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 February 2024.
Bronze OA:
"Educational Integration of Refugee Children in Malaysia: A Scoping Review," Journal of Education in Muslim Societies, vol. 4, no. 2 (2023)
- Author = Malaysia
"Refugee Rights in Islam and in Modern Refugee Law with Special Reference to the Non-Refoulement Principle," Middle East Journal of Refugee Studies, vol. 8, no. 2 (Dec. 2023)
Author = Morocco
Diamond OA:
"Consideraciones sobre la evolución jurídica del concepto de refugiado," Agenda Internacional, vol. 30, no. 41 (2023)
- Author = Peru
"Espera, vida cotidiana y subjetividad en población transmigrante en la frontera sur de México," Migraciones Internacionales, vol. 15 (2024)
- Author = Mexico
"Gestión de políticas inclusivas universitarias para migrantes y refugiados: Un estudio sobre el proyecto scholas," Educação, vol. 49 (2024)
- Authors (2) = Brazil
"The Kampala Convention and Challenges to Geopolitical Security," Strategic Review for Southern Africa, vol. 45, no. 1 (2023)
- Authors (2) = South Africa
"Refugees and Host Communities: Critical Issues and Implications for Policy-making in Tanzania," Tanzania Journal of Development Studies, vol. 21, no. 2 (2023)
- Authors (2) = Tanzania
"El rol de las organizaciones no gubernamentales en la respuesta a la migración venezolana en Colombia," Desafíos, vol. 35, Spec. iss. (2023)
- Author = Colombia
"Russian Aggression against Ukraine and the Making of Refugees: Ideology, Tools, Identities," Innovation in the Social Sciences, Advance Articles, 6 Feb. 2024
- Author = Ukraine/Taiwan
"Statelessness in the Bakassi Peninsula: A Humanitarian Crisis in the Making," Journal of African Conflicts and Peace Studies, vol. 5, no. 2 (2023)
- Author = Nigeria
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.
"COVID-19 preventive measures in Rohingya refugee camps: An assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice," PLoS ONE 19(1): e0282558 (Jan. 2024)
- Authors (10) = Bangladesh
- APC = USD 1931
"Cross-cultural barriers and facilitators of dementia care in Arabic-speaking migrants and refugees: Findings from a narrative scoping review," Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health, vol. 25 (Jan.-Feb. 2024)
- Authors (4) = Morocco
- APC = USD 80
"Cross-sectional survey data on the socio-demographic characteristics associated with substance use among internal displaced persons in Maiduguri, Nigeria," Data in Brief, vol. 52 (Feb. 2024)
- Authors (6) = Malaysia (2, incl. lead), Portugal (1), Nigeria (1), China (1), Saudi Arabia (1)
- APC = USD 840
"The determinants of sustained adherence to COVID-19 preventive measures among older Syrian refugees in Lebanon," PLoS ONE 18(6): e0268851 (June 2023)
- Authors (8) = Lebanon
- APC = USD 1931
"Exploring the Impact of Preconception Care and Unintended Pregnancy on Access to Antenatal Healthcare Services among Rohingya Women: Insights from a Cross-Sectional Survey," Journal of Migration and Health, vol. 9 (2024)
- Authors (3) = Bangladesh
- APC = USD 2310
"HIV/AIDS knowledge and attitudes towards HIV and condom use among internally displaced Libyan males: Is there a need to implement sex education?," HIV Research & Clinical Practice, vol. 25, no. 1 (2024)
- Authors (5) = Thailand/Germany (lead), Germany (1), Thailand (3)
- APC = USD 2630
"Impact of Venezuelan Migration on the Informal Workforce of Native Workers in Colombia," Economies, vol. 12, no. 2 (Feb. 2024)
- Authors (4) = Colombia
- APC = CHF 1800
"The impact of stigma and discrimination-based narratives in the health of migrants in Latin America and the Caribbean: a scoping review," The Lancet Regional Health - Americas, In Press, 4 Jan. 2024
- Authors (6) = Chile (3, incl. lead), Brazil (1), Costa Rica (1), US (1), Germany (1)
- APC = USD 2000
"Lived experiences of refugee women with vaginal fistula in Nakivale and Oruchinga refugee settlements, Isingiro District, Uganda," BMC Women's Health, 24:85 (Feb. 2024)
- Authors (3) = Uganda
- APC = USD 2790
"Modern contraceptive prevalence and its predictors among non-refugee and refugee Somali women in Nairobi city, Kenya: a comparative view," Frontiers in Global Women's Health, 19 Jan. 2024
- Authors (2) = Kenya (lead), US (1)
- APC = USD 2125
"Navigating the shift in Bangladeshi host community’s perceptions towards the Rohingya refugees: a declining sympathy," Frontiers in Sociology, 6 Feb. 2024
- Authors (3) = UK (lead), Bangladesh (2)
- APC = USD 1285
"Perceptions of health: (dis)integration and (mis)integration of refugees in Nairobi, Kenya," Frontiers in Human Dynamics, 17 Jan. 2024
- Authors (5) = UK (lead), Kenya (4)
- APC = USD 1285
"Sexual and reproductive health knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors: A survey of 12–17 year old Sudanese refugees in Chad," PLOS Global Public Health 4(1): e0002597 (Jan. 2024)
- Authors (9) = US (3, incl. lead), Chad (6)
- APC = USD 2400
"The sexual and reproductive healthcare challenges when dealing with female migrants and refugees in low and middle-income countries (a qualitative evidence synthesis)," BMC Public Health, 24:520 (Feb. 2024)
- Authors (6) = Ethiopia (4, incl. lead), Netherlands/Norway (1), Netherlands (1)
- APC = USD 3190
"Symptoms of posttraumatic stress, anxiety, and depression, along with their associated factors, among Eritrean refugees in Dabat town, northwest Ethiopia, 2023," BMC Psychology, 12:62 (Feb. 2024)
- Authors (11) = Ethiopia
- APC = USD 1790
Green OA:
Note: Authors can now deposit their postprints in the Forced Migration Research Archive (FMRA)! The submission form and guidelines are available on FMRA's website.
"Educational consequences of firsthand exposure to armed conflict: The case of the Sri Lankan Civil War," World Development, vol. 173 (Jan. 2024)
- Preprint version posted on Center for Social Research and Data Archives site
- Authors (4) = Japan (2, incl. lead), China (1), Sri Lanka (1)
Hybrid OA:
Note: Article processing charges (APCs) are indicated below; waivers are not available for hybrid OA APCs.
"The Borders of Migrant and Refugee Activism in South Africa," Journal of Refugee Studies, Advance Articles, 22 Jan. 2024
- Author = South Africa
- APC = EUR 4210
"Breathing Life into the Kampala Convention: Towards Workable Enforcement Mechanisms," Journal of African Law, vol. 67, no. 3 (2023)
- Author = Ghana
- APC = USD 3255
"The Entanglement Between Tangible and Intangible Factors in Shaping Hadiya Migration Aspirations to South Africa," International Migration Review, OnlineFirst, 6 Feb. 2024
- Authors (3) = Ethiopia (lead), UK (2)
- APC = USD 3450
“Hacking migration control: Repurposing and reprogramming deportability," Security Dialogue, vol. 54, no. 6 (Dec. 2023)
- Authors (2) = Sweden (lead), Netherlands/South Africa (1)
- APC = USD 3000
"Insecurity, deportability and authority," Security Dialogue, vol. 54, no. 6 (Dec. 2023)
- Authors (2) = Netherlands/South Africa (lead), Canada (1)
- APC = USD 3250
"Joining a migrant caravan: herd behaviour and structural factors," Third World Quarterly, vol. 44, no. 6 (2023)
- Authors (3) = Mexico (2, incl. lead), US (1)
- APC = USD 3710
"Reflections on the multi-sectoral response to COVID-19 in Bangladesh’s Rohingya refugee camps," Asian and Pacific Migration Journal, vol. 32, no. 2 (June 2023)
- Authors (8) = UK (3, incl. lead), Bangladesh (5)
- APC = USD 3250
"The vulnerabilities of skilled irregular Venezuelan migrants and entrepreneurs in Chile," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 3 Feb. 2024
- Authors (2) = Chile (lead), UK (1)
- APC = USD 4000
"Worthy and Unworthy Refugees: Framing the Ukrainian and Syrian Refugee Crises in Elite American Newspapers," Journalism Practice, Latest Articles, 24 Jan. 2024
- Authors (2) = Qatar
- APC = USD 3300
Books/Book chapters:
"The Standards of the Inter-American Human Rights System regarding Migration and Its Impact on the Region’s States," Chapter in The Impact of the Inter-American Human Rights System: Transformations on the Ground (Oxford Univ. Press, Feb. 2024)
- Author (2) = Peru
"YouTube Became the Place Where 'I Could Breathe' and Start 'to Sell my Mouth': Congolese Refugee YouTubers in Nairobi, Kenya," Chapter in Doing Digital Migration Studies: Theories and Practices of the Everyday (Amsterdam Univ. Press, Feb. 2024)
- Scroll to p. 153.
- Authors (2) = UK (lead), Kenya (1)
Periodical issues:
Huellas de la Migración, vol. 8, no. 15 (2023)
- Mix of articles focusing primarily on Mexico. Published by the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México.
Salud Pública, vol. 66, no. 2 (2024)
- Special issue on "Movilidad, migración y salud en el contexto de la pandemia por Covid-19." Focuses on Mexico. Published by the Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública in Mexico.
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