Journal profile
Forced Migration Review
ISSN 1460-9819 · eISSN 2051-3070 · University of Oxford · United Kingdom
Forced Migration Review: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Forced Migration Review is published by University of Oxford. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Migration, Racism, and Human Rights, Migration and Exile Studies and Migration, Refugees, and Integration, together about 64.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Forced Migration Review brings together diverse, knowledgeable authors – especially those with lived experience of forced displacement – to foster practical learning and discussion that can improve outcomes for forcibly displaced people. For over 30 years, FMR has catalysed dialogue between practitioners, academics and policymakers about emergent issues in migration and displacement. Our free flagship magazine is accessible to a global audience in English, Arabic, French and Spanish, online and in print. Related audio/visual content is available online.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Migration, Racism, and Human RightsSocial Sciences24.8%
- Migration and Exile StudiesSocial Sciences24.3%
- Migration, Refugees, and IntegrationSocial Sciences15.4%
- Peacebuilding and International SecuritySocial Sciences5.4%
- Political Conflict and GovernanceSocial Sciences2.7%
- Health and Conflict StudiesHealth Professions2.7%
- Education and experiences of immigrants and refugeesSocial Sciences2.4%
- Gender, Security, and ConflictSocial Sciences2.2%
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
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 144 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 | 32 |
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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Editorial 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-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access
Funding: supported exclusively through public and private donors. Model summary
Forced Migration Review is supported exclusively through the generous contributions of our public and private donors.
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 Oxford
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English, Spanish, French, Arabic
- ISSN
- 1460-9819
- Electronic ISSN
- 2051-3070
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Forced Migration Review
How long does peer review take at Forced Migration Review?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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 Forced Migration Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Forced Migration Review is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Forced Migration Review open access, and what is the APC?
Forced Migration 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, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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: .