Studies: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, 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 Comparative Migration Studies?

Comparative Migration Studies is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 2.47.

Is Comparative Migration Studies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Comparative Migration Studies is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Comparative Migration Studies?