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Comparative Migration Studies (CMS) is an international, peer-reviewed journal that provides a platform for articles that focus on comparative research in migration, integration, and ethnic studies. It presents readers with an extensive collection of comparative analysis, including studies between countries, groups, levels, and historical periods. Contributions cover a wide disciplinary angle, from sociology to political science, anthropology to economics and law. Topics include: assimilation, migration policies, incorporation policies, governance of migration and integration, ethnic/cultural/religious diversity, migrant rights, gender and migration, migration and citizenship, migration and national identity, migration and security, civic integration, nationalism and migration, and ethnic entrepreneurship. CMS also sponsors the best paper award of the CES Immigration Research Group.

CMS is a regular peer reviewed journal that prints hard copies but also publishes in Open Access. We are the only journal in our field that provides OA publishing ‘free of charge’ because of the sponsoring by the IMISCOE network.

Special issues: CMS also provides an outlet for coherent special issues. Every proposal will be reviewed by the Editorial Board. If approved, all individual articles from the special issue will be subjected to double-blind peer review independently. The next deadline for submitting proposals is 1 November 2017. Special issue proposals can be sent (as pdf files) to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Online submission: Now accepting submissions through the SpringerOpen online portal Editorial Manager. Read more about the journal on SpringerOpen: comparativemigrationstudies.com

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Comparative Migration Studies, Volume 13
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