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. The OA items herein were previously referenced on this blog as of 1 July 2023.
Bronze OA:
"Seeking Protection: The Interplay of Human Trafficking and the Refugee Space in Hong Kong," Michigan State International Law Review, vol. 31, no. 3 (2023)
- Author = China (Hong Kong)
Diamond OA:
"Access to Education for Refugee Children in Indonesia During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Challenges and Adaptation Strategies," ASEAS: Advances in Southeast Asian Studies, vol. 16, no. 1 (2023)
- Authors (5) = Indonesia
"Conteniendo la migración no deseada: discursos de securitización usados por Estados Unidos para externalizar su frontera a México de 1988 a 2020," Inter Disciplina, vol. 11, no.. 29 (2023)
- Author = Mexico
"The Effects of COVID-19 on Refugees in Peninsular Malaysia: Surveillance, Securitization, and Eviction," ASEAS: Advances in Southeast Asian Studies, vol. 16, no. 1 (2023)
- Authors (2) = Malaysia (lead), Australia
"Entrepreneurial Attributes in Venezuelan Migrants Settled in Colombia," Revista de Administração de Empresas, vol. 63, no. 2 (2023)
- Authors (2) = Colombia
"Es el concepto del Tercer País Seguro compatible con los principios de las Naciones Unidas?," De Jure, vol. 15 (2023)
- Author = Mexico
"La garantía del derecho a la reunión familiar de personas inmigrantes y refugiadas venezolanas de Dourados en el Estado de Mato Grosso do Sul," Revista Latinoamericana de Derechos Humanos, vol. 34, no. 1 (2023)
- Author = Brazil
"Navigating Climate Change: Migration Challenges in Southeast Asia," Southeast Asia: A Multidisciplinary Journal, EarlyCite, 5 July 2023
- Author = Bangladesh
"Refusal Strategies Used by Jordanians and Syrian Refugees in Jordan," Kervan: International Journal of Afro-Asiatic Studies, vol. 27, no. 1 (2023)
- Authors (3) = Jordan (2, incl. lead), United Arab Emirates (1)
"Securitización, producción de fronteras y migraciones centroamericanas en tránsito por México durante la pandemia de covid-19," Revista Colombiana de Sociología, vol. 46, no. 2 (2023)
- Author = Mexico
"Securitización sanitaria y control migratorio fronterizo: el Título 42 en la frontera México-Estados Unidos," Frontera Norte, vol. 35 (2023)
- Author = Mexico
"Son las personas migrantes una carga pública? Medidas antinmigrantes y deportabilidad en Estados Unidos," Inter Disciplina, vol. 11, no.. 29 (2023)
- Authors (2) = Mexico
"Summit of the Americas and the Management of the Migration and Development Pact: Feasible?," Política Globalidad y Ciudadanía, vol. 9, no. 18 (July-Dec. 2023)
- Authors (2) = Mexico
"Surviving in the Post-Repatriation Era: Challenges and Opportunities for Papuan Refugees after Returning from Papua New Guinea," Jurnal Ilmiah Hubungan Internasional, vol. 19, no. 1 (2023)
- Authors (6) = Indonesia
"Tijuana at the Crossroads of Migration: Laws, Institutions and Budget to Attend to Migrants in a Violent Region," Política Globalidad y Ciudadanía, vol. 9, no. 18 (July-Dec. 2023)
- Authors (3) = Mexico
"El tráfico de migrantes internacionales en México: diferencias entre pollero, coyote y traficante de migrantes," Región y Sociedad, vol. 35 (2023)
- Author = Mexico
"Tropes of Asylum and Refuge: Deportations Across Nigerian Lands, 1800-1852," Age of Revolutions, 26 June 2023
- Author = Ghana
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.
"Educational Crisis of Rohingya Refugee Children in Bangladesh: Access, Obstacles, and Prospects to Formal and Non-formal Education," Heliyon, vol. 9, no. 7 (July 2023)
- Author = Bangladesh/Hungary
- APC = USD 2100
"The Elephant in the Room: Addressing Sexual Exploitation and Abuse at International NGOs," Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 10:261 (May 2023)
- Author = Somalia
- APC = EUR 1240
"An Emerging Concern of Medical Waste Management in Rohingya Refugee Camps at Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh: Existing Practice and Alternatives," Frontiers in Environmental Science, 13 July 2023
- Authors (5) = Bangladesh
- APC = USD 3225
"Gender and the Return Migration Process: Gulf Returnees in Ghana," Comparative Migration Studies, 11:18 (June 2023)
- Authors (2) = Qatar
- APC = USD 1290
"Identifying Psychosocial Problems, Needs, and Coping Mechanisms of Adolescent Syrian Refugees in Jordan," Frontiers in Psychiatry, 22 June 2023
- Authors (9) = Jordan (8, incl. lead), Jordan/Bahrain (1)
- APC = USD 3225
"Infection Prevention and Control for COVID-19 Response in the Rohingya Refugee Camps in Bangladesh," International Journal for Equity in Health, 22:111 (June 2023)
- Authors (15) = Bangladesh (14, incl. lead), Switzerland (1)
- APC = USD 3190
"Migration Data Collection and Management in a Changing Latin American Landscape," Data and Policy, vol. 4 (2022)
- Author = Uruguay/Canada
- APC = USD 1890
"Prevalence and Determinants of Self-reported Functional Status among Older Adults Residing in the Largest Refugee Camp of the World," BMC Geriatrics, 23:345 (June 2023)
- Authors (9) = Bangladesh (5, incl. lead), Australia (2), Sweden (1), Australia/Bangladesh (1)
- APC = USD 2790
"Prevalence, Patterns, and Determinants of Gender-based Violence among Women and Girls in IDP Camps, Mogadishu-Somalia," Journal of Migration and Health, vol. 8 (2023)
- Authors (3) = Somalia
- USD 1910
"Preventive Knowledge, Attitude, and Vaccination Challenges for COVID-19 among Myanmar Refugees and Irregular Migrants in Malaysia," Vaccine: X, vol. 15 (Dec. 2023)
- Authors (2) = China/Malaysia/UK (lead), Norway/Belgium
- APC = USD 2000
"Socio-ecological Barriers to Access COVID-19 Vaccination among Burmese Irregular Migrant Workers in Thailand," Journal of Migration and Health, vol. 8 (2023)
- Author = China (Hong Kong)
- APC = USD 1910
"Soft Law and the Protection of Climate Migrants: A Case Study of Bangladesh," Nation State: Journal of International Studies, vol. 6, no. 1 (2023)
- Authors (2) = Indonesia
- APC = IDR 850,000
"War-related Sexual and Gender-based Violence in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia: A Community-based Study," BMJ Global Health, vol. 8, no. 7 (2023)
- Authors (18) = Ethiopia (15, incl. lead), US (2), Switzerland (1)
- APC = GBP 3090
"Young Migrant Men Managing Risk and Seeking Protection in a Small Town in Southern Uganda," Journal of Migration and Health, vol. 8 (2023)
- Authors (5) = Uganda (3, incl. lead), UK/Australia (1), Uganda/UK (1)
- APC = USD 1910
Hybrid OA:
Note: Article processing charges (APCs) are indicated below; waivers are not available for hybrid OA APCs.
"Assessing the Effectiveness of Government and Non-governmental Organization in Assisting Internally Displaced Women in Nigeria," Development Policy Review, vol. 41, no. 4 (July 2023)
- Authors (2) = South Africa
- APC = USD 3140
"Host Communities and Elderly Refugees in Post-Apartheid South Africa: A Discourse of Conflict and Peaceful Co-Existence," Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies, Latest Articles, 13 July 2023
- Authors (2) = South Africa
- APC = USD 3175
"Inequalities in Wellbeing in Lebanese Children and Different Refugee Subpopulations: A Multidimensional Child Deprivation Analysis," Child Indicators Research, Latest Articles, 6 June 2023
- Authors (8) = Lebanon/UK (lead), Lebanon (5), France/Lebanon (1), Lebanon/US (1)
- APC = USD 3090
"The Messy Practice of Decolonising a Concept: Everyday Humanitarianism in Tanzania," Review of International Studies, vol. 49, no. 3 (2023)
- Authors (2) = Tanzania (lead), Denmark
- APC = USD 3255
"No Safe Place: Violence among Unaccompanied Refugee Children Seeking Asylum in Kenya," International Migration Review, OnlineFirst, 4 July 2023
- Authors (2) = Kenya (lead), Australia
- APC = USD 3250
"Online Work as Humanitarian Relief? The Promise and Limitations of Digital Livelihoods for Syrian Refugees and Lebanese Youth during Times of Crisis," Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space, OnlineFirst, 5 July 2023
- Authors (2) = UK (lead), Lebanon
- APC = USD 3500
"Prevalence of Suicidality and Associated Factors of Suicide Risk in a Representative Community Sample of Families in Three East African Refugee Camps," Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, Latest Articles, 5 June 2023
- Authors (7) = Germany (3, incl. lead), Germany/Tanzania (1), Tanzania (3)
- APC = USD 3990
Books/Book chapters:
"Internal and Forced Migration and Economic Development in South Asia," Chapter in Migration in South Asia: IMISCOE Regional Reader (Springer, June 2023)
- Authors (2) = UK (lead), Bangladesh
"Migration, Development Within the SAARC Framework: Towards a Migration Governance Model of the Future," Chapter in Migration in South Asia: IMISCOE Regional Reader (Springer, June 2023)
- Authors (2) = India
Migration in South Asia: IMISCOE Regional Reader (Springer, June 2023)
- Editor = India
"A Threat or an Opportunity? Internal Migration in the Context of Climate Extremes in Pakistan," Chapter in Migration in South Asia: IMISCOE Regional Reader (Springer, June 2023)
- Authors (4) = Pakistan
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