This special issue invites original scholarly contributions that critically examine the intersections of inclusion, well-being, and social justice across diverse cultural, social, educational, and institutional contexts. At a time of growing inequality, displacement, and social fragmentation, questions of belonging, dignity, mental health, and justice are increasingly urgent.

We welcome interdisciplinary perspectives that explore how systems of power, identity, and structural inequality shape individual and collective well-being. Contributions may engage theoretical, empirical, applied, or creative methodologies and may focus on local, national, or transnational contexts.

The special issue seeks to amplify voices and research that foreground marginalized communities, ethical engagement, and pathways toward more inclusive and just societies.

 Thematic lines of the issue:

 Submissions may address, but are not limited to, the following themes:

• Inclusion, Identity, and Intersectionality

(Belonging, race, ethnicity, social location, disability, accessibility)

• Mental Health, Trauma, and Collective Healing

(Resilience, community care, memory, collective narratives, arts and healing)

• Educational and Knowledge Justice

(Educational equity, inclusive pedagogy, decolonizing knowledge)

• Structural Inequality and Social Determinants of Well-Being

(Public policy, economic precarity, dignity of work, social determinants of health)

• Migration, Displacement, and Transnational Justice

(Refugee well-being, integration, global and transnational perspectives)

• Law, Systems, and Social Change

(Forensic psychology, legal systems, marginalized populations, activism, and social movements)

We particularly encourage submissions that engage Latin American, Latinx, Global South, or transnational contexts.

Guest Editors:

Amanda ElBassiouny, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Psychology

California Lutheran University

La Verne M. Seales, PhD

Professor of Spanish and Latin American Studies

Chair, Department of Languages and Cultures

California Lutheran University

Key dates:

Activity

Date

Announcement of call for papers

February 17, 2026

Deadline for submission of full texts   

July 31, 2026

Evaluation and review process

August October 2026

Authors' symposium  

November 17, 2026

Initial mock-ups sent to authors

December 1, 2026

Publication of issue

January 30, 2027

Submission Guidelines

• Submissions must be original and not under consideration elsewhere.
• Manuscripts should follow the journal’s formatting and citation guidelines here

• All submissions will undergo double-blind peer review. See the indications to evaluators here

• Please submit manuscripts through the journal’s online submission system at here:
  
  

Accepted submissions will be published in the first issue of 2027.

Types of submissions (in Spanish, English, and Portuguese):

• Research papers:
• Qualitative research paper: click here
• Quantitative research paper: click here
• Review research paper: click here
• Theoretical or Reflective Articles: click here
• Methodological paper or Instrument development study: click here

Closing Statement

This special issue aims to foster critical dialogue and innovative scholarship that advances understanding of how inclusion and justice are foundational to individual and collective well-being. We look forward to contributions that challenge dominant narratives, center lived experience and imagine more equitable futures.

For inquiries about the special issue, please contact: revistaiberoamericana@old.ibero.edu.co