Journal profile · Social Sciences-Law
Comparative Migration Studies
ISSN 2214-594X · Springer Nature · Netherlands
Comparative Migration Studies: CAS Zone 1 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 3.14; fully open access; APC about USD 1,490; median 234 days to acceptance (90 articles, last 24 months); 98 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Comparative Migration Studies is published by Springer Nature and is in Zone 1 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Migration and Labor Dynamics, Migration, Refugees, and Integration and Diaspora, migration, transnational identity, together about 61.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Law
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Migration and Labor DynamicsSocial Sciences26%
- Migration, Refugees, and IntegrationSocial Sciences24.4%
- Diaspora, migration, transnational identitySocial Sciences11.2%
- Migration, Health and TraumaPsychology7.3%
- Migration, Ethnicity, and EconomySocial Sciences5.5%
- Employment and Welfare StudiesHealth Professions3.7%
- Social Policy and Reform StudiesSocial Sciences3.3%
- European Union Policy and GovernanceSocial Sciences2.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Demography | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Demography | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Demography | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 3.14LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.16LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.51LetPub ·
- h-index
- 57OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 293OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.39OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 85LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 599 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 69 | 69 | 18 |
| 2025 | 98 | 98 | 294 |
| 2024 | 59 | 59 | 454 |
| 2023 | 35 | 35 | 374 |
| 2022 | 49 | 49 | 946 |
| 2021 | 60 | 60 | 2,592 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
234 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 169 days – 350 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (90 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 255 days
- Sample
- 90 articles with submission and acceptance dates (186 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 13 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 13 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 1,240 / USD 1,490 / GBP 1,040 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,490 / EUR 1,240 / GBP 1,040 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 990 / USD 1,390 / EUR 1,190 | Yes | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Country or region
- Netherlands
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2214-594X
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Comparative Migration Studies
What CAS zone is Comparative Migration Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Comparative Migration Studies is in Zone 1 of Sociology, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Demography; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Comparative Migration Studies?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.14; CiteScore 4.8, h-index 57.
How long does peer review take at Comparative Migration Studies?
Based on the dates recorded on 90 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 234 days (interquartile range 169–350 days); authors report an average review time of about 13 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.
Which databases index Comparative Migration Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Comparative Migration Studies is indexed in SSCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Comparative Migration Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Comparative Migration Studies is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,490.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .