Journal profile · DEMOGRAPHY
International Migration Review
ISSN 0197-9183 · eISSN 1747-7379 · Wiley-Blackwell
International Migration Review: CAS Zone 2 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.84; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,650; review about 259 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); acceptance rate 14.7% (journal website); 152 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Migration Review is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 2 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). 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 56.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
International Migration Review is an interdisciplinary journal created to encourage and facilitate the study of all aspects of sociodemographic, historical, economic, political, legislative, spatial, social, and cultural aspects of human mobility. Since its founding by the Congregation- of Saint Charles-Scalabrinians in 1964, it has been internationally regarded as the principal journal in the field facilitating the study of human migration, ethnic group relations, and refugee movements. Through an interdisciplinary approach and from an international perspective, IMR provides the single most comprehensive forum devoted exclusively to the analysis and review of international population movements. It seeks manuscripts that speak to issues of relevance across the social sciences and to wider policy and societal debates concerning international migration, as well as manuscripts that push existing understandings of international migration in new methodological, empirical, and conceptual directions.Submit your manuscript today at https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/imreview.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): DEMOGRAPHY
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 3%); most named United States 32, Netherlands 5, United Kingdom 4, Canada 3, Mainland China 2 (67 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Migration and Labor DynamicsSocial Sciences29.2%
- Migration, Ethnicity, and EconomySocial Sciences18.8%
- Migration, Refugees, and IntegrationSocial Sciences8.8%
- Diaspora, migration, transnational identitySocial Sciences5.8%
- Race, History, and American SocietySocial Sciences3.6%
- Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation StudiesSocial Sciences3.3%
- Migration, Health and TraumaPsychology3.2%
- Employment and Welfare StudiesHealth Professions3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Demography | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Demography | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Demography | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 2.84LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 3.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.41LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.12LetPub ·
- h-index
- 199OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,899OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.25OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 45.07%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 113LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 9,272 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 87 | 31 | 10 |
| 2025 | 152 | 74 | 244 |
| 2024 | 105 | 56 | 519 |
| 2023 | 137 | 84 | 1,070 |
| 2022 | 95 | 40 | 1,169 |
| 2021 | 73 | 37 | 1,116 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
259 dayssubmission to acceptance
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 14.7%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 29 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 259 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 40 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,650 / GBP 2,676 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Reference style
- Chicago
- Not considered
- unsolicited book reviews
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Publication ethics, Open access
- AI use
AI use policy. Model summary
Authors and reviewers should pay close attention to Sage’s policy relating to the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and follow these rules in their submissions.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Ethical standards per COPE and Sage. Model summary
Authors are expected to maintain the highest ethical standards in their research and publication practices, in accordance with guidance from the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and in alignment with the ethical publication standards of our publisher, Sage.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
ORCID support. Model summary
As part of our commitment to ensuring an ethical, transparent, and fair peer review process, Sage is a supporting member of ORCID, the Open Researcher and Contributor ID.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 0197-9183
- Electronic ISSN
- 1747-7379
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Migration Review
What CAS zone is International Migration Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Migration Review is in Zone 2 of Sociology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Demography. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of International Migration Review?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.84; CiteScore 6.3, h-index 199.
How long does peer review take at International Migration Review?
The publisher reports about 259 days (submission to acceptance); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 14.7%. 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 Migration Review?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; Reference style: Chicago. 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 International Migration Review based?
Of the 67 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (32), Netherlands (5) and United Kingdom (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index International Migration Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Migration Review is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is International Migration Review open access, and what is the APC?
International Migration Review is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,650.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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: .