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. 2025.
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:
"Strengthening the Medicolegal System: Fulfilling International Law Obligations during Conflicts and Disasters to Prevent and Resolve Issues of Humanitarian Concern," International Review of the Red Cross, vol. 106, no. 926 (Aug. 2024)
- Author = Iraq
Diamond OA:
"Detención de migrantes indocumentados en Estados Unidos: quién es quién en aprehensiones? = Detention of Undocumented Migrants in the United States: Who is Who in Apprehensions?," Migraciones Internacionales, vol. 15 (2024)
- Authors (2) = Mexico
"Dix ans après la nouvelle politique d’immigration marocaine: des sphères d’action distinctes pour une réforme globale?," Revue Européenne des Migrations Internationales, vol. 40, no. 4 (2024)
- Author = Morocco
"El estatuto de refugiado erigido como frontera humanitaria en Chile," Colombia Internacional, no. 121 (2025)
- Authors (2) = Chile
"Migración y éxodo en Cuba: tendencias migratorias desde el siglo XIX hasta la actualidad = Migration and Exodus in Cuba: Migratory Trends from the 19th Century to the Present," Migraciones Internacionales, vol. 16 (2025)
- Authors (2) = Mexico
"Migraciones sur-norte del Caribe, África y Asia en las Américas: 'Detención segmentada' y 'detenibilidad' en Sudamérica," Colombia Internacional, no. 121 (2025)
- Author = Argentina
"Towards Equitable, Transparent and Evidence-based Malaysian Citizenship Law Amendments: Taking Stock of Remaining Risks of Statelessness and Exclusion," Statelessness & Citizenship Review, vol. 6, no. 2 (2024)
- Authors (2) = Malaysia
"Understanding Perspectives and Practices of 'Learning through Play' in East African Refugee and Host-Country Schools," Journal on Education in Emergencies, vol. 10, no. 1 (2025)
- Authors (7) = Ethiopia (lead), US (3), Uganda (2), Tanzania (1)
"World Conference on Statelessness 2024: Key Takeaways," Statelessness & Citizenship Review, vol. 6, no. 2 (2024)
- Authors (2) = Nepal
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.
"Changing Patterns of Family Formation among Internally Displaced Populations in Yemen," BMC Public Health, 24:3365 (Dec. 2024)
- Authors (8) = US (4, incl. lead), Yemen/UK (1), Yemen (3)
- APC = USD 3190
"Determinants of Women Empowerment: Case of Refugee Women Living in Nairobi Kenya," Economies, vol. 13, no. 2 (Feb. 2025)
- Authors (2) = Germany (lead), Kenya (1)
- APC = CHF 1800
"The Effect of Syrian Asylum on the Jordanian National Identity from the Point of View of Yarmouk University Students," Dirasat: Human and Social Sciences, vol. 52, no. 3 (2025)
- Authors (3) = Jordan/Oman (lead), Jordan (2)
- APC = JD 250-300 (authors based in Jordan), USD 600 (all other authors)
"Facing Migration under Adverse Conditions: Challenges and Resilience in the Colombo-Venezuelan Border Area," BMC Public Health, 25:261 (Jan. 2025)
- Authors (7) = Colombia (5, incl. lead), Germany (2)
= APC = USD 3290
"Gendered Analysis of the Effect of Displacement on Labor Market Outcomes: A Focus on Nairobi County, Kenya," Economies, vol. 13, no. 2 (Feb. 2025)
- Authors (2) = Kenya
- APC = CHF 1800
"The Hidden Crisis: Double Burden of Malnutrition among Refugee Children in South Asia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis from Observational Studies," Frontiers in Nutrition, 9 Feb. 2025
- Authors (7) = India (6), Malaysia (1)
- APC = CHF 3150
"An Investigation using the Hopkins Symptom Checklist and Post Traumatic Growth Inventory Conducted on Refugees from Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the Rohingya in India," Demography India, vol. 53, no. 2 (2024)
- Authors (2) = India
- APC = INR 1000 (authors based in India), USD 50 (all other authors)
"Legal Residency Status and Its Relationship with Health Indicators among Syrian Refugees in Lebanon: A Nested Cross-sectional Study," BMJ Global Health, vol. 10, no. 2 (Feb. 2025)
- Authors (8) = Lebanon (6, incl. lead), US (2)
- APC = GBP 3410
"Migration and Health Policy: Applying the Nexus to Safety Issues of Migrants Crossing the Mediterranean Sea," Public Health Challenges, vol. 4, no. 1 (March 2025)
- Authors (12) = Lebanon (3), Cyprus (2), Egypt (2), China (1), UK (1), France (1), Spain (1), UK/Philippines (1)
- APC = USD 2520
"Perspectives on the Implementation Gap in Citizenship Policy," Comparative Migration Studies, 13:6 (Jan. 2025)
- Authors (2) = Mexico (lead), Switzerland (1)
- APC = USD 1490
"Resilience of Unaccompanied Refugee Children in Foster Care at Tongogara Refugee Camp Zimbabwe," Discover Global Society, vol. 2, no. 1 (Dec. 2024)
- Authors (3) = Zimbabwe/South Africa (lead), Zimbabwe (2)
- APC = USD 1390
"Temporal Trends in the Incidence and Case Severity of COVID-19 Cases among the Syrian Refugees in Azraq Camp in Jordan: A Retrospective Observational Study," PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 19(2): e0012875 (Feb. 2025)
- Authors (11) = Jordan (8, incl. lead), US (3)
- APC = USD 2670
Green OA:
"Beyond the Normative Impasse of Environmental Migration: From Regimes to Infrastructures in a Latin American Key," Journal of Refugee Studies, vol. 37, no. 4 (Dec. 2024)
- Preprint version posted on SocArXiv
- Authors (2) = Brazil
"A New Index for Climate-induced Migration Uncertainty," International Migration, vol. 63, no. 1 (Jan. 2025)
- Preprint version posted on SSRN
- Authors (2) = Nigeria (lead), Nigeria/South Africa (1)
Hybrid OA:
Note: Article processing charges (APCs) are indicated below; waivers are not available for hybrid OA APCs.
"Aligning Sustainable Finance and Fintech to Promote an Integrated Approach to Refugee Finance," Global Policy, vol. 16, no. S1 (Jan. 2025)
- Authors (4) = Qatar (3, incl. lead), UK (1)
- APC = USD 4200
"European Biometric Borders and (Im)Mobilities in West Africa: Reflections on Migrant Strategies for Border Circumvention and Subversion," Politics & Policy, vol. 53, no. 1 (Feb. 2025)
- Author = Nigeria/UK
- APC = USD 2900
"European Union/Africa Synergy: A Panacea to Ending Irregular/illegal Migration from Africa?," The Round Table: The Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs and Policy Studies, vol. 113, no. 6 (2024)
- Authors (3) = South Africa (2, incl. lead), Nigeria (1)
- APC = USD 3650
"Formal and Informal Integration in Contexts of Displacement: Exploring Implications for Youth Civic Identities," Journal of Refugee Studies, Advance Articles, 8 Feb. 2025
- Authors (4) = UK (2, incl. lead), Lebanon (1), Jordan (1)
- APC = EUR 4421
"From Crisis to Cure: The Afghan Refugee Dilemma, Security, and Technological Interventions," Asiascape: Digital Asia, vol. 11, no. 3 (Dec. 2024)
- Authors (3) = UK (lead), India (2)
- APC = USD 2595
"Hues of Refuge: Framing Compassion and Condemnation in Refugee Portrayals Through a Political-Media Cycle of Reinforcement," Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics, FirstView, 4 Feb. 2025
- Author = Lebanon
- APC = USD 3550
"On the Design of Islamic Blended Microfinancing for Refugee Entrepreneurship: An Institutional Logic Perspective," Global Policy, vol. 16, no. S1 (Jan. 2025)
- Authors (3) = UK (lead), Indonesia (2)
- APC = USD 4200
"Pregnant Women’s Concern toward COVID-19 in Iraqi Camps: Differences between IDPs and Refugees - A Cross-sectional Study," International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care, vol. 21, no. 1 (Feb. 2025)
- Authors (5) = Iraq (2, incl. lead), Italy (3)
- APC = USD 4105
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