Journal profile
International Journal of Roma Studies
ISSN 2462-425X · Hipatia Press Association · Spain
International Journal of Roma Studies: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025; the journal's website says submissions are paused or closed.
The journal's website says submissions are paused or closed: This journal is not accepting submissions at this time. Source ↗Publisher website ·
The latest issue on the journal's website is from 2023 (Volume 5, Issue 2): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Roma Studies is published by Hipatia Press Association. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Romani and Gypsy Studies, Immigration and Intercultural Education and Migration, Refugees, and Integration, together about 52.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
We announce that the International Journal of Roma Studies (IJRS) will no longer be published. After five years of dedicated service, the editorial board and Hipatia Press have made the decision to cease operations. We express our sincere gratitude to all editorial board members, contributors, reviewers, and readers who have supported IJRS, especially thanks to the Hipatia Press team for all the support received. Over the years, the journal has played a vital role in making visible high-quality research on Romani Studies and connected fields, contributing to its goal of disseminating research with high social and political impact. Published articles will remain available in our online archive for reference. -------------- Established in 2019 as The International Journal of Roma Studies (IJRS; ISSN: 2462-425X). IJRS particularly focuses on the analysis of the intersections and patterns of discriminations suffered by Ethnic minorities in general and the Roma in particular, as well as those strategies to reverse them. IJRS is an Open Access journal that welcomes empirically based research articles, broader reviews as well as theoretical reflections that contribute to the advancement of the existing scientific knowledge on Ethnic minorities, with a special focus on Roma constituencies, from different disciplines (from sociology, ethnic and cultural studies, anthropology, linguistics, political science, among others). Particularly, the journal will serve as a platform to publish cutting edge and innovative research in the field of Ethnic and Roma Studies that contributes to addressing the needs and problems affecting ethnic minorities, while moving beyond exclusionary perspectives both objectifying and essentializing minorities. Contributions might be conducted from a wide range of methodologies: quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods. Specially valued will be those works conducted from dialogic-based research methodologies which promote the participation of researched communities themselves, and which deepen in the analysis of those elements that allow ethnic groups to organize and thus exert their human agency. The IJRS review process will strictly follow a rigorous double-blind peer review, based on initial editor screening and posterior two anonymous referees. Thus, IJRS requires all papers to strictly meet the international ethical standards as contemplated by international professional organizations. This scientific journal is a multilingual journal
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Romani and Gypsy StudiesHealth Professions38.7%
- Immigration and Intercultural EducationSocial Sciences7.3%
- Migration, Refugees, and IntegrationSocial Sciences6.5%
- Diaspora, migration, transnational identitySocial Sciences6.5%
- Migration, Education, Indigenous Social DynamicsSocial Sciences3.2%
- Migration, Racism, and Human RightsSocial Sciences3.2%
- Higher Education Research StudiesSocial Sciences2.4%
- Inclusive Education and DiversitySocial Sciences2.4%
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
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 57 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 | 34 |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 | 26 |
| 2021 | 15 | 15 | 24 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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 | — |
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
- 150–200 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Reference style
- APA
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Plagiarism
- Authorship Changes to authorship:
No more than one article per author/co-authorship within 24 months. Model summary
Authors are strongly advised to ensure the correct author group, and the order of authors at submission. Changes of authorship by adding or deleting authors, and/or changes in Corresponding Author, and/or changes in the sequence of authors are not accepted after acceptance of a manuscript.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest
Manuscripts must not be under consideration elsewhere. Model summary
Submitted manuscripts should not be under consideration for publication in other journals.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Authors must follow COPE publication ethics standards. Model summary
Authors are expected to act according to the publication ethics international standards for authors developed by COPE during the 2nd World Conference on Research Integrity in Singapore in 2010.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
The opinions and contents of the manuscript published in IJRS are under exclusive responsibility of the author(s). Therefore, authors are responsible for obtaining copyright permission for reproducing the material published in other publications.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism detection recommended. Model summary
In order to ensure originality of the received manuscripts, we recommend the authors to use programs of plagiarism detection.
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
- Hipatia Press Association
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- Spanish, English, French
- ISSN
- 2462-425X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 5, Issue 2 (2023)
- 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
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Roma Studies
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Roma Studies?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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 International Journal of Roma Studies?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–200 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Reference style: APA. 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.
Which databases index International Journal of Roma Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Roma Studies is indexed in DOAJ.
Is International Journal of Roma Studies open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Roma Studies 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .