Journal profile · Social Sciences-Law
African Human Mobility Review
ISSN 2411-6955 · eISSN 2410-7972 · University of the Western Cape · South Africa
African Human Mobility Review: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 23 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
African Human Mobility Review is published by University of the Western Cape. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Migration and Labor Dynamics, Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy and Migration, Refugees, and Integration, together about 39% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Law
Editor-in-chief Mulugeta F. DinbaboPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named South Africa 17, Canada 3, Kenya 3, Germany 2, Netherlands 2 (35 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Migration and Labor DynamicsSocial Sciences21.8%
- Migration, Ethnicity, and EconomySocial Sciences10.3%
- Migration, Refugees, and IntegrationSocial Sciences7%
- Poverty, Education, and Child WelfareSocial Sciences6.7%
- Legal Issues in South AfricaSocial Sciences5.7%
- Diaspora, migration, transnational identitySocial Sciences5.4%
- HIV/AIDS Impact and ResponsesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.4%
- Migration, Health and TraumaPsychology4.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor (publisher) 2019
- 0.84Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.35LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.71LetPub ·
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 26OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.43OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 208 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 23 | 23 | 13 |
| 2024 | 24 | 24 | 63 |
| 2023 | 19 | 19 | 67 |
| 2022 | 23 | 23 | 62 |
| 2021 | 20 | 20 | 75 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright 2. Conditions of submission, copyright and licensing
Authors retain copyright Model summary
Please read and confirm the following statements: Authors retain their copyright in the article. All we require from authors is a non-exclusive licence that allows us to publish the article in AHMR. I confirm that all the authors of the manuscript have read and agreed to its content, that readily reproducible materials described in the manuscript will be freely available to any scientist wishing t…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access Model summary
This is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review Model summary
All articles go through a double-blind peer review process.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- University of the Western Cape
- Country or region
- South Africa
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2411-6955
- Electronic ISSN
- 2410-7972
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about African Human Mobility Review
How long does peer review take at African Human Mobility Review?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of African Human Mobility Review?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: Author–date. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of African Human Mobility Review based?
Of the 35 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are South Africa (17), Canada (3) and Kenya (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index African Human Mobility Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, African Human Mobility Review is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is African Human Mobility Review open access, and what is the APC?
African Human Mobility Review is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .