Welcome to the Journal of Migration and Societies
Welcome to the Journal of Migration and Societies (JMS), an open-access, peer-reviewed journal at the forefront of global migration scholarship. In an era of unprecedented human mobility, forced displacement, and rapidly evolving migration policies, JMS is committed to providing a rigorous and inclusive platform for researchers, policymakers, and practitioners working to understand and address one of the defining challenges of our time. We warmly invite you to explore our published work and to consider contributing your own research to our growing community.
Why Publish with Us?
JMS offers a rigorous double-blind peer review process, immediate open-access publication upon acceptance, broad international readership and visibility, author retention of copyright under the CC BY 4.0 license, APC waivers for authors from low- and middle-income countries, and long-term digital preservation through LOCKSS and CLOCKSS archival systems.
Indexing and Visibility
The Journal of Migration and Societies is actively pursuing indexing in major academic databases and indexing services to maximize the reach and impact of published scholarship. Every effort is made to ensure that research published in JMS reaches the widest possible audience of scholars, policymakers, and practitioners around the world.
Current Issue
Vol. 2 No. 1 (2026): Migration and North Africa: Crossroads and Complexities
This special issue of the Journal of Migration and Societies brings together sixteen original research articles examining migration in North Africa in its full complexity. Spanning history, geography, anthropology, public health, law, political science, and sociology, the collection addresses a region that sits at one of the world's most consequential migration crossroads — where sub-Saharan African mobility systems meet the Mediterranean, where colonial histories shape contemporary realities, and where some of the most urgent questions in global migration governance are being played out in real time.
Published: 2026-07-26