The Journal of Occupation, Inclusion and Neuroscience (JOIN) welcomes engagement and collaboration with university libraries, research institutions, academic consortia, repositories, and scholarly information services worldwide.

JOIN is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access scholarly journal dedicated to advancing interdisciplinary knowledge across occupation, occupational therapy, occupational science, neuroscience, rehabilitation, inclusion, participation, and health innovation.

Libraries and information professionals play an essential role in ensuring the accessibility, discoverability, dissemination, and long-term preservation of scholarly knowledge. JOIN therefore welcomes institutional efforts to increase the visibility and accessibility of its published content within academic and professional communities.

For Libraries and Information Services

Libraries are encouraged to include JOIN within their:

• Electronic journal collections and library catalogues;
• Institutional library portals and subject guides;
• Discovery and scholarly search services;
• Open-access resource directories;
• Institutional repositories, where permitted by the journal's copyright and licensing policies;
• Research support and scholarly communication resources; and
• Relevant subject-specific collections in health sciences, rehabilitation, occupational therapy, neuroscience, disability, and related interdisciplinary fields.

As an open-access journal, JOIN aims to facilitate broad access to scholarly research without subscription barriers and to support the responsible dissemination and use of scientific knowledge across geographical, institutional, and disciplinary boundaries.

Open Access and Scholarly Communication

JOIN supports the principle that scholarly knowledge should be accessible to researchers, practitioners, educators, students, policymakers, and communities worldwide.

Articles published in JOIN are made freely accessible online in accordance with the journal's Open Access, Copyright, and Licensing policies.

The journal encourages responsible sharing, citation, scholarly reuse, and dissemination of published research in accordance with the applicable license attached to each article.

Discoverability and Metadata

JOIN is committed to developing high-quality publication metadata to support the identification, discovery, citation, dissemination, and integration of its scholarly content within the broader research information ecosystem.

Bibliographic information associated with published articles may include author information, institutional affiliations, abstracts, keywords, references, persistent identifiers, licensing information, and other metadata necessary to facilitate scholarly discovery and citation.

As the journal develops, JOIN will continue to strengthen its technical and editorial infrastructure to support interoperability with relevant scholarly information and discovery services.

Digital Preservation and Long-Term Access

JOIN recognizes that long-term accessibility is an essential component of responsible scholarly publishing.

The journal is committed to developing appropriate mechanisms for digital preservation, archiving, metadata integrity, and continuity of access to its scholarly content in accordance with the capabilities of its publishing platform and applicable preservation arrangements.

Information regarding specific preservation and archiving services will be provided through the journal's Archiving Policy as these services are implemented.

Institutional and International Collaboration

JOIN welcomes opportunities to collaborate with libraries, universities, research institutions, professional organizations, and scholarly communication communities to promote:

• Open and responsible scholarly communication;
• Research visibility and discoverability;
• Interdisciplinary knowledge exchange;
• Research integrity and publication ethics;
• Digital preservation and accessibility;
• International scholarly collaboration; and
• Equitable access to scientific knowledge.

Institutions interested in supporting the dissemination or discovery of JOIN are welcome to contact the journal's Editorial Office.

Why Support and Discover JOIN?

JOIN is being developed around principles intended to support responsible international scholarly publishing:

• International and Interdisciplinary Scope — connecting occupation, occupational therapy, occupational science, neuroscience, rehabilitation, inclusion, participation, and health innovation.
• Peer-Reviewed Scholarly Publishing — manuscripts undergo editorial assessment and independent peer review according to the journal's editorial policies.
• Double-Blind Peer Review — designed to support independent and academically rigorous manuscript evaluation.
• Open Access — published scholarly content is freely accessible online in accordance with the journal's open-access policy.
• Research and Publication Ethics — editorial practices are guided by recognized principles of research integrity and publication ethics, including relevant COPE recommendations.
• English-Language Publication — supporting international scholarly communication and accessibility.
• International Scholarly Engagement — JOIN encourages contributions, readership, peer-review participation, and editorial collaboration across countries and disciplines.
• Transparent Editorial Policies — journal policies concerning peer review, authorship, ethics, copyright, open access, privacy, and editorial processes are made publicly available.
• Interdisciplinary Knowledge Exchange — JOIN provides a platform for research connecting science, clinical practice, education, technology, community participation, and policy.

Journal Information

Journal Title: The Journal of Occupation, Inclusion and Neuroscience (JOIN)
Abbreviation: JOIN
Publication Model: Open Access
Peer Review: Double-Blind Peer Review
Language: English
Publication Frequency: Two Issues per Year
Primary Fields: Occupation, Occupational Therapy, Occupational Science, Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Inclusion, Participation, and Health Innovation
Reference Style: APA 7th Edition
Publication Ethics: Guided by COPE principles
Platform: Open Journal Systems (OJS)

Libraries, research institutions, and scholarly information services are warmly invited to discover, disseminate, and support access to JOIN as the journal develops its international scholarly community.

Advancing Participation, Inclusion, and Neuroscience for Better Lives.