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 March 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:
"Climate Change: Different Human Mobility Implications, Different Responses," Southasiadisasters.net, vol. 19, no. 7 (Feb. 2025)
- Scroll to p. 6.
- Authors (2) = Costa Rica
"Climate Displacement and Land Access: Lessons from Bangladesh," Southasiadisasters.net, vol. 19, no. 7 (Feb. 2025)
- Scroll to p. 11.
- Authors (2) = Bangladesh
"Climate-related Human Mobility in Adaptation Frameworks," Southasiadisasters.net, vol. 19, no. 7 (Feb. 2025)
- Scroll to p. 10.
- Authors (2) = Sri Lanka (lead), Germany (1)
"Intersections of Climate Change, Migration, and Modern Slavery: A Cycle of Debt Traps, Distress, and Despair," Southasiadisasters.net, vol. 19, no. 7 (Feb. 2025)
- Scroll to p. 7.
- Author = Bangladesh
"Let the Displaced Lead: Displacement in the Context of Climate Change," Southasiadisasters.net, vol. 19, no. 7 (Feb. 2025)
- Scroll to p. 27.
- Author = India
Diamond OA:
"Agencia comunicativa de mujeres migrantes centroamericanas en su
tránsito por territorio mexicano
= Central American Migrant Women Communicative Agency in Their Transit
through Mexican Territory," Migraciones Internacionales, vol. 16
(2025)
- Authors (2) = Mexico
"Analysing the Implementation of Refugee Laws and Policies in Relation
to Women and Girls: A Case of Kampala, Uganda," African Human Rights Law Journal,
vol. 24, no. 2 (2024)
- Author = Uganda
"Certificate of Open Studies – Education in Emergencies: Leveraging African Orality in a Freiran Approach," Journal of Interactive Media in Education, vol. 2025, no. 1 (March 2025)
- Authors (9) = Switzerland (4, incl. lead), Niger (5)
"Climate Change and Environmental Displacement: A Call for Comprehensive Action," Journal of Internal Displacement, vol. 15, no. 1 (2025)
- Authors (3) = Canada (lead), Lebanon (1), India (1)
"Critical Perspectives on the Use of Technology with Refugees and
Displaced Communities: The Case of Dadaab," Journal of Interactive Media in Education, vol. 2025, no. 1 (March 2025)
- Author = Kenya
"Fluid Borders, Temporary Refuge: The Cyclical Nature of Displacement between Lebanon and Syria,"
Mashriq & Mahjar: Journal of Middle East and North African
Migration Studies, vol. 12, no. 1 (2025)
- Author = Lebanon
"'Operation Welcome': Humanitarian Pathway and Admission Applied to the Reception of
Venezuelan Migrants in Brazil,"
QRP: Quarterly on Refugee Problems - AWR Bulletin, vol. 64, no. 1
(2025)
- Author = Brazil
"Privacy in Displacement: Data Protection for Refugees in Sudan,"
Journal of Intellectual Property and Information Technology, vol.
4, no. 1 (2024)
- Author = Kenya
"Refugee Volunteering and Responses to Displacement in Uganda: Navigating Service-Delivery, Work and Precarity,"
Journal of Humanitarian Affairs, vol. 6, no. 1 (2025)
- Authors (4) = UK (2, incl. lead), Uganda/Belgium (1), Uganda (1)
"Reimagining Humanitarianism and Refugee Research: Decolonisation or Symbolic Gesture?," Journal of Humanitarian Affairs, vol. 6, no. 1 (2025)
- Authors (2) = UK (lead), South Sudan (1)
"The Right to Adequate Housing under African Regional Human Rights
Law: Exploring the Extent of Protection Accorded to Refugees,"
African Human Rights Yearbook, vol. 8 (2024)
- Author = South Africa
"Sumud as Connected Learning: Towards a Collective Digital Commons in Palestine," Journal of Interactive Media in Education, vol. 2025, no. 1 (March 2025)
- Authors (4) = UK (lead), Palestinian Territories (3)
"Teacher Trainees’ Perspectives on the Use of Technology for Teaching
and Learning in Forced Displacement Contexts," Journal of Interactive Media in Education, vol. 2025,
no. 1 (March 2025)
- Author = Kenya
"Temporary Protection in the EU: A Legal Analysis of Labor Market Impact," QRP: Quarterly on Refugee Problems - AWR Bulletin, vol. 64, no. 1 (2025)
- Author = Ukraine
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.
"Barriers to Social Service Access for Ukrainian Refugees with
Disabilities in Georgia: Outreach and Communication," Social Sciences, vol. 14, no. 2
(Feb. 2025)
- Authors (2) = Ukraine (lead), Georgia (1)
- APC = CHF 1800
"A Comparative View of the South African and Canadian Framework for
Issuing Work Visas to Skilled Refugees and Asylum Seekers," Law, Democracy and Development, vol. 28 (2024)
- Authors (2) = South Africa
- APC = This journal does not require payment of an APC, but it does
levy page fees of ZAR 400 per page.
"The Contemporary Role of the Global Refugee Regime: Analysis of Equal Protection Under South Africa’s National Refugee
Regime," Obiter, vol. 45, no. 4 (Dec. 2024)
- Author = South Africa
- APC = This journal does not require payment of an APC, but it
does levy page fees of ZAR 180 per page.
"Feasibility, Challenges and Lessons Learned: Photovoice Implementation Among Young Women in the Urban Slums in
Kampala, Uganda," International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 4 March 2025
- Authors (4) = US (2, incl. lead), Uganda (2)
- APC = USD 2800
"Healthcare Accessibility, Utilization, and Quality of Life among
Internally Displaced People during the Sudan War: A Cross-sectional Study," Conflict and Health, 9:11 (March
2025)
- Authors (13) = Sudan
- APC = USD 3290
"A Healthy Environment for a Healthy Mind: Mental Health Risks Attached to Poor Housing among Congolese Refugees
Living in Yeoville, Johannesburg," Intervention: Journal of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in
Conflict Affected Areas, vol. 22, no. 2 (Oct. 2024)
- Author = South Africa
- APC = USD 500
"The Impact of Nationality Status and Place of Residency on
Health-related Social Needs and Quality of Life among Palestinian
Refugees in Jordan," Heliyon, vol. 11, no. 4 (Feb. 2025)
- Authors (9) = Jordan
"The Impact of Sudan Armed Conflict and Coping Strategies on the
Mental Health of the Older Adult Internally Displaced Persons in
Darfur Camps," BMC Psychology, 13:97 (Feb. 2025)
- Authors (2) = Sudan (lead), UAE (1)
- APC = USD 1790
"Patron-client Relationship in the Rohingya Camps: Recent Trends and Impact on Refugee Governance,"
Journal of International Humanitarian Action, 10:5 (March 2025)
- Authors (3) = Bangladesh (lead), Bangladesh/US (1), Bangladesh/Germany
(1)
- APC = USD 1390
"Practices of Congolese Mental Health and Psychosocial Support
Providers: A Qualitative Study on Gaps and Obstacles," Intervention: Journal of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in
Conflict Affected Areas, vol. 22, no. 2 (Oct. 2024)
- Authors (2) = Netherlands (lead), Democratic Rep. of Congo (1)
- APC = USD 500
"'The Problem is a Lack of Firewood': Charcoal Briquettes for Cooking Energy in Refugee and Host
Communities," Social Sciences & Humanities Open, vol. 9
(2024)
- Authors (7) = Kenya (3, incl. lead), Japan (1), China (1), Rwanda (1),
US (1)
- APC = USD 1030
"Response to Challenges Regarding the Provision of Early Intervention
Services During the Conflict in Ukraine," Intervention: Journal of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in
Conflict Affected Areas, vol. 22, no. 2 (Oct. 2024)
- Authors (2) = Ukraine
- APC = USD 250
"Role of Resilience in General Health and Mental Wellbeing among
Syrian and Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon: A Mixed Methods Study," Conflict and Health, 19:15 (March
2025)
- Authors (6) = Lebanon (3, incl. lead), US (3)
- APC = USD 3290
"Social Media, Digital Resilience, and Knowledge Sustainability: Syrian Refugees' Perspectives,"
Journal of Intercultural Communication, vol. 25, no. 1 (2025)
- Author = Jordan
- APC = GBP 1150
"'They Steal Our Food': Food Insecurity as a Barrier to Social Cohesion Between Refugee and
Host Communities in Uganda," Social Sciences, vol. 14, no. 2
(Feb. 2025)
- Authors (9) = Uganda
- APC = CHF 1800
"War in Ukraine vs. Motherhood: Mental Health Self-perceptions of Relocated Pregnant Women and New
Mothers," BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 25:253 (March 2025)
- Authors (7) = Ukraine (4, incl. lead), Poland (1), Albania (1), Spain
(1)
- APC = USD 3290
"'Your behavior is not welcome here…': Forced Internal Displacement of Sexual and Gender Minorities in
Kenya," Frontiers in Sociology, 27 Feb. 2025
- Authors (4) = Kenya (2, incl. lead), Canada (1), US (1)
- APC = CHF 1175
Hybrid OA:
Note: Article processing charges (APCs) are indicated below; waivers are
not available for hybrid OA APCs.
"Age Determination of Unaccompanied Migrant Children: An Appraisal of the Jurisprudence of the Committee on the Rights of
the Child," Nordic Journal of Human Rights, vol. 43, no. 1 (2025)
- Authors (2) = South Africa (lead), Netherlands/South Africa (1)
- APC = USD 3300
"Determinants of Refugee Children’s Language Comprehension
Difficulties: Evidence from Lebanon, Türkiye and Australia,"
International Review of Education, Latest Articles, 27 Feb. 2025
- Authors (4) = Lebanon/UK/Netherlands (lead), Lebanon (1), Lebanon/UK
(1), Netherlands (1)
- APC = USD 3190
"Displacement and the Reframing of Reproductive Autonomy: A Case of Rohingya Women in India,"
Journal of Asian and African Studies, OnlineFirst, 18 Feb. 2025
- Author = India
- APC = USD 3650
"Employment as a Strategic Pathway for Refugee and Host Youth
Integration in Uganda," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Latest
Articles, 24 March 2025
- Authors (2) = UK (lead), Uganda (1)
- APC = USD 3190
"Mapping the 'Middle-spaces' of Migration: Towards a Linked Ecology Approach to Migration Industry, Migration
Infrastructure, and Migration Brokerage," Migration Studies, vol.
13, no. 1 (March 2025)
- Authors (2) = French Polynesia/Thailand/Singapore (lead), Singapore
(1)
- APC = EUR 3952
"The 'Not Yet' and 'Never' Resettled: Individual and Communal Waiting Strategies among Refugees in Kenyan
Camps," Ethnic and Racial Studies, Latest Articles, 13 March 2025
- Authors (6) = Canada (lead), Kenya (5)
- APC = USD 4390
"Participatory Action Research in Partnership with Young People with
Disability: A Case from the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territory (oPt),"
Disability & Society, Latest Articles, 23 Feb. 2025
- Authors (6) = Palestine (5, incl. lead), UK (1)
- APC = USD 4390
"Refugees Educational Challenges and Opportunities: A Case Study of Afghan Refugees in Tajikistan,"
Intercultural Education, Latest Articles, 28 Feb. 2025
- Authors (3) = Iraq (lead), US (1), Afghanistan (1)
- APC = USD 3300
Periodical issues:
Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal,
vol. 31, no. 2
(2025)
- Thematic issue on "A roadmap for healing Gaza’s battered health system";
first of a 2-part series. Published by the WHO Regional Office for
the Eastern Mediterranean, based in Egypt.
Southasiadisasters.net,
vol. 19, no. 7
(Feb. 2025)
- Thematic issue on "Towards COP30: Key Action Areas for Displacement in
the Context of Climate Change." Published by the All India Disaster
Mitigation Institute, based in India.
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