Round-up: OA Articles Published by Global South Authors (30 Sept. 2024)

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 either this blog or the Forced Migration Library blog as of 1 Sept. 2024.

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:

"Refugee Protection in Kenya," Journal of Policy and Development Studies, vol. 16, no. 1 (2024) 

- Author = Kenya

Diamond OA:

"Las 'barreras cortafuegos' y los derechos humanos de las personas migrantes," REMHU: Revista Interdisciplinar da Mobilidade Humana, vol. 32 (2024)

- Author = Chile

"Desplazamiento climático en México y justicia ambiental crítica: hacia una nueva línea de investigación," Perfiles Latinoamericanos, vol. 32, no. 64 (2024)

- Author = Mexico

"Dynamics of Protection in a Shrinking Economy: A Peek into Zimbabwe’s Refugee Regime," African Human Mobility Review, vol. 10, no. 2 (2024)

- Authors (2) = South Africa

"Paradigmas en conflicto? La Creación y Criminalización del Migrante en Tránsito en México," REMHU: Revista Interdisciplinar da Mobilidade Humana, vol. 32 (2024)

- Author = Mexico

"Temporary Settlements for Venezuelan Refugees: Case Studies in the City of Boa Vista (Roraima, Brazil)," Oculum Ensaios, vol. 21 (Sept. 2024)

- Authors (4) = Brazil (3, incl. lead), Italy (1)

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.

"Adaptation and Psychometric Assessment of a Sexual and Reproductive Empowerment Scale in Arabic among Refugee and Non-refugee Adolescent Girls," BMC Medical Research Methodology, 24:202 (Sept. 2024) 

- Authors (4) = Lebanon

- APC = USD 2990

"Assessment of Mental Well-being and Its Socio-economic Determinants among Older Adults in the Rohingya Refugee Camp of Bangladesh," Scientific Reports, 14:17918 (Aug. 2024)

- Authors (16) = Australia (5, incl. lead), Bangladesh (5), US (2), Malaysia (1), Australia/Bangladesh (2), New Zealand (1)

- APC = USD 2590

"Barriers and Facilitators for the Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights of Displaced Venezuelan Adolescent Girls in Brazil," Journal of Migration and Health, vol. 10 (2024)

- Authors (8) = Brazil (5, incl. lead), UK (3)

- APC = USD 2510

"Caregiving Experiences and Practices: Qualitative Formative Research Towards Development of Integrated Early Childhood Development Interventions Targeting Kenyans and Refugees in Nairobi’s Informal Settlements," BMC Public Health, 24:2636 (Sept. 2024)

- Authors (18) = Kenya (11, incl. lead), Canada (5), China (1), Canada/Germany (1)

- APC = USD 3190

"The Development and Validation of the Palestinian Children's Traumatic Events Checklist in a War-torn Environment," BMC Psychiatry, 24:254 (April 2024) 

- Authors (5) = Italy/South Africa (lead), Palestine (1), Italy/Palestine (1), Italy (2)

- APC = USD 3190

"Ethical Framework and Inclusivity: Research Mechanics of Difficult-to-reach Migrants in Civil Military Context," Journal of International Humanitarian Action, 9:11 (Sept. 2024)

- Author = Brunei Darussalam

- APC = USD 1040

"Food Insecurity, Dietary Inadequacy, and Malnutrition in the Gaza Strip: A Cross-sectional Nutritional Assessment of Refugee Children Entering the First Grade of UNRWA Schools and Their Households Before the Conflict of 2023–24," The Lancet Global Health, Online first, 23 Sept. 2024

- Authors (8) = Jordan/Palestine (5, incl. lead), Jordan (1), Palestine (1), US (1)

- APC = USD 6070

"Interplay of Sociocultural Factors, Health Literacy and Well-being among African Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Asia: A Systematic Review," Journal of Migration and Health, vol. 10 (2024)

- Authors (3) = Hong Kong SAR

- APC = USD 2510

"An Investigation into the Underlying Causes of Socio-economic Challenges Faced by Congolese Refugees in Nairobi," African Journal of Social Issues, vol. 7, no. 1 (2024)

- Authors (2) = Kenya

- APC = not specified

"Predicting Poor Mental Health among Older Syrian Refugees in Lebanon during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Nested Cross-sectional Study," BMJ Global Health, vol. 9, no. 8 (Aug. 2024)

- Authors (10) = Lebanon/US (2, incl. lead), Lebanon/UK (1), Lebanon (6), US (1)

- APC = GBP 3245 

"Protracted Refugee Situations and the Shrinking Durable Solutions: Could There Be a Ray of Hope in Local Solutions?," Cogent Social Sciences, vol. 10, no. 1 (2024) 

- Authors (2) = Uganda (lead), Uganda/Belgium (1)

- APC = USD 1680

"Stress and Trauma Symptoms in Young Palestine Refugee Children Following the May 2021 Escalation in Gaza," JAACAP Open, In Press, 22 Aug. 2024

- Authors (4) = Palestine/Jordan (2, incl. lead), Israel (1), US (1)

- APC = USD 2600

"Supporting Caregivers of Children Living with Disability in a Humanitarian Context: Realist-informed Evaluation of the ‘Mighty Children’ Programme in Afghanistan," BMJ Global Health, vol. 9, no. 9 (Sept. 2024)

- Authors (6) = Australia (3, incl. lead), Afghanistan (3)

- APC  = GBP 3245 

Hybrid OA:

Note: Article processing charges (APCs) are indicated below; waivers are not available for hybrid OA APCs.

"'Bridging Cultures through Food': A Qualitative Analysis of Food Dynamic Between Italian Host Families and Ukrainian Refugees," International Journal of Intercultural Relations, vol. 102 (Sept. 2024)

- Authors (4) = Chile/Italy (lead), Italy (3)

- APC = USD 3260

"'I wish I had listened and not come to South Africa': Fantasies, Expectations and Trajectories of Migration among Ethiopian Unaccompanied Child Migrants into South Africa," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 23 Aug. 2024

- Author = South Africa

- APC = USD 4000

"Interventions to Promote Mental Health in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and Palestinian Refugees: A Scoping Review," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, vol. 70, no. 6 (2024) 

- Authors (6) = US (3, incl. lead), Saudi Arabia (2), Saudi Arabia/Egypt (1)

- APC = USD 3450

"Minimal Computing in Refugee Education in Uganda: Economies of Digital Use and Non-use, and the Right Constraints," Learning, Media and Technology, Latest Articles, 17 Sept. 2024

- Authors (7) = Uganda (3, incl. lead), UK (4)

- APC = 4390

"Securitisation of Refugee Protection: The Judiciary’s Role in the Protection of the Rights of Refugees: Attorney General v. Kituo Cha Sheria & 7 Others," Refugee Survey Quarterly,  vol. 43, no. 2 (June 2024)

- Authors (2) = Australia (lead), Kenya (1)

- APC = EUR 3577

Periodical issues:

African Human Mobility Review, vol. 10, no. 2 (2024) 

- Mix of articles. Published by the Scalabrini Institute on Human Mobility in Africa and the University of the Western Cape, both based in South Africa.

REMHU: Revista Interdisciplinar da Mobilidade Humana, vol. 32 (2024)

- Special dossier focuses on the work of sociologist Abdelmalek Sayad. The remainder of the issue includes a mix of articles in English, Portuguese or Spanish. Articles are in either English, French, Italian, Portuguese or Spanish. Published by the Centro Scalabriniano de Estudos Migratórios, based in Brazil.

Revista Justicia(s), vol. 3, no. 1 (2024)

- Special issue on "Movilidad humana, emergencia climática y derechos humanos." Published by the Universidad de Otavalo-Ecuador. 

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