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 Oct. 2026.
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 (note: for technical reasons, this is temporarily offline).
Diamond OA:
"Liminality by Design: Executive Reversals, CBP One and Access to Asylum at the Mexico-US Border," IdeAs: Idées d'Amériques, no. 28 (2026)
- Authors (3) = Mexico (lead), Canada (1), Spain (1)
"Repenser les catégories migratoires à partir des expériences des migrants," IdeAs: Idées d'Amériques, no. 28 (2026)
- Authors (3) = Mexico (2, incl. lead), US (1)
"Vías humanitarias e irregularización migratoria en México," IdeAs: Idées d'Amériques, no. 28 (2026)
- Authors (2) = Mexico
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. In addition, transformative agreements between institutions and publishers often cover gold APC costs, but the role these agreements played regarding the OA status of articles listed below is unknown.
"Addressing Menstrual Health Inequities Among Teenage Mothers in Refugee Settlements in Northern Uganda," Health Science Reports, vol. 9, no. 8 (Aug. 2026)
- Authors (2) = Kenya (lead), Tanzania (1)
- APC = USD 3440
"Assessing COVID-19 Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices among Goma’s Displaced Populations: A Critical Investigation in the Wake of Volcanic Eruption and Persistent Armed Conflict," Journal of Migration and Health, vol. 14 (2026)
- Authors (5) = DRC/South Africa (lead), DRC (4)
- APC = USD 3030
"Assessment of Mental Health and Coping Mechanisms among Adolescents in Palestine: A Cross-sectional Study," BMC Psychology, 22 Oct. 2026
- Authors (8) = Palestine
- APC = USD 2090
"Beyond Cessation: Everyday Borders and Protracted Refugeehood Among Liberian Exemption Holders in Ghana," Societies, vol. 16, no. 10 (Sept. 2026)
- Authors (3) = Ghana
- APC = CHF 1600
"Determinants of Behavioral Intentions to Reduce Single-use Plastic among Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh Using an Extended Theory of Planned Behavior Model," Scientific Reports, 17 Sept. 2026
- Authors (5) = Bangladesh/US (lead), Bangladesh (3), Bangladesh/Canada (1)
- APC = USD 2850
"Efficacy of Existing Conflict Management Strategies in Addressing Inter-ethnic Conflict between the Dinka and Nuer Refugees in Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya," African Quarterly Social Science Review, vol. 3, no. 3 (2026)
- Authors (3) = Kenya
- APC = USD 70
"Labelling and Looking for Refuge during the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries: An Introduction," Itinerario, vol. 50, spec. issue no. 2 (2026)
- Authors (2) = Germany (lead), Brazil (1)
- APC = USD 3655
"Latin American Migrants, Vulnerability, and Financial Access: A Study on the San Diego–Tijuana Border," Journal of Risk and Financial Management, vol. 19, no. 3 (March 2026)
- Authors (3) = Mexico
- APC = CHF 1600
"Pathways and Challenges of Sport for Social Integration of Refugees: A Narrative Review," Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 30 Sept. 2026
- Authors (2) = China
- APC = USD 1990
"Prevalence of Sexually Transmitted Infections among Pregnant Migrant and Refugee Women: Protocol for a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis," PLoS One 21(10): e0359424 (Oct. 2026)
- Authors (11) = Colombia (5, incl. lead), Nicaragua (1), US (1), Switzerland (1), Honduras (1), Netherlands (1), Peru/Colombia (1)
- APC = USD 2477
"Quality of Life and Well-Being of Syrian Refugees: Insights from Spain and Jordan," Behavioral Sciences, vol. 16, no. 10 (Oct. 2026)
- Authors (6) = Jordan (2, incl. lead), Jordan/Spain (4)
- APC = CHF 2400
"Returning to Colombia: The Category of Émigré in the Consolidation of Republican Regimes during the Age of Revolutions," Itinerario, vol. 50, spec. issue no. 2 (2026)
- Author = Brazil
- APC = USD 3655
"Settlement Marginalization and Child Labor among Children in Somalia: Evidence from Displaced and Nomadic Communities," Cogent Social Sciences, vol. 12, no. 1 (2026)
- Authors (3) = Somalia
- APC = USD 3067
Hybrid OA:
Note: Article processing charges (APCs) are indicated below; waivers are not available for hybrid OA APCs. Transformative agreements between institutions and publishers often cover hybrid APC costs, but the role these agreements played regarding the OA status of articles listed below is unknown.
"Navigating the Constraints and Aspirations of Gifted Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon," Gifted and Talented International, Latest Articles, 12 Oct. 2026
- Authors (2) = Lebanon (lead), Lebanon/UK (1)
- APC = USD 3230
"Predictive Factors for Giftedness among Syrian Refugee Students: A Focus on Academic Achievement, Gender, and School Context," Gifted and Talented International, vol. 41, no. 1 (2026)
- Author = Qatar
- APC = USD 3230
"Respondent-Driven Sampling as a Tool for Studying Migrants in Need of International Protection: New Evidence from Costa Rica," Population and Development Review, vol. 52, no. 3 (Sept 2026)
- Authors (4) = US (2, incl. lead), Costa Rica (2)
- APC = USD 3190
"The Spatial Politics of (Neo-)imperial Mobility Control," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies,
Latest Articles, 6 Oct. 2026
- Authors (2) = UK (lead), Hong Kong (1)
- APC = USD 5100
"'We Have to Think Out of the Box They Put Us in': A Collective Narrative Study of Refugee and Asylum Seeker Subjectivities in South Africa," Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology, vol. 36, no. 6 (Nov./Dec. 2026)
- Authors (3) = Italy/South Africa (2, incl. lead), South Africa (1)
- APC = USD 3800
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