STRATI Journal of Migration and Diaspora Studies

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The STRATI Journal of Migration and Diaspora Studies is an international, peer-reviewed, and open-access journal devoted to advancing critical scholarship and policy analysis on human mobility, transnationalism, and diaspora engagement across global, national, and local scales. The journal provides a platform for examining the social, economic, political, cultural, legal, and environmental dimensions of migration and diaspora formation, as well as the lived experiences of migrants and diasporic communities.

It welcomes original research articles, comparative studies, theoretical essays, policy reviews, field-based case studies, and interdisciplinary work that enrich our understanding of migration patterns, governance, integration, identity politics, and the development impacts of diasporas.

Submissions should generally be 6,000 to 8,000 words, accompanied by an abstract of no more than 200 words. All submissions undergo a rigorous double-blind peer-review process, and a plagiarism report is required. The journal emphasizes timely peer review and aims for a two-month turnaround from submission to decision. Contributions from early-career scholars, Global South researchers, and migrant or diaspora voices are particularly encouraged.

The STRATI Journal of Migration and Diaspora Studies aims to foster interdisciplinary and comparative perspectives on migration processes, governance structures, and diaspora mobilization. The journal situates migration not merely as a movement of people, but as a dynamic and contested process linked to globalization, inequality, identity, and policy formation.

It seeks to illuminate both the challenges and opportunities associated with voluntary and forced migration, labor mobility, refugee protection, return and reintegration, and diaspora engagement in development. It also interrogates the gendered, racialized, and classed dimensions of migration and transnational belonging.

The journal is committed to deepening scholarly and policy dialogues by integrating voices from diverse disciplines such as sociology, economics, political science, international relations, anthropology, human geography, law, cultural studies, and development studies.

Detailed Themes

The journal invites contributions under, but not limited to, the following thematic areas:

  1. Theories and concepts of migration and diaspora
  2. Patterns and drivers of international and internal migration
  3. South-South migration and regional mobility corridors
  4. Diaspora engagement in homeland development
  5. Remittances, investments, and transnational finance
  6. Forced migration, displacement, and humanitarian crises
  7. Refugee protection, asylum, and resettlement policy
  8. Migration governance and global compacts
  9. Migration, borders, and securitization
  10. Migration and climate change/environmental displacement
  11. Labor migration, recruitment, and decent work
  12. Skilled migration, brain drain, and return migration
  13. Temporary migration, circular migration, and seasonal labor
  14. Integration, citizenship, and belonging
  15. Diaspora politics, identity, and transnational activism
  16. Gender, sexuality, and intersectionality in migration
  17. Youth and generational dynamics in diaspora communities
  18. Religion, ethnicity, and migration networks
  19. Urbanization and migrant settlements
  20. Migrant health, mental well-being, and social services
  21. Education, language, and migrant children’s inclusion
  22. Migration and digital technologies/social media
  23. Migration and human rights
  24. Policy frameworks: national, bilateral, regional, global
  25. Migrant entrepreneurship and diaspora businesses
  26. Return migration and reintegration policies
  27. Cultural production, literature, and diaspora identities
  28. Migration narratives, memory, and representation
  29. Irregular migration, human smuggling, and trafficking
  30. Comparative diaspora policies and diaspora diplomacy
  31. Diasporic transnational families and care chains
  32. Migration and rural transformation
  33. Statelessness and identity documentation
  34. COVID-19 and the future of mobility
  35. Postcolonial and decolonial perspectives on migration

Send your paper to Email: strat.institute@gmail.com

STRATI Journal of Migration and Diaspora Studies” invites the university professors, researchers, and experts including experts based in government and non-government agencies and communities and members of civil society to serve as Editor(s), Sub-Editor(s), Guest Editors, Members on Advisory Board, and Peer Review Board in varied areas of scientific knowledge and expertise.

The expression of interest along with the Curriculum Vitae including a passport size and Google Scholar link can be sent to the Consulting Editor at E-mail: strat.institute@gmail.com