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Northumbria Research LinkCitation: Cordier, Reinie (2021) Disabilities: A New Journal Devoted to Inter- and Multi-Disciplinary Disability Research. Disabilities, 1 (1). pp. 69-70. ISSN 2673-7272 Published by: MDPIURL: https://doi.org/10.3390/disabilities1010006 <https://doi.org/10.3390/disabilities1010006>This  version  was  downloaded  from  Northumbria  Research  Link: http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/45773/Northumbria University has developed Northumbria Research Link (NRL) to enable users to access the University’s research output. Copyright © and moral rights for items on NRL are retained by the individual author(s) and/or other copyright owners.  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EditorialDisabilities: A New Journal Devoted to Inter- andMulti-Disciplinary Disability ResearchReinie CordierCitation: Cordier, R. Disabilities: ANew Journal Devoted to Inter- andMulti-Disciplinary DisabilityResearch. Disabilities 2021, 1, 69–70.https://doi.org/10.3390/disabilities1010006Received: 19 March 2021Accepted: 19 March 2021Published: 22 March 2021Publisher’s Note: MDPI stays neutralwith regard to jurisdictional claims inpublished maps and institutional affil-iations.Copyright: © 2021 by the author.Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.This article is an open access articledistributed under the terms andconditions of the Creative CommonsAttribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).Department of Social Work, Education and Community Wellbeing, Northumbria University,Newcastle upon Tyne NE7 7XA, UK; reinie.cordier@northumbria.ac.ukWelcome to the inaugural issue of Disabilities. This journal is dedicated to the dissemi-nation of robustly peer-reviewed publications on disability and related topics. The launchof this journal is truly exciting. The journal is burgeoning with promise to become a widelyrespected and world leading journal of disability research. As a new open access journaldedicated to the publication and worldwide dissemination of inter- and multi-disciplinaryresearch on disability research, we are energised to promote greater global understandingof critical issues related to this research field.The title “Disabilities” accentuates the idea that disability is a multi-dimensionalconstruct, involving diverse populations, encompassing many disciplines and professions,and requiring sophisticated and advanced solutions to complex human problems [1–3].While acknowledging the valuable contributions of medical and allied health research, withthe launch of this new journal, we aim to also interrogate the connections between medicalpractice and stigmatising disability [4]. Therefore, we encourage papers that exploremodels and theories that examine social, cultural, economic, and political factors that shapedisability research. We are particularly interested in international perspectives, policies,and literature, with the explicit aim of placing current ideas of disability within theirbroadest possible context, which will help to establish personal and collective responsesto difference.Disabilities publishes original research including randomised controlled trials, casestudies, and feasibility and pilot studies, involving both qualitative and quantitative studies.We also publish research protocols and study designs, as well as review articles (e.g.,systematic reviews, scoping reviews, narrative reviews, and critical reviews). We welcomecurrent topics and opinion pieces (e.g., policy, regulation, and legislation digests), editorials,commentaries, and brief communications. The scope of this journal includes, but is notlimited to, research related to physical disability, intellectual disability, developmentaldisability, mental health disability, injury, chronic illness, rehabilitation, and assistivetechnology. Given that disability research is the nexus of many overlapping disciplines andprofessions in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences, we explicitly encourage thesubmission of papers involving inter- and multi-disciplinary research from all disciplinesand professions that conduct disability research, such as occupational therapy, speechpathology, social work, physiotherapy, psychology, exercise sports sciences, and nursing.We welcome papers that bring new insights to longstanding mainstream issues, whileencouraging authors to tackle new topics on understudied matters and populations.As an open access journal, Disabilities aims to provide high visibility and a timelyresearch impact and is committed to rapid publication. The editorial board brings togetherinternational experts from different fields and disciplines, with substantial collective scien-tific acumen. The editorial board of this journal will ensure that all steps of submission,peer-review, and final preparation of proofs respect the journal publication goals anddeadlines.Disabilities will not charge any publishing fees for manuscripts submitted by 31December 2021 and accepted for publication following the standard peer review pro-Disabilities 2021, 1, 69–70. https://doi.org/10.3390/disabilities1010006 https://www.mdpi.com/journal/disabilitiesDisabilities 2021, 1 70cess. The outstanding systems and standards that MDPI have developed over the yearsfacilitate achieving the timely and high-quality review of submitted articles, and onlinepublication allows rapid dissemination. There is no restriction on the length of papersand no additional charges for colour figures. The journal allows the deposit of electronicfiles as supplementary materials, supplying details of calculations and of experimentalprocedures.We look forward to working together with you—researchers, scientists, and scholars—to make Disabilities a respected source of research and ideas about recent advances. Weconsider it a privilege to be working with you in realising this vision, and we look forwardto receiving your contribution. Your contribution to Disabilities will give you an opportunityto shape a respected journal in the field, but also in initiating new conversations within thefield of disability research, thereby influencing the direction of future research in the field.Conflicts of Interest: The author declares no conflict of interest.References1. Leonardi, M.; Bickenbach, J.; Ustun, T.B.; Kostanjsek, N.; Chatterji, S. The definition of disability: What is in a name? Lancet 2006,368, 1219–1221. [CrossRef]2. Corker, M. Disability politics, language planning and inclusive social policy. Disabil. Soc. 2000, 15, 445–461. [CrossRef]3. Corker, M.; Shakespeare, T. Disability/Postmodernity: Embodying Disability Theory; Continuum: London, UK, 2002.4. Corrigan, P.W. The Stigma of Disease and Disability: Understanding Causes and Overcoming Injustices; American PsychologicalAssociation: Washington, DC, USA, 2014. [CrossRef]

Disabilities: A New Journal Devoted to Inter- and Multi-Disciplinary Disability Research

Reinie Cordier

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