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| Journal of Refugee Studies | |
|---|---|
| Title | Journal of Refugee Studies |
| Discipline | Refugee studies; humanitarian studies |
| Language | English |
| Abbreviation | J. Refugee Stud. |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| History | 1988–present |
Journal of Refugee Studies The Journal of Refugee Studies is a peer-reviewed academic journal publishing research on forced displacement, asylum, and refugee protection. It appears quarterly under Oxford University Press and engages scholars, practitioners, and policymakers across fields connected to United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, International Organization for Migration, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and International Committee of the Red Cross. The journal bridges empirical case studies, theoretical debates, and policy analysis relevant to crises such as the Syrian civil war, Rwandan genocide, Balkan wars, Afghan conflict, and South Sudanese Civil War.
The journal examines intersections among displacement phenomena and actors including United Nations, European Union, African Union, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and regional bodies involved in protection frameworks. Contributors often situate findings alongside landmark instruments like the 1951 Refugee Convention, 1967 Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees, Geneva Conventions, European Convention on Human Rights, and treaties affecting asylum adjudication such as the Dublin Regulation. Comparative work references case studies from Lebanon, Turkey, Germany, Greece, Uganda, Kenya, Bangladesh, Venezuela, Colombia, and Mexico.
Founded in 1988, the journal emerged alongside institutions and events including International Rescue Committee, Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford, Stockholm Conference on Refugees, and post-Cold War displacement dynamics exemplified by the Fall of the Berlin Wall and the Yugoslav Wars. Editors and contributors have included scholars affiliated with Harvard University, University of Oxford, London School of Economics, University of Cambridge, University of California, Berkeley, McGill University, Australian National University, and Sciences Po. Over time the journal has responded to humanitarian crises such as the Great Lakes refugee crisis, Kosovo War, Iraq War, Libyan civil war, and crises in the Sahel, reflecting changes in donor regimes including United States Agency for International Development, European Commission, and major funders like Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
The journal publishes interdisciplinary research spanning legal analysis referencing cases like European Court of Human Rights rulings, policy critiques involving UN Security Council resolutions, ethnographic studies located in camps such as Dadaab, Zaatari and Kakuma, quantitative modelling tied to institutions like World Bank and International Monetary Fund, and historical treatments of population movements after events like the Partition of India and Vietnam War. Topics interact with public health actors such as World Health Organization, humanitarian logistics groups like Médecins Sans Frontières, and education initiatives linked to UNICEF. Methodological diversity includes fieldwork in contexts such as Rohingya crisis in Myanmar, climate-linked displacement near Marshall Islands, and urban refugee experiences in Lagos and São Paulo.
The editorial board historically includes academics and practitioners from Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford, Columbia University, University of Toronto, King's College London, University of Melbourne, Princeton University, and Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The journal employs double-blind peer review drawing on referees from multidisciplinary networks including legal experts with links to International Criminal Court, migration scholars associated with European University Institute, and humanitarian professionals from Save the Children and World Food Programme. Editorial leadership has engaged debates around ethics of research with displaced populations influenced by guidelines from Research Council-affiliated bodies and institutional review boards at universities like Stanford University.
The journal is indexed in major databases and services such as Scopus, Web of Science, JSTOR, EBSCOhost, and ProQuest. Libraries and consortia including British Library, Library of Congress, Bodleian Libraries, Bibliothèque nationale de France, and university systems at Yale University and University of Michigan provide access. Citation tracking appears in platforms like Google Scholar, CrossRef, Dimensions, and bibliometric analyses produced by groups at Clarivate Analytics.
Scholarly reception connects the journal to influential debates on asylum policy in contexts like United Kingdom asylum policies, United States immigration law, Australian offshore processing, and regional shifts in European migration crisis. Reviews and citations have appeared in works by scholars at Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, Routledge, and through reports by Human Rights Watch, International Crisis Group, and Chatham House. The journal's impact factor and rankings have been discussed in evaluations by Journal Citation Reports and policy uptake evidenced in white papers from United Nations Development Programme.
Notable contributions include comparative analyses of refugee integration in Germany and Sweden, legal critique of non-refoulement jurisprudence referencing European Court of Human Rights case law, ethnographies of protracted encampment in Uganda and Kenya, and special issues on subjects like climate displacement tied to Paris Agreement, gendered displacement examining post-conflict settings in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Sierra Leone, and transnational refugee mobilities related to Venezuelan refugee crisis. Special issues have featured collaborations with institutions such as Refugee Council, Institute of Development Studies, and research centres at University of Oxford.
Category:Academic journals Category:Humanitarian studies journals Category:Migration studies