This is a round-up of open access materials produced by authors based in the Global South (GS) and other geographic areas that are less well-represented in the domain of scholarly forced migration literature. Generally, articles are included if either the lead author or at least half of the co-authors are based in the GS. These references are organized by type of open access. Note that the OA items herein were previously referenced on either this blog or the Forced Migration Library blog as of 1 Feb. 2026.
Authors of the OA materials listed below are encouraged to deposit their work in the Forced Migration Research Archive (FMRA)! The submission form and guidelines are available on FMRA's website.
Bronze OA:
"Empowered to Stay? Ugandan Refugee Policy and Community Support in Shaping Women’s Choices," Journal on Migration and Human Security, OnlineFirst, 26 Jan. 2026
- Authors (2) = Uganda (lead), Nigeria (1)
Diamond OA:
"Anticipated Ecological Disaster: Climate Change, Perennial Floods and Urban Resilience in Makurdi City, Nigeria," Journal of Internal Displacement, vol. 16, no. 1 (2026)
- Author = Nigeria
"Decolonizing People: An Understanding of Pashtun Indigenous Community Vulnerability to Climate-Induced Displacement," Journal of Internal Displacement, vol. 16, no. 1 (2026)
- Authors (2) = Pakistan (lead), US (1)
"Forced Displacement in Africa: Could the Tanzanian Maasai Obtain Justice? The East African Court of Justice Case under the Lens of the Ogiek Case before the African Court," African Human Rights Law Journal, vol. 25, no. 2 (2025)
- Author = UK/Kenya
"Introducing a Survivor-Centred Policy Framework for Conflict-Induced Internal Displacement in Uganda," Journal of Internal Displacement, vol. 16, no. 1 (2026)
- Author = Uganda
"Navigating the Nexus of Displacement, Policy, and Governance," Journal of Internal Displacement, vol. 16, no. 1 (2026)
- Authors (2) = India
"Reformando la frontera vertical? De las deportaciones a la contención al interior del territorio mexicano," Migraciones Internacionales, vol. 17 (2026)
- Authors (2) = Mexico
"The Role of Soft Law in Ensuring Durable Solutions for Children Displaced by Climate Change in Africa," African Human Rights Law Journal, vol. 25 (2025)
- Author = South Africa
"The Subversion of Politics: Political Prohibitions on Refugees and Asylum Seekers in South Africa," African Human Rights Law Journal, vol. 25, no. 2 (2025)
- Author = South Africa
Gold OA:
Note: Article processing charges (APCs) and other fees are indicated below; waivers are generally offered by gold OA journals but the waiver status of the authors listed below is unknown.
"Availability and Readiness to Provide Postabortion Care in Refugee Settlements in Uganda: A Signal Functions Analysis," BMJ Global Health, vol. 11, no. 1 (Jan. 2026)
- Authors (11) = Kenya (7, incl. lead), US (3), Ethiopia (1)
- APC = GBP 3580
"Displacement Due to Riverbank Erosion: A Threat to Education in Bangladesh," Progress in Disaster Science, vol. 29 (Jan. 2026)
- Authors (4) = Bangladesh (2, incl. lead), Hungary/Bangladesh (1), Hungary (1)
- APC = USD 2280
"Examining Factors Associated with Post-abortion Family Planning among Women in Refugee Settings in Uganda," Women's Health, 15 Dec. 2025
- Authors (10) = Kenya (7, incl. lead), US (3)
- APC = USD 3000
"Experiences in Building Social Connectedness and Sense of Belonging: Voices from African Migrants in Australia," Scientific Reports, 16:5418 (Feb. 2026)
- Authors (5) = Australia/South Africa (lead), Nigeria (1), Australia (3)
- APC = USD 2850
"Family Planning Awareness and Contraceptive Use among Young Rohingya Refugee Women: A Representative Cross-sectional Study in Cox’s Bazaar, Bangladesh," Women's Health, 26 Jan. 2026
- Authors (2) = Bangladesh (lead), Australia (1)
- APC = USD 3000
"'I chose to stay and fight my way through': Examining Female Immigrants’ Re-integration and Coping Strategies Following Traumatic Experiences in Durban, South Africa," Ethics, Medicine and Public Health, vol. 24 (2026)
- Authors (2) = South Africa
- APC = USD 2460
"Impact of Two Decades of Humanitarian and Development Assistance and the Projected Mortality Consequences of Current Defunding to 2030: Retrospective Evaluation and Forecasting Analysis," The Lancet Global Health, OnlineFirst, 2 Feb. 2026
- Authors (14) = Brazil (5, incl. lead), Spain (5), Mozambique (2), Spain/Mozambique (1), Brazil/Spain (1)
- APC = USD 7860
"Mapping Memories and Meaning: Visual and Narrative Methods in Research with Older African Refugees," International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 13 Feb. 2026
- Authors (2) = Canada/Nigeria (lead), Canada (1)
- APC = USD 3000
"Refugee Inflows and Macroeconomic Performance: Evidence from a Cross-country panel (2000–2023)," Frontiers in Human Dynamics, 2 Feb. 2026
- Authors (6) = Bangladesh (2, incl. lead), Switzerland (1), Hong Kong SAR (2), Türkiye (1)
- APC = CHF 1175
"Sudanese Refugees in Chad: Addressing Overwhelming Mental Health Needs through Sustainable Partnerships," BJPsych Open, vol. 12, no. 2 (March 2026)
- Authors (3) = Switzerland (lead), Chad (2)
- APC = USD 3655
"Understanding Transit Migration Through the Push-Pull Plus Framework: Evidence from Casa del Migrante, Honduras," Social Sciences, vol. 15, no. 1 (Jan. 2026)
- Authors (5) = US (2, incl. lead), Honduras (3)
- APC = CHF 1800
Hybrid OA:
Note: Article processing charges (APCs) are indicated below; waivers are not available for hybrid OA APCs. Transformative agreements between institutions and publishers often cover hybrid APC costs, but the role these agreements played regarding the OA status of articles listed below is unknown.
"Assessing School Readiness Domains in a Large Cohort of Refugee Children: Validation and Links with Family Factors," Studies in Educational Evaluation, vol. 88 (March 2026)
- Authors (5) = Malaysia (2, incl. lead), UK (3)
- APC = USD 3710
"Ecological Paradoxes of Conflict: The Dual Impact of Armed Conflicts and Humanitarian Crises on Africa's Ecosystems," African Journal of Ecology, vol. 64, no. 2 (March 2026)
- Authors (5) = Italy/Togo/Nigeria (lead), Italy/Uganda (1), US (1), Italy (1), Uganda (1)
- APC = USD 3730
"Entwined Economies of Violence: Understanding Borderland Conflict and Resource Politics in Northern Kenya," Disasters, vol. 50, no. 2 (April 2026)
- Author = South Africa
- APC = USD 3590
"Exploring a Scalar Nexus Approach to Understanding Environmental Change Around Refugee Settlements in Uganda," Annals of the American Association of Geographers, Latest Articles, 12 Feb. 2026
- Authors (8) = UK (4, incl. lead), Uganda (4)
- APC = USD 3650
"Global Humanitarianism Between Ideals and Realities: Lessons from Gaza’s 2023 Crisis," Forum for Development Studies, Latest Articles, 5 Feb. 2026
- Author = Qatar
- APC = USD 2990
"The Hope Industrial Complex: Resisting Manufactured and False Hope with Critical Hope in Peace Education, Thailand's Refugee Context," Teaching in Higher Education: Critical Perspectives, Latest Articles, 27 Jan. 2026
- Authors (5) = US (lead), Thailand (3), Cambodia (1)
- APC = USD 3300
"Humanitarian Crises and Mental Health Coping Strategies Among Myanmar Refugees in Mizoram State, India," Asian Social Work and Policy Review, vol. 20, no. 1 (Feb. 2026)
- Author = Hong Kong
- APC = USD 3040
"Humanitarian Diplomacy in Practice: Turkish and Qatari NGOs Navigating Access and Influence in Somalia," Southeast European and Black Sea Studies, Latest Articles, 13 Jan. 2026
- Author = Qatar
- APC = USD 4000
"Immigration Politics: Socio-economic Contributions and Securitisation of Immigration in Botswana," Migration and Development, OnlineFirst, 12 Jan. 2026
- Authors (2) = Botswana
- APC = USD 3640
"Locally-led Maladaptation as a Configuration of Responsibilities: Ethnographic Photo Essay of a Bamboo Wall in Bangladesh," Disasters, vol. 50, no. 2 (April 2026)
- Authors (2) = Netherlands (lead), Bangladesh (1)
- APC = USD 3590
"Migrant Livelihoods and the Power of Social Ties: Evidence from Johannesburg’s Informal Sector," Development Southern Africa, Latest Articles, 4 Feb. 2026
- Authors (3) = South Africa
- APC = USD 3300
"Prolonging the Temporary: Female-Headed Syrian Refugee Households on Displacement, Return and Waiting post-Assad," Refugee Survey Quarterly, Advance Articles, 16 Feb. 2026
- Author = Lebanon
- APC = EUR 3944
"Theorizing Participation in the Migrant Caravans: Perspectives from Migration and Social Movement Studies," Migration Studies, vol. 14, no. 1 (March 2026)
- Authors (2) = US (lead), Mexico (1)
- APC = EUR 4150
Books/Book chapters:
"The Evolution of the Gulf States as Humanitarian Donors," Chapter in Foreign Aid of Gulf States: Continuity and Change (Routledge, 2025)
- Authors (2) = Qatar
"Exploring the Preference for Bilateral Aid: Gulf Oil States' aid to Yemen," Chapter in Foreign Aid of Gulf States: Continuity and Change (Routledge, 2025)
- Authors (2) = Qatar
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