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 June 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:
- Authors (4) = Burkina Faso
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Migrant Securities: Community Obligations, Informal Care, and Everyday Security among Uzbek Migrants in Russia,"
Journal on Migration and Human Security, OnlineFirst, 16 July 2026
- Authors (3) = Sweden/Uzbekistan (lead), Uzbekistan (1), Kazakhstan (1)
Diamond OA:
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Beyond Persecution: Rethinking the 1951 Refugee Convention in the Caribbean Context,"
UWI St. Augustine Law Journal, vol. 4, no. 1 (2026)
- Authors (2) = Jamaica
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Care and Politics in Action: The Humanitarian Relief by Somali Businesswomen in Zambia to Puntland,"
Africa Spectrum, OnlineFirst, 4 Feb. 2026
- Authors (3) = Kenya (2, incl. lead), Denmark (1)
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From Syria to Gaza: A Critical Analysis of the Changing Role of Neutrality in Humanitarian Discourse,"
Journal of Humanitarian Affairs, vol. 7, no. 1 (2025)
- Authors (2) = UK (lead), Lebanon (1)
- Author = Bangladesh
- Authors (6) = Australia (3, incl. lead), Thailand (2), Malaysia (1)
- Authors (2) = Argentina
- Authors (2) = Indonesia (lead), Australia (1)
- Author = Germany/Ukraine
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The Marriage Question: How Does Statelessness Impact Marriage and Family Life in Pakistan?,"
Melbourne Asia Review, no. 26 (2026)
- Authors (2) = UK (lead), Pakistan (1)
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Navigating Socio-legal Barriers: Syrian and African Refugees’ Approaches to Marriage Documentation in Egypt,"
Mashriq & Mahjar: Journal of Middle East and North African Migration Studies, vol. 13, no. 2 (2026)
- Author = Egypt
- Author = Mexico
- Author = Mexico
- Author = Kenya
- Author = Tunisia
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.
- Author = Uganda/Belgium
- APC = USD 2370
- Author = India
- APC = USD 1440
- Authors (3) = Uganda
- APC = USD 2710
- Authors (6) = Lebanon (3, incl. lead), Lebanon/UK (1), UK (2)
- APC = USD 1560
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Caring under Pressure: Health Workers’ Relationships and Work Environments in the Rohingya Refugee Camps, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh,"
Journal of International Humanitarian Action, 11:18 (July 2026)
- Authors (9) = (UK, 4, incl. lead), Bangladesh (5)
- APC = USD 1990
- Author = Mexico
- APC = CHF 1200
- Authors (2) = Mexico
- APC = CHF 1495
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Excluded Lives: Migrant Status and Access to Healthcare in South Africa,"
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 23, no. 6 (June 2026)
- Author = South Africa
- APC = CHF 2500
- Authors (4) = Lebanon
- APC = USD 1380
- Authors (12) = Kenya (10, incl. lead), Ethiopia (1), Kenya/Ethiopia (1)
- APC = USD 3390
- Author = Malaysia
- APC = USD 1990
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Gender and Community Forestry: Analyzing Women’s Engagement in Forestry Management Near Bidibidi Refugee Settlement, Uganda,"
International Journal of Forestry Research, 23 May 2026
- Authors (3) = Uganda
- APC = USD 950
- Authors (8) = Kenya (lead), UK (3), US/Switzerland (2), Switzerland (2)
- APC = USD 3390
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'How far I go is not my choice': Immobility, Administrative Violence and Ontological Insecurity amongst Young People in Situations of Forced Migration in South Africa,"
Comparative Migration Studies, 13 June 2026
- Authors (6) = France (3, incl. lead), South Africa (3)
- APC = USD 1490
- Authors (4) = Qatar (lead), UK, (3)
- APC = USD 3390
- Authors (10) = Thailand (lead), Malawi (9)
- APC = USD 3450
- Authors (2) = South Africa
- APC = ZAR 1446 per A4 output page in PDF format
- Authors (8) = Nigeria (5, incl. lead), Nigeria/Rwanda (1), UK (1), US (1)
- APC = USD 3390
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Reintegrating Home: Economic, Social and Cultural Challenges of Return Migration in South Punjab, Pakistan,"
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 7 May 2026
- Authors (5) = Italy (lead), Pakistan (1), Malaysia (3)
- APC = USD 1990
- Authors (3) = Egypt (2, incl. lead), Egypt/Saudi Arabia (1)
- APC = USD 1790
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Solidarity and Accountability: Can the Global Compact on Refugees Enforce Refugee Protection Obligations?,"
Journal of African Law, FirstView, 28 May 2026
- Author = South Africa
- APC = USD 3655
- Authors (5) = South Africa (2, incl. lead), New Zealand (1), Australia (1), Thailand (1)
- APC = CHF 1600
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The Tuvalu Precedent: Necessary Paradox and the Limits of Climate Displacement Governance,"
Climate Risk Management, vol. 53 (Sept. 2026)
- Author = China
- APC = USD 3480
Green OA:
"Interfacing Ground Realities of Im/Mobilities and Migration Policy in Pakistan," Migration and Development, OnlineFirst, 11 May 2026
- Authors (4) = Pakistan (2, incl. lead), Qatar (1), Norway (1)
Note: Article processing charges (APCs) are indicated below; waivers are not usually 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.
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Between Hope and Sorrow: Exploring Burundian Refugees’ Everyday Struggles and Aspirations in Chatsworth Township in Durban, South Africa,"
African Identities, Latest Articles, 15 July 2026
- Authors (2) = South Africa
- APC = USD 4720
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Choice or Necessity? Migration Regimes, Contingencies and the Dynamics of Irregular Migration in Hong Kong,"
Global Networks, vol. 26, no. 3 (July 2026)
- Authors (3) = Hong Kong
- APC = USD 4050
- Authors (4) = Uruguay (lead), US (1), UK (2)
- APC = USD 8000
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The European Dream: Migration Narratives of Transpinays,"
International Migration, vol. 64, no. 4 (July 2026)
- Author = Hong Kong SAR
- APC = USD 3680
- Authors (4) = Denmark (2, incl. lead), Tanzania (2)
- APC = USD 3500
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Forced Displacement Trauma: Palestinian Nakba Narratives across Three Refugee Generations in Gaza,"
Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, Latest Articles, 14 May 2026
- Authors (3) = Qatar
- APC = USD 3940
- Authors (6) = Thailand (2, incl. lead), Bangladesh (2), Ireland (1), Tanzania (1)
- APC = USD 4470
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Intimacies in Transit: Sex, Reproduction, and the Elusive Pleasures of Agency for Syrian Refugee Women in Lebanon,"
Social Politics: International Studies in Gender, State & Society, Advance Articles, 18 July 2026
- Author = Lebanon
- APC = GBP 2891
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Mediated Information Grounds: Living with(in)
Pareshani, Social Networks and Gendered Media Practices among the Rohingya Refugees," Information, Communication & Society, Latest Articles, 8 June 2026
- Authors (2) = Malaysia (lead), US (1)
- APC = USD 4320
- Authors (4) = Japan (lead), Thailand (1), Vietnam (2)
- APC = USD 3650
- Authors (4) = South Africa (2, incl. lead), Nigeria (2)
- APC = USD 3910
- Authors (2) = UK (lead), South Sudan (1)
- APC = USD 4740
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The Waiting Class: Privilege, Refuge, and the Postponed Return of Beirut’s Wealthier Syrians,"
Refugee Survey Quarterly, Advance Articles, 24 June 2026
- Authors (2) = Lebanon (lead), UK (1)
- APC = EUR 3944
- Authors (8) = US (3, incl. lead), Jordan (5)
- APC = USD 3610
Books/Book chapters:
- Authors (3) = Ethiopia
- Authors (2) = Venezuela/Spain, Venezuela
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Seeking Security in a Translocal Arena: IDPs in Eastern DR Congo," Chapter in
Translocal Lives in Times of Conflict: Understanding People’s (Im)Mobilities and (Dis)Connections under Conditions of Violence and War (Springer, June 2026)
- Authors (4) = Netherlands (lead), Democratic Republic of the Congo (3)
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Translocalism in Displacement: Informal Aid on the Thai–Myanmar Border," Chapter in
Translocal Lives in Times of Conflict: Understanding People’s (Im)Mobilities and (Dis)Connections under Conditions of Violence and War (Springer, June 2026)
- Authors (2) = UK (lead), Thailand (1)
- Authors (2) = Germany (lead), Bangladesh/Germany (1)
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Visa and Mobility in Africa: Challenges and Way Ahead," Chapter in
Visas in Migration and Asylum Law: The Key that Opens the Door (Routledge, June 2026)
- Author = South Africa
Periodical issues:
REMHU: Revista Interdisciplinar da Mobilidade Humana,
vol. 34 (2026)
- Articles are published in either English, Portuguese or Spanish. Published by the Centro Scalabriniano de Estudos Migratórios, based in Brazil.
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