Non-OA Journals

This table (updated March 2025) provides information about the green and hybrid open access policies for traditionally published, subscription-based forced migration-related journals. The hyperlinks lead to 1) the journal homepage; 2) the publisher's self-archiving policy; and 3) more details about a publisher's hybrid OA option.  As the table indicates, most publishers allow a postprint version of an article to be deposited online (check the fine print for where), although usually after an embargo period has passed. This can range anywhere from 6 months to two years.  However, seven of the journals have no embargo periods at all for depositing postprints in repositories, while another seven permit a postprint to be made available immediately on an author's personal web page. The table also shows that most publishers offer a hybrid option for their journals, with APCs ranging from US$2500 to US$4829 (note that OUP is now quoting APCs for its four titles in either GBP or EUR; conversions into US$ were done on 15 March 2025). The Journal of Refugee Studies currently charges the highest APC.

Journal	Publisher	Deposit postprint?*	SS&H embargo period?*	Hybrid option available? APCs?
Disasters	Wiley	Yes	24 months for author site or IR/SR	Yes; $3590
European J. of Migration & Law	Brill	Yes	Zero for IR/SR or author site	Yes; $2695
Humanity: An International J. of Human Rights, Humanitarianism & Development	Univ. of Pennsylvania Press	Yes (and also published version)	Zero for postprint; 12 months for publisher PDF	No
International J. of Migration & Border Studies	Inderscience	Yes	12 months for IR/SR; 24 months for ASN	Yes; $2500 (spec. rate for 2025)
International J. of Migration, Health & Social Care	Emerald	Yes	Zero for IR/SR or author site	Yes; $4105
International J. of Refugee Law	Oxford Univ. Press	Yes	Zero for author site; 24 months for IR/SR	Yes; £2998 ($3880)
International Migration	Wiley	Yes	12 months for author site or IR/SR	Yes; $3500
International Migration Review	Sage Journals	Yes	Zero	Yes; $3650
International Review of the Red Cross**	Cambridge Univ. Press	Yes	Zero for IR/SR or author site	Yes; $3550
J. of Ethnic & Migration Studies	Taylor & Francis	Yes	Zero for author site; 18 months for IR/SR	Yes; $4390
J. of Immigrant & Refugee Studies	Taylor & Francis	Yes	Zero for author site; 12 months for IR/SR	Yes; $3650
J. of Immigration, Asylum & Nationality Law	Bloomsbury Professional	Yes	6 months for IR or approved website	N/A
J. of International Humanitarian Legal Studies	Brill	Yes	Zero for IR/SR or author site	Yes; $2695
J. of International Migration & Integration	Springer	Yes	Zero for author site; 12 months for IR/SR	Yes; $3190
J. of Refugee Studies	Oxford Univ. Press	Yes	Zero for author site; 24 months for IR/SR	Yes; €4421 ($4829)
J. on Migration & Human Security**	Sage Journals	Yes	Zero	Yes; $3400
Migration Studies	Oxford Univ. Press	Yes	Zero for author site; 24 months for IR/SR	Yes; €3952 ($4317)
Refugee Survey Quarterly	Oxford Univ. Press	Yes	Zero for author site; 24 months for IR/SR	Yes; €3756 ($4102)

*Follow links for fine print. Policies often stipulate where postprints can or cannot be deposited and embargo periods may be different if articles result from funder-mandated research. 

**These titles are a combination bronze & hybrid open access; articles in the IRRC and JMHS are free to read, but authors can also choose a hybrid option that provides more reuse rights. See the OA Journals table for more info.

Acronyms:

- APCs = Article Processing Charges
- ASN = Academic Social Network (e.g., Academia.edu, ResearchGate, etc.)

- IR = Institutional Repository

- SR = Subject Repository

- SS&H = Social Sciences & Humanities