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IZA Journal of Development and Migration

IZA Journal of Development and Migration is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 2). Published by Laborwide.

Checked against the index lists dated 4 October 2026.

ISSN 2520-1786Verify ISSN ↗

Publisher: Laborwide

Scopus · Q1

CiteScore 2025

Scopus

Best quartile

rank 125 of 536 · 76th pctile

Indexed in

major index

Cost to publish: About US$1,195 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free

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Status

Active

Coverage

2018–2024

Source type

Journal

Open access

CiteScore

SJR · SCImago

0.227

Q2 SJR quartile

H-index

Best quartile

Q1 · 76th pctile

Subject area	Rank	Pctile	Q
Anthropology	125 / 536	76th	Q1
Demography	52 / 140	63rd	Q2
Sociology and Political Science	609 / 1530	60th	Q2
Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)	135 / 283	52nd	Q2
Geography, Planning and Development	432 / 876	50th	Q2
Development	175 / 314	44th	Q3
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management	157 / 254	38th	Q3

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Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)

Quick answers

Is IZA Journal of Development and Migration indexed in Scopus?

Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2018–2024, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 2.

What quartile is IZA Journal of Development and Migration in Scopus?

IZA Journal of Development and Migration is Q1 in Anthropology (rank 125 of 536), Q2 in Demography (rank 52 of 140) and Q2 in Sociology and Political Science (rank 609 of 1530), by CiteScore 2025. It is ranked in 7 subject areas in all.

What is the impact factor of IZA Journal of Development and Migration?

IZA Journal of Development and Migration is not in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI), so Clarivate publishes no Journal Impact Factor for it. Its Scopus CiteScore is 2, quartile Q1, 76th percentile. Any "impact factor" quoted elsewhere is not the Clarivate metric. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.227, quartile Q2, with an H-index of 33.

How much does it cost to publish in IZA Journal of Development and Migration?

The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$1,195 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.

Who publishes IZA Journal of Development and Migration and what is its ISSN?

IZA Journal of Development and Migration is published by Laborwide. Its ISSN is 2520-1786.

Is IZA Journal of Development and Migration in Web of Science?

No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).

Is IZA Journal of Development and Migration open access?

No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.

How well cited is IZA Journal of Development and Migration? — open metrics via OpenAlex

IZA Journal of Development and Migration has an h-index of 23 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 2, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #459 of 497 Scopus journals in Anthropology.

h-index

2-yr mean citations

i10-index

118

works indexed

1,546

total citations

Publication fee · open access list price, US$

US$1,195

2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject

#459 of 497 Bottom 8% Anthropology

#129 of 137 Bottom 6% Demography

#1,360 of 1,478 Bottom 8% Sociology and Political Science

Papers published per year

IZA Journal of Development and Migration published 8 papers in 2023; its busiest recent year was 2018 with 25. 2026* is the year so far.

Main topics

Migration and Labor DynamicsEmployment and Welfare StudiesPoverty, Education, and Child WelfareMigration, Ethnicity, and Economy

h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.

Who publishes in IZA Journal of Development and Migration? — latest 33 articles, 2021–2023

In its latest 33 research articles (2021–2023), authors are most often from United States (38.1%), United Kingdom (13.6%) and Finland (6.1%).

Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.

Are there integrity warnings for IZA Journal of Development and Migration? — indicators, not proof of misconduct

Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.

Scopus statusActive
Retracted papers None recorded
Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged

Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.

Official sources & links

Journal website ↗ Scopus source ↗ ISSN Portal · 2520-1786 ↗

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