Subject matter:
The journal welcomes research from across disciplines and subject matter, including health care sciences, rehabilitation science, public health, social work, philosophy, sociology, psychology, history, disability research, gender studies, gerontology, research on indigenous populations, migration studies, law, legal sociology, etc.

Qualitative as well as quantitative studies are welcome, just as theoretical and methodological studies and case reports. The editors are particularly interested in stimulating the publication of research results from different countries and on different topics of inclusion related to a global perspective.

Types of articles:
Original research articles, empirical studies, systematic literature reviews, theoretical studies, methodological studies, articles summarizing the state of knowledge within a specific field, case reports, commentaries, debate pieces and book reviews will be considered for publication.

Readership:
By welcoming contributions that are multi-disciplinary and which cut across academic fields and subject matter, the journal aims to be an important source of knowledge for researchers as well as students, professional practitioners, and political decision-makers interested in further developing their knowledge within an area where traditional boundaries within the welfare state and working life have dominated our understandings.

WHY PUBLISH WITH VGI?
Open Access – Vulnerable Groups & Inclusion applies stringent peer review and publishes your work free from all access barriers, allowing for global distribution.

Rapid publication process – upon acceptance of your article in Vulnerable Groups & Inclusion, you can expect your work to be online within 3-4 weeks.

Retain copyright – authors retain the non-commercial copyright to their own article published in Vulnerable Groups & Inclusion; you are free to disseminate your work, make unlimited copies, deposit it in any repository, and more.

Personal service – Vulnerable Groups & Inclusion is published by a small yet global Open Access scholarly publisher dedicated to providing excellent service to authors.

Easy online submission– simply click on the ‘Submit Manuscript’ button, register yourself as an author, submit your paper and follow its progression.

Comply with archiving policies – authors can deposit any version of their manuscript in anyrequired repository or archive, or post articles to their personal or institutional website.

Post-publication statistics– after publication, you can continue to login to the website and check the number of full-text views your paper is receiving.

Add supplementary material –you can add data sets, protocols, videos, questionnaires, etc to your article.