Migration Studies, published
by Oxford University Press, invites proposals for a Special Issue on
themes of enduring significance in the study of human migration. In
2015, the journal aims to publish a guest-edited, thematically coherent
collection of approximately six articles of 7-9000 words in length,
based on original, unpublished research on a topic of importance to the
interdisciplinary field of migration studies.
Priority will be given to
comparative work as well as methodological and theoretical advances, and
we explicitly welcome work that is grounded in a specific discipline
but engages across disciplinary boundaries. Themes concerning the full
range of migration drivers, dimensions and impacts will be considered.
Migration Studies aim to publish a special issue in 2015. This is contingent on review and revision time, and therefore we strongly prefer proposals for collections of articles that have already been drafted and reviewed in light of substantive feedback from a range of colleagues.
Deadlines: The deadline for proposals is 1 May 2014. Full articles should be ready for submission at that time or very shortly afterwards.
Review Process: All articles submitted undergo the standard Migration Studies peer review process and those accepted will be published in the journal.
How to submit: proposals should be submitted online at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.
Proposals for a Special Issue should contain:
- A 500-word explanation of the rationale for the Special Issue
- A
list of authors, titles, abstracts and proposed word counts of the
articles in the collection. Important: please indicate what stage of
writing each article is in, and note that fully prepared manuscripts are
strongly preferred
- 100-word biographies for each contributor, detailing discipline, area of expertise, institution, and position.
About the Journal
Migration Studies
is an international refereed journal dedicated to advancing scholarly
understanding of the determinants, processes and outcomes of human
migration in all its manifestations. It furthers this aim by publishing
original scholarship from around the world. Migration shapes human
society and inspires ground-breaking research efforts across many
different academic disciplines and policy areas. Migration Studies
contributes to the consolidation of this field of scholarship,
developing the core concepts that link different disciplinary
perspectives on migration. To this end, the journal welcomes full-length
articles, research notes, and reviews of books, films and other media
from those working across the social sciences in all parts of the world.
Priority is given to methodological, comparative and theoretical
advances.
