Published on behalf of the International Organization for Migration, International Migration is a multidisciplinary journal focusing on migration issues as analyzed by sociologists, geographers, political scientists, demographers and other social scientists from all parts of the world.

We primarily publish cutting-edge research on migration from all regions of the world. IM also publishes research that gives attention to a breadth of topics reflective of policy concerns.

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Which Policy Attributes Affect Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration Uptake Among Ukrainian Evacuees in Japan?

Harunobu Saijo, Ghulam Dastgir Khan, Alina Repeshko, Truong Pham, Ichihashi Masaru, 
  •  29 July 2025
ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Beyond Economic and Educated: Reconceptualising Skill in EU Migration Policy Through Contextual Adaptability

Anton Neronov, Tuba Bircan, 
  •  25 July 2025
SPECIAL ISSUE ARTICLE
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Comparative Analysis of Reintegration Policies

Katie Kuschminder, Kidjie Saguin, 
  •  23 July 2025
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
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Skilled Migrants' Experiences of Othering, Alterity and Language Policing

Uma Jogulu, Maggie McAlinden, Melissa A. Parris, Juliana Mutum, 
  •  23 July 2025
BOOK REVIEW

Computational Research in Ethnic and Migration Studies. By Emanuel Deutschmann, Lucas G Drouhot, Carolina V Zuccotti, and Emilio Zagheni (eds.), London: Routledge, 2025. 234 pp. £108.00 (hardback) ISBN: 978-1-03-287571-2; £42.39 (e-book) ISBN: 978-1-00-353336-8

Şükrü Atsızelti, 
  •  21 July 2025
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