Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-History
Journal of Migration History
ISSN 2351-9916 · eISSN 2351-9924 · Brill
Journal of Migration History: CAS Zone 4 · History (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; 20 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Migration History is published by Brill and is in Zone 4 of History in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy, Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics and Migration, Refugees, and Integration, together about 23.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-History
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Migration, Ethnicity, and EconomySocial Sciences8.9%
- Historical and Contemporary Political DynamicsArts and Humanities8.5%
- Migration, Refugees, and IntegrationSocial Sciences5.9%
- Historical Economic and Social StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.9%
- European history and politicsSocial Sciences5.9%
- Historical Studies and Socio-cultural AnalysisArts and Humanities5.9%
- African history and culture studiesSocial Sciences4.7%
- Diaspora, migration, transnational identitySocial Sciences4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Issues | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Social Issues | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.51LetPub ·
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.18OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 20.75%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 19LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 209 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 20 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 21 | 8 | 9 |
| 2023 | 17 | 13 | 12 |
| 2022 | 23 | 10 | 27 |
| 2021 | 16 | 6 | 16 |
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.
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Brill
- ISSN
- 2351-9916
- Electronic ISSN
- 2351-9924
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Migration History
What CAS zone is Journal of Migration History in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Migration History is in Zone 4 of History, and in Zone 4 of the minor category History / Humanities, Multidisciplinary / Social Issues. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Journal of Migration History?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Migration History is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Migration History open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Migration History is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .