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Migration Studies Template

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About the Migration Studies format

Migration Studies is a peer-reviewed journal published by Oxford University Press, covering Migration and Labor Dynamics, Migration, Refugees, and Integration, Diaspora, migration, transnational identity.

PublisherOxford University Press
Reference styleAuthor–year (OUP)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Migration Studies, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

Formats any DOI in the closest standard style — Migration Studies has no published style definition, so this is an approximation. No sign-up.

Publishes research inMigration and Labor Dynamics Migration, Refugees, and Integration Diaspora, migration, transnational identity Migration, Health and Trauma Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy
ISSN2049-5838
Citation impact (2-yr)1.77
h-index46
i10-index226
Total citations10,542
Article processing charge$3,903
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of Oxford
Journal websiteacademic.oup.com
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Papers published in Migration Studies per year

41
2014
38
2015
50
2016
54
2017
52
2018
55
2019
37
2020
51
2021
39
2022
40
2023
63
2024
81
2025

Citation impact of Migration Studies by publication year

839
2014
733
2015
826
2016
1.2K
2017
552
2018
1.1K
2019
711
2020
541
2021
461
2022
374
2023
247
2024
48
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Migration Studies

The effect of income and immigration policies on international migration

Francesc Ortega, Giovanni Peri · 25 Jan 2013

This article makes two contributions to the literature on the determinants of international migration flows. First, we compile a new dataset on annual bilateral migration flows covering 15 OECD destination countries and 120 sending countries for the period 1980–2006. The dataset also contains data on time-varying immigration policies that regulate the entry of immigrants in…

Beyond the insider–outsider divide in migration research

Jørgen Carling, Marta Bivand Erdal, Rojan Tordhol Ezzati · 15 Oct 2013

This article engages critically with the insider–outsider divide in research with migrants and advocates a more nuanced and dynamic approach to positionality. In migration research, the insider–outsider divide typically assumes a specific form: an insider researcher is a member of the migrant group under study, whereas an outsider researcher is a member of the majority…

From lifestyle migration to lifestyle<i>in</i>migration: Categories, concepts and ways of thinking

Michaela Benson, Karen O’Reilly · 14 Oct 2015

This article argues that analytical concepts used in migration (and other) research are most effectively employed empirically when their methodological underpinnings, and the nature of their development, are fully understood. Inductively designed conceptual frameworks developed through long-term qualitative research are a useful way of (re)thinking migration that can free researchers from the constraints of externally-imposed…

When refugees stopped being migrants: Movement, labour and humanitarian protection

Katy Long · 13 Feb 2013

States and refugee advocates often insist that ‘refugee’ and ‘migrant’ are separate distinct categories, despite ample evidence that these labels blur in practice. However, little attention is paid to the fact that in the past refugees were considered as migrants, with international attention focusing on securing their access to existing migration channels. This article traces…

The failures of ‘immigrant integration’: The gendered racialized production of non-belonging

Anna C. Korteweg · 9 Mar 2017

Journal Article The failures of ‘immigrant integration’: The gendered racialized production of non-belonging Get access Anna C. Korteweg Anna C. Korteweg *Department of Sociology, University of Toronto Mississauga, 3359 Mississauga Road North, Mississauga ON L5L 1C6, Canada. Email: anna.korteweg@utoronto.ca Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Migration Studies, Volume 5,…

Migration Studies template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Migration Studies format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Migration Studies template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Oxford University Press format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Migration Studies use?
Migration Studies uses Author–year (OUP) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Migration Studies, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Migration Studies?
No. DocuGuru generates the oup-authoring-template LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Oxford University Press-ready Migration Studies document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Migration Studies template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Migration Studies format with correct headings, figures, tables, and author–year citations.
Who publishes Migration Studies?
Migration Studies is a multidisciplinary journal published by Oxford University Press. DocuGuru's Migration Studies template matches Oxford University Press's official submission format.
Can I export a submission-ready Migration Studies PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Migration Studies template (the oup-authoring-template class) that is ready to submit to Oxford University Press, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
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