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Post by IMR on Jan 8, 2013 3:55:58 GMT -5
Anyone have any experience with International Migration Review? I have a paper on immigration and gender that has a relatively smaller sample size (n=25). I've seen papers that were mainly theoretical in nature with minimal empirical data, but not sure if these were invited pieces. Wanted to know if it'd get rejected outright for the small n. Also wondering which journals in either immigration or gender/sexuality who might be cool with this sample size (e.g., sexualities, ethnicities, identities, etc.). Thanks!
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Post by notsure on Jan 8, 2013 7:44:01 GMT -5
I would need to know more about your study to really give an accurate assessment but I wouldn't worry about this too much. The journal regularly publishes more conceptual/theoretical pieces as well as several comparative and qualitative studies that also draw on relatively small samples.
Ultimately its going to depend on how you frame your research and how specifically it contributes to and resonates with broader debates on the topic.
It is supposed to be a very selective journal (10% acceptance rate or so) but I wouldn't put it on par with ASR/AJS in terms of the proportion of rejections.
Anyhow best of luck....
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Post by Depends on Jan 8, 2013 9:14:53 GMT -5
It depends on how you frame it. I suggest you frame it in terms of a conducting a hypothesis-generating exercise that contributes towards theory building that will fill a gap in the literature.
All the best.
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Post by very selective on Jan 8, 2013 9:55:11 GMT -5
I agree with the previous poster. Frame it as hypothesis-generating. IMR is very selective. It is not on par with top general journals (AJS or ASR or Social Forces), but it is the AJS or ASR in the sub-field of migration studies.
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Post by maybe on Jan 8, 2013 10:09:21 GMT -5
I agree with the previous poster. Frame it as hypothesis-generating. IMR is very selective. It is not on par with top general journals (AJS or ASR or Social Forces), but it is the AJS or ASR in the sub-field of migration studies. Perhaps IMR is the top subfield journal in migration, but the number of journals in that subfield is incredibly small. International Migration is probably the only other journal. Other, somewhat broader, field journals that publish a lot of migration research (Demography) are far, far better than IMR. I'd consider IMR to be a third-rate venue, partially because management of the journal has been atrocious over the last decade.
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Post by Not correct on Jan 8, 2013 10:42:08 GMT -5
I agree with the previous poster. Frame it as hypothesis-generating. IMR is very selective. It is not on par with top general journals (AJS or ASR or Social Forces), but it is the AJS or ASR in the sub-field of migration studies. Perhaps IMR is the top subfield journal in migration, but the number of journals in that subfield is incredibly small. International Migration is probably the only other journal. Other, somewhat broader, field journals that publish a lot of migration research (Demography) are far, far better than IMR. I'd consider IMR to be a third-rate venue, partially because management of the journal has been atrocious over the last decade. This is not correct. Obviously, you don't know that much about migration journals since there are more than just these two. Yes, it is a small field, but there are close to ten of these migration-focused journals I can think of. I would also not refer to it as a third-rate journal. Would you consider Criminology or JHSB/SSM third-rate even though they are the top specialist journals in their fields and papers on crime and health are also published in ASR/AJS?
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Post by please on Jan 8, 2013 10:48:25 GMT -5
Please do tell me what these other journals that focus exclusively on migration studies are. And, no Crim and JHSB are far superior outlets than IMR.
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Post by Not correct on Jan 8, 2013 11:14:31 GMT -5
Please do tell me what these other journals that focus exclusively on migration studies are. And, no Crim and JHSB are far superior outlets than IMR. Obviously you are entitled to your views concerning journal rankings. In terms of migration journals, there are the following; IMR, IM, JEMS, JIMI, MI, FMR, JIMH,JMC, ML, EJML and more...
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Post by please on Jan 8, 2013 11:42:42 GMT -5
Thanks for listing those places. I did forget about JEMS, which is a decent journal (and probably as good as IMR). However, I feel like you've made my point since the rest of those outlets (as far as I can tell) are either way outside of sociology or are joke bottom-tier journals with zero readership.
Regardless, I've probably overblown my criticism of IMR. I just don't think very highly of it given the quality of work that is published there and my prior experiences with the journal (I've both published and reviewer for them multiple times).
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Post by imr and jems on Jan 8, 2013 13:01:32 GMT -5
IMR and JEMS are basically equivalent, and both stand at the top of the migration subfield. The others are not even close to these two in the subfield.
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Post by help on Aug 12, 2013 15:04:31 GMT -5
Anyone had experience with IMR reviews recently and know the average review time? I've had something there for almost six months now. Thanks.
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Post by imr on Aug 12, 2013 18:01:04 GMT -5
it took me about 8 months between initial submission and the r&r. of course, i have a standing rule that i email editors after 6 months if i have not heard. i did so in the case of imr.
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Post by review time update on Aug 24, 2013 12:13:16 GMT -5
Thanks. The review ended up taking just over five months.
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Post by Others on Oct 1, 2013 9:17:26 GMT -5
The only one I have had trouble with is International Migration (as opposed to International Migration Review). They pre-jected my submission because they had "accepted to many submissions already." This is after I emailed them to confirm their 7000 word max included tables. One would think they could had warned me then not to submit.
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Post by Updates? on Jul 3, 2017 14:35:01 GMT -5
Any recent updates on IMR review time? Thanks.
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