Please read the guidelines below then visit the Journal’s submission site to upload your manuscript. Please note that manuscripts not conforming to these guidelines may be returned. Remember you can log in to the submission site at any time to check on the progress of your paper through the peer review process.

Only manuscripts of sufficient quality that meet the aims, scope, and guidelines for the Journal on Migration and Human Security (JMHS) will be reviewed. JMHS welcomes unsolicited submissions.

There are no fees payable to submit or publish in this Journal. Open Access options are available - see section 3.3 below.

As part of the submission process you will be required to warrant that you are submitting your original work, that you have the rights in the work, and that you have obtained and can supply all necessary permissions for the reproduction of any copyright works not owned by you, that you are submitting the work for first publication in the Journal and that it is not being considered for publication elsewhere and has not already been published elsewhere. Please see our guidelines on prior publication and note that the Journal on Migration and Human Security will consider submissions of papers that have been posted on preprint servers. However, please alert the Editorial Office when submitting such a paper (contact details are at the end of these guidelines) and include the DOI for the preprint in the designated field in the manuscript submission system. Authors should not post an updated version of their paper on the preprint server while it is being peer reviewed for possible publication in the Journal. If the article is accepted for publication, the author may re-use their work according to the Journal's author archiving policy.

If your paper is accepted, you must include a link on your preprint to the final version of your paper.

If you have any questions about publishing with Sage, please visit the Sage Journal Solutions Portal.

1. What do we publish?

1.1 Aims & Scope
1.2 Article types
1.3 Editorial Policies and Procedures
1.4 Writing your paper

2. Editorial policies

2.1 Peer review policy
2.2 Authorship
2.3 Acknowledgements
2.4 Funding
2.5 Declaration of conflicting interests

2.6 Disclaimer

3. Publishing policies

3.1 Publication ethics
3.2 Contributor’s publishing agreement
3.3 Open access and author archiving

4. Preparing your manuscript

4.1 Formatting
4.2 Artwork, figures and other graphics
4.3 Identifiable information
4.4 Appendices and Supplemental Materials
4.5 Reference style
4.6 English language editing services

5. Submitting your manuscript

5.1 ORCID
5.2 Information required for completing your submission
5.3 Permissions

6. On acceptance and publication

6.1 Sage Production
6.2 Online First publication
6.3 Access to your published article
6.4 Promoting your article

7. Further information
 

1. What do we publish?

1.1 Aims & Scope

Before submitting your manuscript to the Journal on Migration and Human Security, please ensure you have read the Aims & Scope.

1.2 Article types

The Journal on Migration and Human Security (JMHS) seeks to publish evidence-based, public policy papers on international migration.  Its “human security” frame is meant to evoke the widely shared goals of creating secure and sustaining conditions in migrant sending communities; promoting safe, orderly and legal migration; upholding the rights of migrants; and developing immigration, refugee protection, and integration policies that benefit immigrants, their families, and sending and receiving communities. JMHS papers are published online as they become available. JMHS also publishes special, thematic editions.

JMHS papers bridge the research and public policy communities on international migration.  Each paper should begin with an executive summary of one page or less that briefly describes the theme and purpose of the article and that lists (preferably in bullet form) its findings and its policy recommendations. Rather than generally stating preferred social outcomes, JMHS submissions should provide policy recommendations that specify the measures that particular institutions and individuals should take. JMHS encourages the submission of papers with diverse viewpoints. Because JMHS seeks to create a community of authors and readers committed to fact-based, migration policy ideas under the general rubric of “human security”, it requests that potential authors be familiar with previously published JMHS papers that are relevant to their submissions.

Ideas for papers — in keeping with the general criteria outlined in the concept note — can be vetted with JMHS staff prior to submission by contacting JMHS@cmsny.org, but JMHS will not review potential articles prior to their submission. Papers will be peer-reviewed and, thus, even solicited papers will not necessarily be accepted for publication.

Book Reviews

 

At this time, JMHS is not publishing book or report reviews.

 

1.3 Editorial Policies and Procedures

 

In order to ensure impartiality in the selection of manuscripts for publication, all papers deemed appropriate for JMHS will be sent anonymously to reviewers. To protect anonymity, authors should submit a separate cover page with the manuscript title and author names, affiliations, and contact information. Authors should remove names and affiliations from the executive summary, manuscript, and/or tables and figures.

 

JMHS has the right to first publication of all submitted manuscripts. Manuscripts should not be submitted simultaneously to another publication. Submission of a manuscript to JMHS is taken to indicate the author’s commitment to publish in JMHS. No paper known to be under review by any other journal will be reviewed by JMHS. Manuscripts that have appeared in repositories as peer-reviewed working papers or discussion papers are considered to be previously published and are not eligible for publication in JMHS. Authors will not be paid for accepted manuscripts, except in rare circumstances. There are no submission fees or article processing charges to publish in JMHS.

 

Rights and Permissions

 

If the manuscript is accepted and published, all rights, including subsidiary rights, will be owned by the Center for Migration Studies (CMS). However, the author will retain the right to use his or her article without charge in any book of which he/she is the author or editor after it has appeared in JMHS. Authors may also share the article for educational or teaching purposes and retain the right to upload the accepted, but not published, version of their article in an institutional repository or non-commercial platform. Redistribution of the article in a commercial repository is not permitted. Please click here for further details regarding author re-use of their own work.

 

Authors have the option of making their article Open Access (OA). This allows full reuse and redistribution of an author’s article under a Creative Commons license. Please click here for further details.

 

Preparation and Submission of Copy

 

In submitting an original paper for consideration for publication in JMHS, authors must follow the guidelines below. Failure to adhere to these instructions may lead to return of the manuscript without review.

• Type and double-space all copy — including indented matter, footnotes, and references;
• Include an executive summary of not more than 500 words summarizing the theme/topic of the paper, as well as its findings and recommendations;
• Put forth specific, targeted, and clear recommendations using active voice and identifying which institutions, officials, agencies or individuals should take which steps;
• Save any tables and figures in separate files (i.e., not in the manuscript file). Insert a location note (e.g., “Table 2 about here”) at the appropriate place in the manuscript text and include table/figure caption(s) with the location note or as a list at the end of the article. Tables should not contain lines or more than 20 two-digit columns or the equivalent. See Artwork Guidelines below for more information;
• Your manuscript should be in 12 point, Times New Roman font;
• Follow the style guidelines and format for references in the text below;
• Not to exceed 10,000 words, inclusive of the executive summary and policy recommendations.

Upon login to the JMHS ScholarOne Manuscripts page, authors will be prompted to submit author and manuscript details (e.g., corresponding author name, co-authors, contact information, institutions/affiliations, acknowledgments, etc.), as well as the abstract.

 

Authors will also be prompted to indicate in ScholarOne whether the manuscript has been published elsewhere or made publicly available (e.g., in institutional repositories, working paper series, conference proceedings). If an earlier version of the manuscript has been published or made publicly available, the author should indicate the location of the manuscript and specify how the paper submitted differs from the earlier version.

 

After completing all required fields, authors should then upload the following to ScholarOne Manuscripts:

• an anonymous manuscript omitting all references to the author(s)’s name(s) or identity; and
• any tables and figures submitted as separate, native files.

A completed submission is confirmed by email immediately, and your paper will then enter the editorial process.

 

Your manuscript will have a unique manuscript number, and you can check the progress of your manuscript at any time by returning to https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/JMHS. Authors will be notified by email when a decision is issued. If a positive decision is made, revisions should also be submitted online, with an opportunity to view and respond to all comments from the editor and reviewers.

 

Full support is provided, by clicking on the “Get Help Now” icon located on every page to connect directly to the online support system at http://mchelp.manuscriptcentral.com/gethelpnow/index.html. If you do not have Internet access or cannot submit online, please contact the JMHS Editorial Office at the Center for Migration Studies by calling (212) 337-3080 or emailing JMHS@cmsny.org.

1.4 Writing your paper

The Sage Author Gateway has some general advice and on how to get published, plus links to further resources. Sage Author Services also offers authors a variety of ways to improve and enhance their article including English language editing, plagiarism detection, and video abstract and infographic preparation.

1.4.1 Make your article discoverable

For information and guidance on how to make your article more discoverable, visit our Gateway page on How to Help Readers Find Your Article Online.

2. Editorial policies

2.1 Peer review policy

Sage does not permit the use of author-suggested (recommended) reviewers at any stage of the submission process, be that through the web-based submission system or other communication. Reviewers should be experts in their fields and should be able to provide an objective assessment of the manuscript. Our policy is that reviewers should not be assigned to a paper if:

•  The reviewer is based at the same institution as any of the co-authors

•  The reviewer is based at the funding body of the paper

•  The author has recommended the reviewer

•  The reviewer has provided a personal (e.g. Gmail/Yahoo/Hotmail) email account and an institutional email account cannot be found after performing a basic Google search (name, department and institution). 

2.2 Authorship

All parties who have made a substantive contribution to the article should be listed as authors. Principal authorship, authorship order, and other publication credits should be based on the relative scientific or professional contributions of the individuals involved, regardless of their status. A student is usually listed as principal author on any multiple-authored publication that substantially derives from the student’s dissertation or thesis.

Please note that AI chatbots, for example ChatGPT, should not be listed as authors. For more information see the policy on Use of ChatGPT and generative AI tools.

2.3 Acknowledgements

All contributors that do not meet the criteria for authorship should be listed in an Acknowledgements section. Examples of those who might be acknowledged include a person who provided purely technical help, a department chair who provided only general support, or an intern that provided research on relevant literature or data.

Please supply any personal acknowledgements separately to the main text to facilitate anonymous peer review.                                      

2.3.1 Third party submissions
Where an individual who is not listed as an author submits a manuscript on behalf of the author(s), a statement must be included in the Acknowledgements section of the manuscript and in the accompanying cover letter. The statements must:

 

· Disclose this type of editorial assistance – including the individual’s name, company and level of input

· Identify any entities that paid for this assistance

· Confirm that the listed authors have authorized the submission of their manuscript via third party and approved any statements or declarations, e.g. conflicting interests, funding, etc.

Sage reserves the right to deny consideration to manuscripts submitted by a third party rather than by the authors themselves.

2.4 Funding

The Journal on Migration and Human Security requires all authors to acknowledge their funding in a consistent fashion under a separate heading.  Please visit the Funding Acknowledgements page on the Sage Journal Author Gateway to confirm the format of the acknowledgment text in the event of funding, or state that: This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.

2.5 Declaration of conflicting interests

The Journal on Migration and Human Security encourages authors to include a declaration of any conflicting interests and recommends that authors review the good practice guidelines on the Sage Journal Author Gateway.

2.6 Disclaimer

Articles with no human/animal subjects must include a disclaimer confirming this fact, obviating the need for informed consent.

3. Publishing Policies

3.1 Publication ethics

Sage is committed to upholding the integrity of the academic record. We encourage authors to refer to the Committee on Publication Ethics’ International Standards for Authors and view the Publication Ethics page on the Sage Author Gateway.

3.1.1 Plagiarism

JMHS and Sage take issues of copyright infringement, plagiarism or other breaches of acceptable practice in publication very seriously. We seek to protect the rights of our authors and we always investigate claims of plagiarism or misuse of published articles. Equally, we seek to protect the reputation of the Journal against malpractice. Submitted articles may be checked with duplication-checking software. Where an article, for example, is found to have plagiarized other work or included third-party copyright material without permission or with insufficient acknowledgement, or where the authorship of the article is contested, we reserve the right to take action including, but not limited to: publishing an erratum or corrigendum (correction); retracting the article; taking up the matter with the head of department or dean of the author's institution and/or relevant academic bodies or societies; or taking appropriate legal action.

3.1.2 Prior publication

If material has been previously published it is not generally acceptable for publication in a Sage journal. However, there are certain circumstances where previously published reports or other material can be adapted and considered for publication in JMHS. Please refer to the guidance on the Sage Author Gateway or if in doubt, contact the Editor(s) at the address given below.

3.1.3 Compliance with Recommendations for the Protection of Research Participants

In order for research using human subjects to be considered for publication in the Journal on Migration and Human Security (JMHS), authors and investigators involved in planning, conducting, and reporting findings of the research must obtain approval from an independent review body, (e.g. ethics committee, institutional review board, etc.) Medical research must comply with the principles in the Helsinki Declaration as revised in 2013. Research participants must provide informed consent to participate in the research. The consent form used must be approved by the independent review body and included the following information:

• A statement that the study involves research, an explanation of the purposes of the research and the expected duration of the subject's participation
• A description of the procedures to be followed, and identification of any procedures that are experimental
• A description of any reasonably foreseeable risks or discomforts to the subject
• A description of any benefits to the subject or others that may reasonably be expected from the research
• A disclosure of appropriate alternative procedures or courses of treatment, if any, that might be advantageous to the subject
• A statement describing the extent, if any, to which the confidentiality of records identifying the subject will be maintained
• For research involving more than minimal risk, an explanation as to whether any compensation and an explanation as to whether any medical treatments are available if injury occurs and, if so, what they consist of, or where further information may be obtained
• An explanation of who to contact for answers to pertinent questions about the research and research subjects' rights, and who to contact in the event of a research-related injury to the subject
• A statement that participation is voluntary, refusal to participate will involve no penalty or loss of benefits to which the subject is otherwise entitled, and the subject may discontinue participation at any time without penalty or loss of benefits to which the subject is otherwise entitled
• One of the following statements about any research that involves the collection of identifiable private information:
  • A statement that identifiers might be removed from the identifiable private information and that, after such removal, the information could be used for future research studies or distributed to another investigator for future research studies without additional informed consent from the subject or the legally authorized representative
  • A statement that the subject’s information collected as part of the research, even if identifiers are removed, will not be used or distributed for future research studies

Consent must be written or verbal in accordance with the review board’s approval, and authors and investigators must also comply (beyond IRB regulations) with any relevant local laws where they are doing research. Details that are not essential to the research should not be included, and informed consent needs to be obtained if there is any question of a breach of anonymity. If information is de-identified, authors should note that this de-identification does not change the findings of the research in any way.  

Any paper submitted to JMHS which uses research subjects must declare in the methodology section of the paper: 1) the full name of the independent review body which approved (or waived approval of) the research, and 2) the independent review board’s approval number. Authors must also state in the methodology section whether the research participants provided informed consent and if the consent was written of verbal. Without including this information, papers will not be considered for publication in JMHS.

3.2 Contributor’s publishing agreement

Before publication, Sage requires the author as the rights holder to sign a Journal Contributor’s Publishing Agreement. Sage’s Journal Contributor’s Publishing Agreement is an exclusive licence agreement which means that the author retains copyright in the work but grants Sage the sole and exclusive right and licence to publish for the full legal term of copyright. Exceptions may exist where an assignment of copyright is required or preferred by a proprietor other than Sage. In this case copyright in the work will be assigned from the author to the society. For more information please visit the Sage Author Gateway.

3.3 Open access and author archiving

Journal on Migration and Human Security offers optional open access publishing via the Sage Choice programme and Open Access agreements, where authors can publish open access either discounted or free of charge depending on the agreement with Sage. Find out if your institution is participating by visiting Open Access Agreements at Sage. For more information on Open Access publishing options at Sage please visit Sage Open Access. For information on funding body compliance, and depositing your article in repositories, please visit Sage’s Author Archiving and Re-Use Guidelines and Publishing Policies.

4. Preparing your manuscript for submission                                  

4.1 Formatting

The preferred format for your manuscript is Word.

4.2 Artwork, figures and other graphics

For guidance on the preparation of illustrations, pictures and graphs in electronic format, please visit Sage’s Manuscript Submission Guidelines. Illustrations, pictures and graphs, should be supplied with the highest quality and in an electronic format that helps us publish your article in the best way possible. Please follow the guidelines below to enable us to prepare your artwork for the printed issue as well as the online version.

• Format: TIFF, JPEG: Common format for pictures (containing no text or graphs). EPS is the preferred format for graphs and line art (retains quality when enlarging/zooming in).
• File Type: Figures/charts and tables created in MS Word can be included at the end of the manuscript. Figures and other files created outside Word (i.e., Excel, PowerPoint, JPG, TIFF, EPS, PDF) should be submitted as separate files (be sure to identify the file, i.e., “Figure 2”).
• Resolution: Rasterized based files (i.e., with .tiff or .jpeg extension) require a resolution of at least 300 dpi (dots per inch). Line art should be supplied with a minimum resolution of 800 dpi.
• Color: Please note that images supplied in color will be published in color online and black and white in print (unless otherwise arranged). Therefore, it is important that you supply images that are comprehensible in black and white as well (i.e. by using color with a distinctive pattern or dotted lines). The captions should reflect this by not using words indicating color.
• Fonts: The lettering used in the artwork should not vary too much in size and type (usually sans serif font as a default).

4.3 Identifiable information

To ensure double-anonymized peer review, authors are required to submit:

1. A version of the manuscript which has had any information that compromises the anonymity of the author(s) removed or anonymised. This version will be sent to the peer reviewers.
2. A separate title page which includes any removed or anonymised material. This will not be sent to the peer reviewers.

See https://sagepub.com/Manuscript-preparation-for-double-blind-journal for detailed guidance on making an anonymous submission.

4.4 Appendices and Supplemental Materials

Appendices and supplemental material containing questionnaires and instruments, intervention materials, supplemental data analyses, or other materials or information that are proposed by the authors(s) and deemed to be valuable by the Editor(s) may be made available for public access via links to a section for such material at the Journal on Migration and Human Security website. Appendices and supplemental material intended for online-only display should be clearly marked with “online supp” in the file name.

 

4.5 Reference style

JMHS adheres to the Chicago Manual of Style. View the guide here to ensure your manuscript conforms to this style. Court cases, statutes, and other legal references should be cited in Bluebook style using footnotes.

 

In-text citations and references should follow the author-date format of The Chicago Manual of Style. In-text citations should be parenthetical. For example, sources should be identified at an appropriate point in the text by last name of author, year of publication, and pagination, all within parentheses.

 

Examples:

 

(UNHCR 2014, 6) — one author

 

(Warren and Kerwin 2017, 3) — two authors

 

(Frelick, Kysel, and Podkul 2016) — three authors

 

(Martinez et al. 2013) — four or more authors

 

Use of footnotes should be minimized and used only for substantive observations or for the citation of treaties, Conventions, statutes, case-law, websites, blogs, or social media.

 

In an appendix entitled “References,” list all referenced items alphabetically by author, then by year of publication beginning with the earliest published work. For multiple author or editor listings, give all authors. Use italics for titles of books, journals, and newspapers.

 

Examples:

 

MacPherson, Myra. 1985. “Caught in the Storm of Sanctuary.” Washington Post, March 12. https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1985/03/12/caught-in-the-storm-of-sanctuary/ba04c62b-84fa-4c23-937a-582edda5695d/?utm_term=.d7fce06574eb.

 

UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees). 2014. “Children on the Run.” Washington, DC: UNHCR Regional Office for the United States and the Caribbean. http://www.unhcr.org/en-us/about-us/background/56fc266f4/children-on-the-run-full-report.html.

 

Warren, Robert, and Donald Kerwin. 2017. “Mass Deportations Would Impoverish US Families and Create Immense Social Costs.” Journal on Migration and Human Security 5(2): 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1177/233150241700500101.

 

Style Guidelines:

 

The style sheet of JMHS follows the Chicago Manual of Style and uses US-style punctuation, spelling, and date format. Examples include:

• “Double” quotation marks, with closing punctuation marks inside quotation marks, and ‘single’ quotation marks for quotes within quotes (e.g., “According to Warren and Kerwin (2017), mass deportations would create ‘immense social costs.’”);
• US-style spelling (e.g., “labor organization program” instead of “labour organisation programme”); and
• Dates written in order of month, day, and year (e.g., June 17, 2008).

Further style guidelines include:

• Spell out acronyms at first mention, with acronym in parentheses;
• Spell out numbers zero through nine;
• Spell out the word “percent” instead of using the percent symbol;
• Write “US,” “UK,” and “UN” as acronyms without periods when they appear as adjectives (e.g., US immigration reform), and written out when it is used as a noun (e.g., refugees in the United States).

4.6 English language editing services

Authors seeking assistance with English language editing, translation, or figure and manuscript formatting to fit the Journal’s specifications should consider using Sage Language Services. Visit Sage Language Services on our Journal Author Gateway for further information. JMHS will not be able to accept or correct manuscripts with extensive language, translation, and grammatical problems.

5. Submitting your manuscript

JMHS is hosted on Sage Track, a web based online submission and peer review system powered by ScholarOne™ Manuscripts. Visit https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/JMHS to login and submit your article online.

IMPORTANT: Please check whether you already have an account in the system before trying to create a new one. If you have reviewed or authored for JMHS in the past year it is likely that you will have had an account created.  For further guidance on submitting your manuscript online please visit ScholarOne Online Help.

5.1 ORCID

As part of our commitment to ensuring an ethical, transparent and fair peer review process Sage is a supporting member of ORCID, the Open Researcher and Contributor ID. ORCID provides a unique and persistent digital identifier that distinguishes researchers from every other researcher, even those who share the same name, and, through integration in key research workflows such as manuscript and grant submission, supports automated linkages between researchers and their professional activities, ensuring that their work is recognized.

The collection of ORCID iDs from corresponding authors is now part of the submission process of this journal. If you already have an ORCID iD you will be asked to associate that to your submission during the online submission process. We also strongly encourage all co-authors to link their ORCID ID to their accounts in our online peer review platforms. It takes seconds to do: click the link when prompted, sign into your ORCID account and our systems are automatically updated. Your ORCID iD will become part of your accepted publication’s metadata, making your work attributable to you and only you. Your ORCID iD is published with your article so that fellow researchers reading your work can link to your ORCID profile and from there link to your other publications.

If you do not already have an ORCID iD please follow this link to create one or visit our ORCID homepage to learn more.

5.2 Information required for completing your submission 

You will be asked to provide contact details and academic affiliations for all co-authors via the submission system and identify who is to be the corresponding author. These details must match what appears on your manuscript. The affiliation listed in the manuscript should be the institution where the research was conducted. If an author has moved to a new institution since completing the research, the new affiliation can be included in a manuscript note at the end of the paper. At this stage please ensure you have included all the required statements and declarations and uploaded any additional supplementary files (including reporting guidelines where relevant).

5.2 Permissions

Please also ensure that you have obtained any necessary permission from copyright holders for reproducing any illustrations, tables, figures or lengthy quotations previously published elsewhere. For further information including guidance on fair dealing for criticism and review, please see the Copyright and Permissions page on the Sage Author Gateway.

 

6. On acceptance and publication           

6.1 Sage Production

Your Sage Production Editor will keep you informed as to your article’s progress throughout the production process. Proofs will be made available to the corresponding author via our editing portal Sage Edit or by email, and corrections should be made directly or notified to us promptly. Authors are reminded to check their proofs carefully to confirm that all author information, including names, affiliations, sequence and contact details are correct, and that Funding and Conflict of Interest statements, if any, are accurate.

6.2 Online First publication

Online First allows final articles (completed and approved articles awaiting assignment to a future issue) to be published online prior to their inclusion in a journal issue, which significantly reduces the lead time between submission and publication. Visit the Sage Journals help page for more details, including how to cite Online First articles.

6.3 Access to your published article

Sage provides authors with online access to their final article.

6.4 Promoting your article

Publication is not the end of the process! You can help disseminate your paper and ensure it is as widely read and cited as possible. The Sage Author Gateway has numerous resources to help you promote your work. Visit the Promote Your Article page on the Gateway for tips and advice.

7. Further information

Any correspondence, queries or additional requests for information on the manuscript submission process should be sent to the Journal on Migration and Human Security’s Editorial Office as follows:

JMHS Editorial Office

Center for Migration Studies

(212) 337-3080

JMHS@cmsny.org