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 April 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:
"Protecting Migrant Children in Thailand: Importance of Social Integration and Roles of Civil Society," Southeast Asian Studies, vol. 14, no. 1 (2025)
- Author = Thailand
Diamond OA:
"Addis Ababa as a City (E)scape of Refugee Resilience: A Trialectical Perspective," Refuge: Canada’s Journal on Refugees, vol. 40, no. 2 (2024)
- Authors (3) = Ethiopia
"Fratelli Tutti and Social Media: Solidarity and Social Networks Among Locals and Urban Refugees in Kampala, Uganda," Journal of Social Encounters, vol. 9, no. 1 (2025)
- Author = Kenya
"Nationality Laws in Ethiopia and Eritrea: Overview of Evolution, Attainments and Gaps," Mizan Law Review, vol. 19, no. 1 (2025)
- Author = Ethiopia
"South Africa: Validation, Flexible Pathways and Systems, Inclusivity, Mobility," PLA Inside Out: An International Journal on Theory, Research and Practice in Prior Learning Assessment, no. 11 (2025)
- Authors (2) = South Africa
"Sudan: A Nation Divided, a People Displaced," Journal of Social Encounters, vol. 9, no. 1 (2025)
- Author = India
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.
"Access to Livelihood Assets and Vulnerability to Lower Levels of Well-Being in Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya," Economies, vol. 13, no. 4 (April 2025)
- Author = Kenya
- APC = CHF 1800
"Breastfeeding Practices and Exclusive Breastfeeding among Syrian Refugee Mothers in Jordanian Host Communities," Journal of Migration and Health, vol. 11 (2025)
- Authors (6) = Jordan/UAE (lead), Jordan (4), SU (1)
- APC = USD 2670
"Determinants of Institutional Delivery Service Utilization among Internally Displaced Vulnerable Populations in Benadir Region, Somalia: A Community Based Cross-sectional Study," Journal of Migration and Health, vol. 11 (2025)
- Authors (10) = Somalia
- APC = USD 2670
"Displacement-related Stressors in a Sudanese War-affected Community - Identifying the Impact of War Exposure and Ongoing Stressors on Trauma Symptom Severity: A National Multi-center Cross-sectional Study," BMC Public Health, 25:1325 (April 2025)
- Authors (21) = Sudan
- APC = USD 3290
"Emotion Regulation and Attitudes toward FARC-EP Ex-combatants and Venezuelan Migrants: Effects of a Reappraisal Training," BMC Psychology, 13:359 (April 2025)
- Authors (5) = US/Colombia (2, incl. lead), Colombia (2), Canada (1)
- APC = USD 1990
"Gender Gaps, Financial Inclusion and Social Integration in Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya," Economies, vol. 13, no. 3 (March 2025)
- Author = Kenya
- APC = CHF 1800
"Health in Transit: A Case Study on the Migratory Trajectories of Haitian Populations in Chile and Mexico," Journal of Migration and Health, vol. 11 (2025)
- Authors (6) = Chile (4, incl. lead), US (1), Mexico (1)
- APC = USD 2670
"Knowledge, Attitude, and Perception on COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance: Cross-sectional Study among Eritrean Refugees in Kampala," Pan African Medical Journal, 49:103 (Dec. 2024)
- Authors (2) = Uganda (lead), China (1)
- APC = ranges from USD 300-700 based on author-affiliated country
"Leveraging Telemedicine to Explore Contraceptive Use and Attitudes among Refugee Women: An Observational Cross-sectional Analysis," BMJ Open, vol. 15, no. 3 (March 2025)
- Authors (5) = Pakistan/UK (lead), Pakistan (4)
- APC = GBP 2275
"Menstrual Hygiene Management among Girls and Women Refugees in Africa: A Scoping Review," Conflict and Health, 19:20 (March 2025)
- Authors (3) = South Africa/Australia (lead), South Africa (2)
- APC = USD 3290
"A Qualitative Study on Behavioral and Social Drivers of COVID-19 Vaccine amongst Refugees and Migrants in Pakistan," PLOS Global Public Health, 5(4): e0004444 (April 2025)
- Authors (15) = Pakistan/Australia (lead), Pakistan (11), US (1), Switzerland (2)
- APC = USD 2496
"Real Ethics Has Dirty Feet – Data Collector Perspectives on Risk Exposure during Data Collection in Conflict-affected Eastern DRC," Conflict and Health, 19:21 (April 2025)
- Authors (8) = Rwanda (6, incl. lead), Rwanda/Italy (1), DRC (1)
- APC = USD 3290
"The Role of Formal and Informal Financing in Refugee Self-Employment: The Case of Urban Kenya," Economies, vol. 13, no. 3 (March 2025)
- Author = Kenya
- APC = CHF 1800
"Unsafe at Home and Vulnerable Abroad: The Struggle of Forgotten Myanmar Asylum Seekers and Migrants in Thailand Post-Coup d’Etat," Social Sciences, vol. 14, no. 4 (April 2025)
- Author = China (Hong Kong)
- APC = CHF 1800
Green OA:
"Disentangling Anti-Refugee Sentiment: An Empirical Investigation of the Rohingya Crisis," Economics Letters, In Press, 18 April 2025
- Preprint version posted on SSRN
- Authors (4) = Japan (3, incl. lead), Bangladesh (1)
Hybrid OA:
Note: Article processing charges (APCs) are indicated below; waivers are not available for hybrid OA APCs.
"Accounting for the Stateless: Indian Tamils and the Historical Construction of Racial Inequality in Sri Lanka," Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, vol. 38, no. 9 (2025)
- Authors (3) = Australia/Sri Lanka (lead), Australia (2)
- APC = USD 4105
*"Borderland Struggles: The Consequences of the Afghan Taliban’s Takeover on Pakistan," The Round Table: The Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs and Policy Studies, vol. 114, no. 1 (2025)
- Authors (2) = Pakistan (lead), Australia (1)
- APC = USD 3650
"Reproductive Coercion and Abuse Among Forcibly Displaced Populations Worldwide: Evidence from a Systematic Review," Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, OnlineFirst, 18 March 2025
- Authors (3) = Australia/Bangladesh (lead), Australia (2)
- APC = USD 3900
"Securitization is (Normal) Politics: Epistemological Insights from Kenya’s Forced Migration and Security Experience," Migration Studies, vol. 13, no. 2 (June 2025)
- Author = UK/South Africa
- APC = EUR 3952
"'She Didn’t Know [What] She Was Talking About, Because She Was a Woman': The Perspective of Service Providers on Rohingya Refugees’ Adjustment to US Gender Roles," Journal of Human Rights and Social Work, Latest Articles, 2 April 2025
- Authors (2) = India (lead), US (1)
- APC = USD 3290
Periodical issues:
Refugee Watch: A South Asian Journal on Forced Migration, nos. 64 & 65 (June/Dec. 2024)
- Special issue on "Teaching Migration: Responding to a Mobile Time." Published by the Mahanirban Calcutta Research Group, based in India.
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