Journal profile · DEMOGRAPHY
Migraciones
ISSN 1138-5774 · eISSN 2341-0833 · Universidad Pontificia Comillas · Spain
Migraciones: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.65 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 47 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 20.5% (journal website); 31 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Migraciones is published by Universidad Pontificia Comillas and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Immigration and Intercultural Education, Migration and Labor Dynamics and Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy, together about 33.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Migraciones is a multidisciplinary journal, specialized in international migration issues, particularly those related to Spain. It was launched in 1996 by the Instituto Universitario de Migraciones of Universidad Pontificia Comillas, with the purpose of offering Spanish migration scholars a space to publish their work. Since then, its spring and autumn issues have not disappointed its readers, having become, inside and outside our country, an inescapable reference for issues of its concern.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): DEMOGRAPHY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Immigration and Intercultural EducationSocial Sciences15.3%
- Migration and Labor DynamicsSocial Sciences10.6%
- Migration, Ethnicity, and EconomySocial Sciences7.8%
- Migration, Aging, and Tourism StudiesSocial Sciences7.6%
- Social Sciences and PoliciesSocial Sciences6.6%
- Human Rights and ImmigrationSocial Sciences6.6%
- Employment and Welfare StudiesHealth Professions4.8%
- Migration, Refugees, and IntegrationSocial Sciences3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Demography | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Demography | 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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
LatindexPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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 (publisher) 2024
- 0.65Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2024
- 0.36Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.82LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher)
- 0.82Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.56OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.44%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 25LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 316 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 36 | 36 | 2 |
| 2025 | 31 | 31 | 14 |
| 2024 | 30 | 30 | 38 |
| 2023 | 24 | 24 | 99 |
| 2022 | 37 | 37 | 106 |
| 2021 | 30 | 30 | 174 |
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
47 daysfirst decision after review · community reports about 8 weeks
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 20.5%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 60 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 47 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 47 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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-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)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 150 words
- Reference style
- APA
- Templates
- Word
Article types accepted1, with length limits
- reviewo follow the storyline. The length of a Review is between 1,000 and 2,000 words (without exception). The title of the review must be the bimain text ≤ 2,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Self-archiving
- AI use
Generative AI use must be declared via a signed declaration. Model summary
If any generative AI tools have been employed, the Declaration of the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools has been properly completed and signed.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Access Statement
A data access statement is required after keywords. Model summary
All articles must include a data access statement, located immediately after the keywords section. In this section, authors must indicate whether the data used in their study are available, and if so, how they can be accessed.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Authors retain copyright; publication under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Model summary
The authors of articles published in Migraciones retain the intellectual property rights over their works and grant the journal their distribution and public communication rights, consenting to their publication under a Creative Commons NonCommercial-NoDerivatives-Attribution 4.0 International License. Authors are encouraged to publish their work on the Internet (for example, on institutional or p…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Migraciones provides Diamond Open Access to its content, based on the principle of offering society open access to research contributes to the global exchange of knowledge.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Manuscripts must be anonymized for review; self-citations may remain. Model summary
The originals received will be sent anonymously to two external reviewers, experts in the subject of the paper. In some cases a third opinion may be requested, especially when there is a significant divergence of criteria. Ultimately, the final decision will be made by the editorial team and notify the authors.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism Detection Software
Migraciones uses the iThenticate tool to check that the articles received are original and there is no plagiarism.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Self-archiving permission
Authors are recommended to publish the post-print articles version (the editor's version) on the internet (for example, in institutional repositories or personal web pages) immediately after their publication to contribute to their wider dissemination, quoting appropriately the original source (including the full URL of the article’s DOI).
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
- Universidad Pontificia Comillas
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 1138-5774
- Electronic ISSN
- 2341-0833
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Migraciones
What CAS zone is Migraciones in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Migraciones is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Demography. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Migraciones?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.65 (2024); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.8, h-index 14.
How long does peer review take at Migraciones?
The publisher reports about 47 days (first decision after review); authors report an average review time of about 8 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 20.5% (2025). 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 Migraciones?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 150 words; Reference style: APA; Templates: Word. 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 Migraciones?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Migraciones is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Migraciones open access, and what is the APC?
Migraciones 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, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .