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 Aug. 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:
"Forced Evacuations and the Politics of Return in South Lebanon: Legal and Identity Implications," Journal on Migration and Human Security, OnlineFirst, 12 Aug. 2025
- Author = Lebanon
Diamond OA:
"Climate Migration in the Horn of Africa: A Study of the Relationship between Climate Change, Migration, and Adaptation Strategies among Pastoral Communities," Journal of the Kenya National Commission for UNESCO, vol. 5, no. 2 (2025)
- Author = Tanzania
"An Exploration of Integration Journeys, Identity, and Well-Being with Syrian Refugee Youth," Refuge: Canada’s Journal on Refugees, vol. 41, no. 1 (2025)
- Authors (3) = Saudi Arabia (lead), Canada (2)
"Fostering the Human Rights of Migrant Children Through Art and Educational Practices at the United States-Mexico Border," Studies in Social Justice, vol. 19, no. 2 (2025)
- Authors (3) = Mexico
"Gender-based Violence and Associated Factors among Internally Displaced and Refugee Women in Africa: A Scoping Review," International Health Trends and Perspectives, vol. 5, no. 2 (2025)
- Authors (3) = Nigeria (2, incl. lead), Nigeria/US (1)
"Types of Sexual, Gender Based Violence Faced by Congolese Male Refugees Face [sic] in Kakuma Refugee Camp - Kenya," Journal of the Kenya National Commission for UNESCO, vol. 5, no. 2 (2025)
- Authors (3) = Kenya
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.
"Breastfeeding Practices among Long-standing Refugees in Jordan: Insights from a Cross-sectional Study," Frontiers in Public Health, 13 Aug. 2025
- Authors (7) = Jordan
- APC = CHF 3150
"Community Health Workers for Mental Health Care in Refugee Camps: A Scoping Review," International Journal for Equity in Health, 24:217 (Aug. 2025)
- Authors (2) = Jordan (lead), US (1)
- APC = USD 3690
"Comparison of Breastfeeding Practice among Iranian and Afghan Refugee Mothers: A Prospective Cohort Study in Iran," Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 44:263 (July 2025)
- Authors (7) = Iran
- APC = USD 2790
"Cradles of Resilience: Fertility and the Fear of Erasure among Syrian Refugees in Lebanon," Comparative Migration Studies, 13:58 (Aug. 2025)
- Author = Lebanon
- APC = USD 1490
"Exploring Disparities and Drivers of Contraceptive Use among Syrian Refugee Youth: Evidence from a Mixed-methods Study in Jordan," Conflict and Health, 19:48 (July 2025)
- Authors (4) = US (2, incl. lead), Jordan (2)
- APC = USD 3290
"Handwashing with Soap and Influencing Factors in Crisis-affected Refugee Populations in Kenya and Uganda," Conflict and Health, 19:53 (July 2025)
- Authors (5) = Kenya (4, incl. lead), UK (1)
- APC = USD 3290
"Investigating Gender-based Violence Against Internally Displaced Women in Debre Berhan, Central Ethiopia: A Mixed-methods Study Using the Socio-ecological Framework," PLoS One 20(8): e0329840 (Aug. 2025)
- Authors (3) = Ethiopia
- APC = USD 2382
"'This caused our journey': The Relationship Between Sexual and Gender-based Violence and Cross-border Sudan to South Sudan Migration," Conflict and Health, 19:58 (Aug. 2025)
- Authors (10) = South Sudan (6, incl. lead), US (1), Canada (2), UK (1)
- APC = USD 3290
"Trauma-Informed Participatory Research in Displacement Studies: Ethical and Methodological Considerations from Lebanon and Beyond," International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 12 June 2025
- Author = Lebanon
- APC = USD 2800
"Universal Public Health Insurance for Afghan Refugees in Iran: A Contextual Analysis," Globalization and Health, 21:46 (Aug. 2025)
- Authors (3) = Iran
- APC = USD 3190
Green OA:
"Building a Professionally Socialized Immigration Bar in Nigeria: A Case Study," Fordham Law Review, vol. 94 (Forthcoming, 2026)
- Preprint version posted on SSRN
- Authors (2) = US (lead), Nigeria (1)
Hybrid OA:
Note: Article processing charges (APCs) are indicated below; waivers are not available for hybrid OA APCs.
"Exploring the Roles and Challenges of National Development Experts on the Rohingya Crisis in Bangladesh," Development in Practice, vol. 35, no. 5 (2025)
- Authors (2) = Bangladesh (lead), UK (1)
- APC = USD 3300
"Social Cohesion, Trust, and Utilisation of Maternal Health Services among Refugee and Host Community Women in Bangladesh and Kenya," Disasters, vol. 49, no. 4 (Oct. 2025)
- Authors (11) = US (5, incl. lead), Bangladesh (3), Kenya (2), Kenya/Belgium (1)
- APC = USD 3590
"Social Networks and the Dead: Learning from South Sudanese Military Widows in Exile in Khartoum (Sudan)," Journal of Refugee Studies, Advance Articles, 28 July 2025
- Authors (2) = Sudan (lead), UK (1)
- APC = EUR 4421
"Through the Lens of Perception: Unpacking Subjectivity in Brazil's Refugee Status Determination," International Migration, vol. 63, no. 5 (Sept. 2025)
- Author = Brazil
- APC = USD 3500
"The Use and Impact of Digital Interventions on Mental Health and Wellbeing of Forced Migrants: A Systematic Review of Empirical Studies," Computers in Human Behavior, In Press, 24 July 2025
- Authors (4) = Hong Kong SAR (3, incl. lead), UK (1)
- APC = USD 3780
Books/Book chapters:
"Migrant and Refugee Solidarity in Urban South Africa," Chapter in Urban Migrant Inclusion and Refugee Protection, vol. 2 (Springer, Aug. 2025)
- Authors (2) = South Africa
"Refuging Practices for Migrant and Asylum-Seeking Populations in Central America: Mexico and Costa Rica," Chapter in Urban Migrant Inclusion and Refugee Protection, vol. 2 (Springer, Aug. 2025)
- Author = Chile
"Solidarity Practices Among Informal Migrant Networks in Cities of Ghana," Chapter in Urban Migrant Inclusion and Refugee Protection, vol. 1 (Springer, Aug. 2025)
- Authors (3) = Ghana
"Urban Solidarity and Mobilities in the Latin American Southern Cone: Local Experiences in Global Debates," Chapter in Urban Migrant Inclusion and Refugee Protection, vol. 2 (Springer, Aug. 2025)
- Authors (3) = Chile
Urban Migrant Inclusion and Refugee Protection, 2 vols. (Springer, Aug. 2025)
- Editors (2) = Canada (lead), Ghana (1)
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