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African Human Mobility Review

University of the Western Cape · South Africa · Est. 2015

ISSN2410-7972

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q3+12

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total27

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

0.185

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.388

Total Works

201

Total Citations

742

2yr Mean Citedness

1.26

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Aims & Scope

The African Human Mobility Review (AHMR) is an interdisciplinary peer-reviewed on-line journal created to encourage and facilitate the study of all aspects (socio-economic, political, legislative and developmental) of human mobility in Africa. Through the publication of original research, policy discussions and evidence-based research papers, AHMR provides a comprehensive forum devoted exclusively to the analysis of contemporaneous trends, migration patterns and some of the most important migration-related issues.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Africa

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2015

Annual Volume~ 22 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications201

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2020

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~16 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

University of the Western Cape

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2410-7972

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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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?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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.

LawQ3

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q3

Sociology and Political ScienceQ3

DevelopmentQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

LawSociology and Political ScienceSocial Sciences (miscellaneous)Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Migration and Labor DynamicsMigration, Ethnicity, and EconomyMigration, Refugees, and IntegrationPoverty, Education, and Child WelfareLegal Issues in South AfricaDiaspora, migration, transnational identityHIV/AIDS Impact and ResponsesMigration, Health and TraumaSouth African History and CultureHuman Rights and Development