About the Journal

Focus and Scope

The main objective of Migraciones Internacionalesis to publish scientific texts aimed at a specialist readership and which rigorously address international migration processes from a theoretical or methodological perspective, or in light of empirical data that contributes to understanding international migratory phenomena in its various forms.

Given the complexity of international migration, it is acknowledged that the journal is of a multidisciplinary nature, and research from an interdisciplinary perspective will be well received. Subjects of relevance are those relating to the movement of people to a country other than their country of birth in search of better living conditions or to protect their physical integrity, a significant yet often troublesome process in the context of a global economy.

The journal is aimed at researchers, teachers, graduate students, scholars, members of the public and private sectors, and NGOs interested in studies that explore international migration or migratory processes.

Peer Review Process

Texts received for publication will be reviewed to ensure they meet the presentation guidelines. Once this requirement is met, the content will be examined and, if necessary, the text will be sent for a pre-review by a member of the Editorial Committee who will decide on its suitability for the journal.

Manuscripts accepted in the initial review will be anonymized (any references identifying the authors will be removed) and sent to two specialized academic referees not affiliated with the author’s own institution, who will issue their decision within four weeks. A paper requires two positive decisions to be published. In the event of a disagreement between the two decisions, the paper will be sent to a third referee. 

The following decisions are possible:

1. Publishable as is.
2. Publishable with minor changes.
3. Publishable with major changes.
4. Publication not recommended.

If major changes are required, the revised version of the paper will be reviewed by one of the referees who will make a definitive decision on publication. The final decision cannot be appealed.

As a policy aimed at preventing plagiarism, Migraciones Internacionales reserves the right to use specialized anti-plagiarism software to review all manuscripts submitted for publication, applying the usual criteria to detect such practices.

Open Access Policy

Authors publishing in this journal agree to the following conditions: 

1. In accordance with copyright legislation, Migraciones Internacionales recognizes and respects authors’ moral rights, and their ownership of proprietary rights, which will be transferred to the journal for open-access dissemination of the work. Frontera Norte does not charge authors for the submission or processing of work for publication.
2. All texts published by Migraciones Internacionales are distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerical-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0), which allows third parties to use published work provided they give credit to the authors and acknowledge this journal as the first publisher.
3. Authors may enter into further independent contractual agreements for the non-exclusive distribution of the version of the paper published in Migraciones Internacionales. For example, to include it in an institutional repository or publish it in a personal website, under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerical-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). These agreements must clearly state the work was first published in Migraciones Internacionales.
4. For the purposes of the above, the author(s) must submit the First Publication Rights Assignment Agreement, duly completed and signed by the author(s). This agreement may be sent by e-mail in a PDF file to miginter@colef.mx (Copyright Assignment Agreement).

These papers are published under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerical-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license.

Imprint

Migraciones Internacionales Vol. 15, año 2024, January-December 2024, is a annual continous publication journal edited and disseminated by El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, A.C., Carretera escénica Tijuana-Ensenada km 18.5, San Antonio del Mar, 22560, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. Tel. +52 (664) 631 63 44, https://migracionesinternacionales.colef.mx. Director Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Olga Odgers Ortiz (odgers@colef.mx). Rights reserved for exclusive use No. 04-2019-041209481600-203, e-ISSN-2594-0279, both granted by Instituto Nacional del Derecho de Autor (the National Copyright Institute). Responsible for the last update of this volume: El Colegio de la Frontera Norte's OJS Adminstration located at Carretera escénica Tijuana-Ensenada km 18.5, San Antonio del Mar, 22560, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. Last updated: January 30, 2024.

Code of Ethics

The Migraciones Internacionales journal subscribes to the code of ethics for the conduct and performance of actors involved in the publication process of this journal (editors, publishers, the Editorial Board, the Editorial Committee, authors, and reviewers), as established by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), and available at publicationethics.org

Article Processing Charges

The Migraciones Internacionales journal receives no fees for the submission, processing (APCs), or publication of articles.

Indexation

	Scopus Abstract and Citation Data Base (SCOPUS)
	Sistema de Clasificación de Revistas Mexicanas de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT)
	Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
	Sistema Regional para Revistas Científicas de América Latina, el Caribe, España y Portugal (Latindex)
	Hispanic American Periodical Index (HAPI)
	Índice de Citas Latinoamericanas de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades de la UNAM (CLASE)
	Red de Revistas Científicas de América Latina y el Caribe (Redalyc)
	Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO)
	Handbook of Latin American Studies (HLAS)
	Proquest CSA
	Proquest ASSIA
	Proquest LLBA
	Red Iberoamericana de innovación y Conocimiento Cientifico (REDIB)