Transitions: Journal of Transient Migration (Journal)

ISSN 23977140 , ONLINE ISSN 23977159

Transient migration due to the global movements of people for work, study and lifestyle is part of everyday life. Transitions: Journal of Transient Migration is devoted to providing a platform that explores and investigates the complexities of transient migration. It aims to map the experiences of transient migrants as they engage and interact with communities that are linked both to their home and host nations and to analyse the effects of transient migration as a global, national and communal phenomenon. The journal’s  focus is on how transient migrants cope with transience and how transient migration affects individuals, communities and nations before, during and after the period of transience.

By placing emphasis on transience, Transitions provides an avenue for the interpretation of temporality and unsettledness, which it considers significant and affective. Societies, communities, individuals and cultures are, thus, in a constant yet fluctuating state of transition. 

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Category: Cultural Studies


Founder and Editor

Catherine Gomes
RMIT University
catherine.gomes@rmit.edu.au

Editors

Peidong Yang
National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
y.peidong@gmail.com

Michiel Baas
Max Planck Institute
michielbaas@yahoo.com

Reviews Editor

Helena Hof
University of Zurich, Switzerland and Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, Germany
helena.hof@aoi.uzh.ch

Social Media Editor

Becky Pham
University of Southern California (Annenberg), USA
becky.pham@usc.edu

Notes for Contributors Download


Aims & Scope

Transitions aims to provide a platform that explores and investigates the complexities of transient migration and to map the experiences of the growing number of transient migrants as they engage and interact with communities that are linked both to their home and host nations. The journal seeks to look at the ways in which transient migration affects individuals and communities in this transitional yet significant period. Its scope includes, but is not limited to, themes of belonging, identity, networks, nation, culture, religion, race and ethnicity, gender and memory while incorporating the roles played by various platforms to facilitate these themes such as media, politics, policy, economy and the creative industries.

Transitions is a space for path-breaking discussions on what migration means for future scenarios/developments of mobility. We are keen to feature papers that invite established and emerging scholars to think critically, creatively, experimentally and provocatively about where we stand with migration, transnationalism and mobilities. We are also open to new and emerging research methodologies which draw on/include data collected by unconventional research designs, mixed-methods approaches, digital research or visual ethnography. Articles are double-blind peer reviewed.

Submissions

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All articles submitted should be original work and must not be under consideration by other publications.
 
Journal contributors will receive a free PDF copy of their final work upon publication. Print copies of the journal may also be purchased by contributors at half price.

Peer Review Policy

All articles undergo initial editorial screening either by the journal's Editorial Team and/or incumbent Guest Editors. Articles then undergo a rigorous anonymous peer review by two referees, following the guidance in Intellect's 'Peer review instructions'. Based on this feedback, the Editors will communicate a decision and revision suggestions to authors. To appeal an editorial decision, please contact the main Editor who will consider your case.

Ethical Guidelines

The journal follows the principles set out by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Read our Ethical Guidelines for more on the journal's standards.

Founder and Editor

Catherine Gomes
RMIT University
catherine.gomes@rmit.edu.au

Editors

Peidong Yang
National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
y.peidong@gmail.com

Michiel Baas
Max Planck Institute
michielbaas@yahoo.com

Reviews Editor

Helena Hof
University of Zurich, Switzerland and Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, Germany
helena.hof@aoi.uzh.ch

Social Media Editor

Becky Pham
University of Southern California (Annenberg), USA
becky.pham@usc.edu

Founder and Editor

Catherine Gomes
RMIT University
catherine.gomes@rmit.edu.au

Editors

Peidong Yang
National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
y.peidong@gmail.com

Michiel Baas
Max Planck Institute
michielbaas@yahoo.com

Reviews Editor

Helena Hof
University of Zurich, Switzerland and Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, Germany
helena.hof@aoi.uzh.ch

Social Media Editor

Becky Pham
University of Southern California (Annenberg), USA
becky.pham@usc.edu

Founder and Editor

Catherine Gomes
RMIT University
catherine.gomes@rmit.edu.au

Editors

Peidong Yang
National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
y.peidong@gmail.com

Michiel Baas
Max Planck Institute
michielbaas@yahoo.com

Reviews Editor

Helena Hof
University of Zurich, Switzerland and Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, Germany
helena.hof@aoi.uzh.ch

Social Media Editor

Becky Pham
University of Southern California (Annenberg), USA
becky.pham@usc.edu


General Call for Papers

All articles submitted should be original work and must not be under consideration by other publications.

Transitions is a multi-disciplinary journal which brings together individual scholars and groups working across the humanities and social sciences and includes the areas of media, politics, culture, history, policy, economy and the creative industries. Transitions will focus on but is not limited to themes such as belonging, identity, networks, nation, culture, religion, race and ethnicity, gender, precarity, memory, agency, community, quotidian encounters and homecoming and the roles various platforms play within these themes.  

Submissions to Transitions are welcome all year. We welcome both qualitative and quantitative studies and will be issuing calls for themed issues every year. Your paper may address any of the themes above or highlight an issue not within that list. We accept papers between 6,000 and 10,000 words. Transitions use the Harvard Style of referencing, but you are requested to refer to Intellect House Style Guidelines for a guide on the referencing and writing styles that apply. Submissions not in line with the house styles will not be considered. You should receive an acknowledgement of receipt within ten days. For more information, please get in touch with our editors Catherine Gomes (catherine.gomes@rmit.edu.au), Peidong Yang (y.peidong@gmail.com) and Helena Hof (helena.hof@aoi.uzh.ch).

Exclusive to Transitions: Editor Reviewed Sections

Musings: Reflecting on Research and Praxis

Musings are brief articles of no more than 1,000 words in length which allow researchers and practitioners involved in the broad area of transient migrant(ions) to discuss, and to reflect on, their research and practice. 

Transitions Spotlight

Transitions Spotlight features relatively short papers of no more than 3,000 words which have empirical value but are not quite full articles. Transitions Spotlight include reports and/or straightforward descriptions of research case studies.

Musings: Reflecting on Research and Praxis, and Transitions Spotlight are editor reviewed but not double-blind reviewed.

Call for Special Issue (SI) Proposals

At Transitions, we welcome special issue proposals from potential guest editors. Please contact Catherine Gomes (catherine.gomes@rmit.edu.au) and Peidong Yang (y.peidong@gmail.com) if you want to propose a special issue.

Call For Reviews / Practitioners Review

Transitions seeks scholastic reviews on the latest books, practices, policies, media and interviews with practitioners as they relate to our journal. If you have something you would like us to review or a review that you would like to write, please send your inquiry to Helena Hof at review.transitions@gmail.com.

Download the Notes for Contributors here.

Journal contributors will receive a free PDF copy of their final work upon publication. Print copies of the journal may also be purchased by contributors at half price.

Special Issue Call for Papers

There are no Special Issue calls for the journal at this time.

Founder and Editor

Catherine Gomes
RMIT University
catherine.gomes@rmit.edu.au

Editors

Peidong Yang
National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
y.peidong@gmail.com

Michiel Baas
Max Planck Institute
michielbaas@yahoo.com

Reviews Editor

Helena Hof
University of Zurich, Switzerland and Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, Germany
helena.hof@aoi.uzh.ch

Social Media Editor

Becky Pham
University of Southern California (Annenberg), USA
becky.pham@usc.edu

Editorial Board

Basil Alzougool
Arab Open University, Kuwait

Shanton Chang
University of Melbourne, Australia

Ka-Kin Cheuk
Rice University, USA

Meng-Hsuan Chou
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Anjeline de Dios
Lingnan University, Hong Kong

Suganthi John
Birmingham University, UK

Zhang Juan
University of Bristol, UK

Laavanya Kathiravelu
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Sin Yee Koh
Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei

Phan Le Ha
Universiti Brunei Darussalam and University of Hawaii at Manoa

Antje Missbach
Bielefeld University, Germany

Emmanuel Nathan
Australian Catholic University, Australia

Nana Oishi
University of Melbourne, Australia

Edward Pember
Central Queensland University, Australia

Katie Richardson
International Education Consultants Australia

Nadia Rook
University of Western Australia, Australia

Mary Ann Seow
ISANA, Australia

Bindi Shah
University of Southampton, UK

Jolynna Sinanan
University of Manchester, UK

Hannah Soong
University of South Australia, Australia

Jonathan Tan
Case Western Reserve University, USA

Ly Tran
Deakin University, Australia

Orlando Woods
Singapore Management University, Singapore

Advisory Board

Pal Ahluwalia
The University of the South Pacific, Fiji

Fanta Aw
American University, USA

Xiang Biao
Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Germany

Val Colic-Peisker
University of Melbourne, Australia

Fred Dervin
University of Helsinki, Finland

Farida Fozdar
University of Western Australia, Australia

Heather Horst
RMIT University, Australia

Lily Kong
Singapore Management University, Singapore

Gracia Liu-Farrer
Waseda University, Japan

Simon Marginson
UCL Institute of Education, UK

Fran Martin
University of Melbourne, Australia

Deane Neubauer
APHERP, East-West Center, USA

Fazal Rizvi
University of Melbourne, Australia

Supriya Singh
RMIT University, Australia

Amy Stambach
University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA

Elisa Costa Villaverde
University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain

Johanna Waters
Oxford University, UK

Brenda Yeoh
National University of Singapore, Singapore

Founder and Editor

Catherine Gomes
RMIT University
catherine.gomes@rmit.edu.au

Editors

Peidong Yang
National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
y.peidong@gmail.com

Michiel Baas
Max Planck Institute
michielbaas@yahoo.com

Reviews Editor

Helena Hof
University of Zurich, Switzerland and Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, Germany
helena.hof@aoi.uzh.ch

Social Media Editor

Becky Pham
University of Southern California (Annenberg), USA
becky.pham@usc.edu

 
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Founder and Editor

Catherine Gomes
RMIT University
catherine.gomes@rmit.edu.au

Editors

Peidong Yang
National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
y.peidong@gmail.com

Michiel Baas
Max Planck Institute
michielbaas@yahoo.com

Reviews Editor

Helena Hof
University of Zurich, Switzerland and Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, Germany
helena.hof@aoi.uzh.ch

Social Media Editor

Becky Pham
University of Southern California (Annenberg), USA
becky.pham@usc.edu

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