Abstracts Submission

This thematic issue explores social inclusion related to incarceration, rehabilitation, reentry, and digital technologies. We invite manuscripts from across the globe that interrogate digital inclusion in the context of carceral spaces as well as work focusing on formerly incarcerated people.

Recent studies have pointed out a plethora of barriers to digital inclusion both during and after incarceration. However, as scholarship in the area of digital technologies and incarceration increases, much is still unknown about the programs and practices that aim to increase digital literacy as well as access to digital technologies and support for currently and formerly incarcerated individuals. We envision this thematic issue as a collection of trans-disciplinary studies and thought-pieces from across the world, which examine the barriers to and benefits of digital rehabilitation practices. We are also interested in manuscripts related to human rights, ethical questions, and issues around equity and equality when (formerly) incarcerated people experience the online world.

As jurisdictions face different challenges while trying to achieve similar goals, case studies from various countries and programs will not only enhance the academic literature in the field, but also allow practitioners to learn from programs in other countries and jurisdictions and implement what works in their specific circumstances. As much scholarship has focused on the Global North and Australia, we especially encourage submissions from authors in the Global South. We also particularly encourage submissions in relation to under-researched issues, such as the digital needs/inclusion of marginalized groups, such as neurodiverse people and/or disability, Indigenous communities, or system-impacted youth.

Authors interested in submitting a paper for this issue are asked to consult the journal's instructions for authors and submit their abstracts (maximum of 250 words, with a tentative title) through the abstracts system (here). When submitting their abstracts, authors are also asked to confirm that they are aware that Social Inclusion is an open access journal with a publishing fee if the article is accepted for publication after peer-review (corresponding authors affiliated with our institutional members do not incur this fee).

Readers across the globe will be able to access, share, and download this issue entirely for free. Corresponding authors affiliated with any of our institutional members (over 90 institutions worldwide) publish free of charge. Otherwise, an article processing fee will be charged to the authors to cover editorial costs. We defend that authors should not have to personally pay this fee and encourage them to check with their institutions if funds are available to cover open access publication costs. Further information about the journal's open access charges can be found here.