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 May 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:
"Crisis Migration in the Contexts of Civil Wars: A Study on the Defects of New Humanitarianism," African Social Science Review, vol. 13, no. 1 (2025)
- Author = Thailand
"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:
"Cartagena+40: A Missed Opportunity for Regional Cooperation on Dangerous Journeys," Forced Migration Review, no. 75 (May 2025)
- Authors (2) = Brazil
"Challenges of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and the Interventions in the Ashrayan-2 Project," Journal of Bangladesh Institute of Planners, vol. 17, no. 1 (2024)
- Authors (3) = Bangladesh (2, incl. lead), Germany (1)
"Coordinating a Route-based Approach for Rohingya Movements," Forced Migration Review, no. 75 (May 2025)
- Authors (2) = Bangladesh (lead), Sweden (1), Indonesia (1)
"Effects of Pandemic Containment and Migration Deterrence Policies: Migrant’s Perspectives," Migraciones Internacionales, vol. 16 (2025)
- Authors (2) = Mexico (lead), US (1)
"Ethical Dimensions of Nonacademic Research in the Development Sector: A Perspective from Jordan," Daedalus, vol. 154, no. 2 (2025)
- Author = Jordan
"Existing International Laws and Its Insufficiency in the Protection of Climate Refugees: The Need for an Alternative Legal Paradigm," Nnamdi Azikiwe Univ. Journal of International Law and Jurisprudence, vol. 16, no. 1 (2025)
- Authors (3) = China (2, incl. lead), Ghana (1)
"Migración en tránsito en unidades familiares: mujeres centroamericanas en contraste con hombres," Migraciones Internacionales, vol. 16 (2025)
- Author = Mexico
"Migration Packages: Commodification and Risk Along the Americas Corridors," Forced Migration Review, no. 75 (May 2025)
- Authors (2) = Mexico
"Missing Migrants in Southern Africa: Building State Investigation Capacity," Forced Migration Review, no. 75 (May 2025)
- Authors (2) = South Africa
"Riesgos que enfrentan niños, niñas y adolescentes migrantes venezolanos en Colombia: un análisis desde discursos institucionales," Dilemas: Revista de Estudos de Conflito e Controle Social, vol. 18, no. 1 (2025)
- Author = Colombia
"The Role of International Law in Protecting Afghan Asylum Seekers and Afghan Refugees in Iran," International Journal of Law in Changing World, vol. 4, no. 1 (May 2025)
- Authors (2) = Afghanistan
"Stowaway Journeys and Protection & Indemnity Clubs in Brazil," Forced Migration Review, no. 75 (May 2025)
- Author = Brazil
"Technology‑facilitated Gender‑based Violence among Migrant and Refugee Women: Implications for Policy and Practice," Migration Policy Practice, vol. XIII, no. 3 (2025)
- Scroll to p. 11.
- Author = Macau (China)
"Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Conditions and Health Outcomes: A Comparative Study Between Rohingya Refugees and Local People in Southeastern Bangladesh," Dhaka University Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences, vol. 13, no. 1 (2024)
- Authors (9) = Bangladesh (4, incl. lead), US (2), Finland (1), Ireland (1), Malaysia (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.
"Access to Justice for Ethiopian Migrant Domestic Workers: Unveiling Legal, Structural and Gendered Violence in Lebanon," Frontiers in Sociology, 10 April 2025
- Authors (6) = Lebanon
- APC = CHF 1175
"Association Between Partner Violence, and the Appearance of Symptoms of Sexually Transmitted Infections, and Reproductive Tract Infections among Afghan Refugee Women in Iran: A Cross-sectional Study," BMC Public Health, 25:1803 (May 2025)
- Authors (5) = Iran
- APC = USD 3290
"Bacteriological Quality of Drinking Water and Associated Factors in Alemwach Refugee Camp in Dabat District, Northwest Ethiopia," Scientific Reports, 15:13390 (April 2025)
- Authors (7) = Ethiopia
- APC = USD 2690
"Barriers and Facilitators to Utilization of Family Planning among Married Women in Nyabiheke Camp, Rwanda," Reproductive Health, 22:83 (May 2025)
- Authors (8) = Rwanda (7, incl. lead), Tanzania (1)
- APC = USD 3290
"Contemporary Genealogy of Forced Displacement in Africa in the Light of Border Conflicts," Discover Global Society, 3:38 (May 2025)
- Authors (3) = Algeria/Belgium (lead), Algeria (1), Ireland (1)
- APC = USD 1390
"Contextualising the Institutional Approach to the Kampala Convention on IDPs in Africa: A Legal Hypothesis," Law, Democracy and Development, vol. 29 (2025)
- Authors (3) = South Africa (2, incl. lead), US (1)
- APC = This journal does not require payment of an APC, but it does levy page fees of ZAR 400 per page.
"Decoding Dynamic Landslide Hazard Processes for a Massive Refugee Camp in Bangladesh," Environmental Challenges, vol. 19 (June 2025)
- Authors (7) = US/Bangladesh (lead), Bangladesh (3), US (3)
- APC = USD 2140
"Flood Fatalities and Displacement Influence Human Migration in Floodplains of Developing Countries," Communications Earth & Environment, 6:319 (April 2025)
- Authors (6) = China
- APC = USD 3490
"Impact of Legal and Institutional Frameworks on Sustainable Livelihoods for Urban Refugees in Nairobi County, Kenya," Eastern African Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, vol. 4, no. 1 (2025)
- Authors (2) = Kenya
- APC = USD 250 for non-members and USD 150 for members
"The Living Conditions of Syrian Refugee Women in Zaatari Camp," Discover Global Society, 3:27 (May 2025)
- Authors (2) = Germany (lead), UAE (1)
- APC = USD 1390
"Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Its Associated Factors: A Cross-sectional Study among Refugee Children and Adolescents Living in a Ugandan Refugee Settlement," European Journal of Psychotraumatology, vol. 16, no. 1 (2025)
- Authors (5) = Kenya/Uganda (lead), Kenya (2), Finland (1), Uganda (1)
- APC = USD 2195
"Renegotiating Hope When Stuck in Limboland: Aspirations of Sub-Saharan African Migrants in the Urban Context of Morocco," Comparative Migration Studies, 13:34 (May 2025)
- Author = India
- APC = USD 1490
"Responding to the COVID-19 in West Bank Palestine Refugee Camps: Lessons and Role of Community Engagement," BMC Public Health, 25:1459 (April 2025)
- Authors (2) = Palestine
- APC = USD 3290
"Social Changes and Their Effects on Community-based Organizations’ Fundraising Efforts for Shan Displaced Communities in Thailand," Journal of Mekong Societies, vol. 21, no. 1 (2025)
- Authors (2) = Thailand
- APC = THB 10,000
"The Strength of Small Business: Small Business Grant Programme Survival Rates and Network Effects in Syria," Journal of International Humanitarian Action, 10:8 (April 2025)
- Authors (2) = Switzerland (lead), Syria (1)
- APC = USD 1390
Hybrid OA:
Note: Article processing charges (APCs) are indicated below; waivers are not available for hybrid OA APCs.
"Applying Digital Technologies in Refugee Contexts: Lessons Learned from Community Engagement in Al Baqa’ Refugee Camp, Jordan," Cities, vol. 163 (2025)
- Authors (2) = Italy (lead), Jordan (1)
- APC = USD 3560
"Insecurity and the Repatriation of Cameroonian Anglophone Refugees in Nigeria Back to Cameroon," Peace & Change: A Journal of Peace Research, Early View, 25 April 2025
- Author = Nigeria
- APC = USD 3140
"Irregularized Transits to the South: A Social Force in the Cross-Border Spatial Dispute in South America," Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology, Early View, 12 May 2025
- Authors (2) = US (lead), Chile (1)
- APC = USD 3400
"No One Behind: A Visual Sentiment Analysis of Refugees from Gaza and Ukraine Saving Their Pets," International Journal for the Semiotics of Law = Revue internationale de Sémiotique juridique, Latest Articles, 28 May 2025
- Author = Egypt
- APC = USD 3090
Books/book chapters:
"The Actuality of the Palestinian Refugee Question: An International Law Perspective," Chapter in De/Colonising Palestine: Contemporary Debates (Geneva Graduation Institute, May 2025)
- Authors (2) = Switzerland (lead), Jordan (1)
New Directions in South-South Migration (Springer, April 2025)
- "Features contributions from eminent scholars in the Global South, namely, Africa, Asia, Latin America & Caribbean and the Middle East."
"UNRWA at the Crossroads of Humanitarian, Development, and Political Claims," Chapter in De/Colonising Palestine: Contemporary Debates (Geneva Graduation Institute, May 2025)
- Author = Jordan
Periodical issues:
Anti-Trafficking Review, no. 24 (2025)
- Special issue on "Family and Community." Published by the Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women (GAATW), based in Thailand
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