international
scholarly
letter-type
journal of migration studies
scholarly
letter-type
journal of migration studies
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Migration Letters (ML) is the only letter-type international journal in the field of migration
studies and related areas. ML aims to disseminate valuable research among academics,
policy makers, and practitioners in the field of migration.
Migration Letters is inviting papers on the following topics: migration and security, intra-
rural migration, conflict and migration, health and migration, trafficking, asylum migration,
development and migration, immigrant integration, return migration, psychology of
migration, migration and SMEs, gender issues, migration research and scholars.
Brief Guidelines for Submission:
Letters should be original unpublished accounts about 3,000 words or 9-11 printed journal
pages in length, excluding the footnotes and references. Submissions must be written in
English and should be sent by e-mail to the Editor at editor@migrationletters.com. Letters
should be submitted as a single word file including all material. Opinions expressed in letters
are only those of authors and not necessarily those of editors or publisher. Authors are
personally responsible to obtain permission for reprint of previously published material in
other sources.
Notes in the text should be numbered seriatim and include information which is not
appropriate in the main text. Tables and figures should be integrated in the text and the
copy editors may change the place of them whenever necessary. The title page must include
an abstract of about 100 words and 5 key words. Full contact information with institutional
affiliations must also be provided. Introduction, literature review and data should be kept to
a minimum unless it is essential to the paper. Manuscripts submitted to Migration Letters will
not be returned.
Format of the text should be as follows: all references to books, articles and other sources
should be inserted in the text; reference should contain the last name of the author, year of
publication and pagination where appropriate, e.g. (Green, 2003: 187); for co-authored
sources, provide names for two authors if dual authorship, for more than two authors use
et al. after the first author’s name. For institutions, use abbreviations. The reference list
should be placed at the end of the text and must include only the sources referred in the
text. All items should be listed alphabetically by author and by year of publication. Italics
must be used for titles of books and journals.
Editorial Policy
All letters are refereed by the associate editors and/or external reviewers. The referees are
expected to provide supportive comments regarding their decisions. Following the receipt of
the document in appropriate format, it is expected to reach a decision within three months.
Migration Letters, Editor
Email: editor@migrationletters.com
Web: http://www.migrationletters.com
| Contributions are invited to a special issue on Migration, Remittances and Financial Crisis guest edited by Dr Dilip Ratha (Lead Economist in World Bank). Special Issue Call Flyer |
| CALL FOR PAPERS |
Copyright © 2009 Migration Letters. All rights reserved | Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions | Contact Us
| ISSN: 1741-8984 e-ISSN: 1741-8992 published biannually in April and October |