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 Dec. 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.
Diamond OA:
"The 1916 National Liberation Uprising in Zhetysu Province in Central Asia: The Historical Fate of Kazakh and Kyrgyz Refugees Who Fled to China," Esboços: histórias em contextos globais, vol. 32 (2025)
- Authors (5) = Kazakhstan
"Climate Change, Statelessness, and Digital Sovereignty: Safeguarding Island Nationhood," Kent Law Review, vol. 10, no. 1 (2025)
- Authors (2) = India
"Humanitarian Reception and Housing Policy in an Urban Occupation of Palestinian Refugees in São Paulo," Revista de Antropologia, vol. 68 (2025)
- Author = Brazil
"No Single Reason to Move: Mobility Decision-Making among Syrians and Palestinian Families in Brazil," Revista de Antropologia, vol. 68 (2025)
- Author = Brazil
"Parental Stress in International Migration Processes: A Meta-Synthesis," Migraciones Internacionales, vol. 16 (2025)
- Authors (5) = Brazil
"(Re)construyendo el sentido de pertenencia: personas mexicanas deportadas en la frontera con Estados Unidos," Frontera Norte, vol. 37 (2025)
- Author = Mexico
"Regimes of Asylum: Thinking Deservingness, Humanitarianism and Solidarity between Italy and Brazil," Revista de Antropologia, vol. 68 (2025)
- Authors (2) = Germany (lead), Brazil (1)
"Thirty Years of Brazilian Migration to Argentina: Dynamics in the Global South," REMHU: Revista Interdisciplinar da Mobilidade Humana, vol. 33 (2025)
- Authors (2) = Argentina
"When Is Home? Temporality, Closure, and the Continuum of Return After Assad: Challenging the Idea of Return as the Endpoint," Current Issues in Migration Research, vol. 2, no. 2 (2025)
- Authors (3) = Lebanon (2, incl. lead), UK (10
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.
"Australia's Refugee/Asylum Seeker Geopolitics in Asia: The Role of Incentives," Journal of Cultural Analysis and Social Change, vol. 10, no. 4 (Dec. 2025)
- Authors (4) = Indonesia
- APC = USD 1200
"A Dance of Virtue and Protection: Femininity and Masculinity Negotiations in Arab Cross-national Marriage Between Syrian Refugee Women and Egyptian Men," Comparative Migration Studies, 16 Dec. 2025
- Author = Qatar/Canada
- APC = USA 1490
"Editorial: Refugees and Humanitarian Support in the Global South: Challenges in Repatriation and Social Cohesion," Frontiers in Human Dynamics, 25 Nov. 2025
- Authors (2) = Bangladesh (lead), Canada (1)
- APC = Note: This journal does not charge an APC for editorials.
"An Exploration of Refugees’ Perceptions, Agency, and the Structural Conditions Shaping Their Lives in South Africa," Social Sciences, vol. 14, no. 11 (Nov. 2025)
- Author = South Africa
- APC = CHF 1800
"Measurement of COVID-19 Vaccination Acceptance and Associated Factors among Afghan Refugees in Iran: Insights from a Cross-sectional Study," BMC Public Health, 7 Dec. 2025
- Authors (10) = Iran (7, incl. lead), Canada (3)
- APC = USD 3290
"Modeling Migration Intentions under Environmental Stress through Push Pull Dynamics and Policy Effects," Scientific Reports, 15:41699 (Nov. 2025)
- Authors (6) = Macau SAR (China) (lead), China (2), Pakistan (2), Malaysia (1)
- APC = USD 2690
"Transnational Ties: LGBTQ+ Rights, Migration, and Legal Frameworks in Thailand and India," Frontiers in Human Dynamics, 2 Nov. 2025
- Author = India
- APC = CHF 450
Hybrid OA:
Note: Article processing charges (APCs) are indicated below; waivers are not available for hybrid OA APCs.
"Anticipatory Action and Pastoralism in Africa: A Synthesis of Current Challenges, Opportunities, and Priorities," Disasters, vol. 50, no. 1 (Jan. 2026)
- Authors (10) = Kenya (3, incl. lead), UK (6), Kenya/UK (1)
- APC = USD 3590
"Associations Between Forced Sexual Initiation, Post-exposure Prophylaxis Cascades and Subsequent Violence Experiences Among Displaced Young Women in Ugandan Informal Urban Settlements," AIDS and Behavior, vol. 29, no. 12 (Dec. 2025)
- Authors (9) = US/Uganda (lead), Canada (2), US (3), Uganda (3)
- APC = USD 4590
"Community Building Through the Airwaves: RefFM Radio Station and Young People in Kakuma," Journal of Radio & Audio Media, vol. 32 (2025)
- Authors (2) = Australia (lead), Kenya (1)
- APC = USD 3300
"Gender and Forced Displacement in Islam: Advancing a Protection Framework for Women," Refugee Survey Quarterly, Advance Articles, 14 Dec. 2025
- Authors (4) = UK/Qatar (lead), UK (1), Qatar (1), US (1)
- APC = EUR 3944
"Institutional and Policy Networks in Disaster Management in the Horn of Africa: Insights from Kenya," Disasters, vol. 50, no. 1 (Jan. 2026)
- Author = Kenya
- APC = USD 3590
"The Mixed Resilience Outcomes of Water Interventions in the Pastoral Drylands of the Horn of Africa," Disasters, vol. 50, no. 1 (Jan. 2026)
- Authors (4) = Kenya (3, incl. lead), Ethiopia (1)
- APC = USD 3590
"Not One ‘Muslim Penalty’: Ethnic, Religious, and Gendered Variations in Precarious Work in the UK," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 17 Dec. 2025
- Author = Qatar
- APC = USD 4390
"Supporting Conflict-sensitive, Locally-led Humanitarianism in Sudan: Rebalancing Donors' Approach to Risk," Disasters, vol. 50, no. 1 (Jan. 2026)
- Authors (2) = UK (lead), Sudan (1)
- APC = USD 3590
Books/book chapters:
"Dynamics of Activism and Governance in Tindouf Refugee Camps: The Emergence of New Political Actors," Chapter in Governance without Government in the MENA Region: State, Non-State Actors and Evolving Paradigms (Springer, Dec. 2025)
- Author = Morocco
"The Fate of Sub-Saharan Migrants and Refugees," Chapter in The State and the Imperative for Social Policy Reform in Africa (Springer, Nov. 2025)
- Authors (2) = Canada/South Africa (lead), US (1)
"Humanitarian Aid Partnerships in Yemen’s Conflict: Understanding the Relationship between the United Nations and Local Non-governmental Organizations in Humanitarian Endeavors," Chapter in Governance without Government in the MENA Region: State, Non-State Actors and Evolving Paradigms (Springer, Dec. 2025)
- Authors (2) = Qatar
Periodical issues:
REMHU: Revista Interdisciplinar da Mobilidade Humana, vol. 33 (2025)
- Features three thematic dossiers on 1) "Entrepreneurship and self-employment initiatives of migrants," 2) "New Brazilian diasporas," and 3) "Migration Research: Logics, Practices, and Methodologies between Tradition and Transformation." Articles are published in either English, Portuguese or Spanish. Published by the Centro Scalabriniano de Estudos Migratórios, based in Brazil.
Revista de Antropologia, vol. 68 (2025)
- Features a special issue on "Producing regimes of asylum in Brazil and Italy." Published by the Department of Anthropology of the University of São Paulo, Brazil.
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