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October 2, 2023
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The REFUGE-ED Dialogic Co-Creation Process: working with and for REFUGE-ED children and minors

Publicated to:Humanities & Social Sciences Communications. 10 (1): 463-e463 - 2023-12-01 10(1), DOI: 10.1057/s41599-023-01967-6

Authors: Sorde-Marti, Teresa; Ghani, Adnan Abdul; Almobarak, Bilal; Chiappelli, Tiziana; Flecha, Ainhoa; Hristova, Mina; Krasteva, Anna; Kjellberg, Fredrika; McQuillan, Katie; Nixon, Elizabeth; Qasemi, Misbah; Serradell, Olga; Aiello, Emilia; Swords, Lorraine; Abdulrahman, Hend Talal

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Autonomous Univ Barcelona, Fac Polit & Sociol, Dept Sociol, Edifici B Campus UAB Carrer Fortuna S-N, Cerdanyola Del Valles, Spain - Author
Bulgarian Acad Sci, Inst Ethnol & Folklore Studies, Ethnog Museum, 6A Moskovska Str, Sofia, Bulgaria - Author
New Bulgarian Univ, Dept Polit Sci, Montevideo Str Sofia, Sofia 1618, Bulgaria - Author
New Bulgarian University - Author
Save Children, Lilla Bommen 4b, S-41104 Gothenburg, Sweden - Author
Save the Children Fund - Author
Support Group Network - Author
Support Grp Network, Kungsladugardsvagen 5, S-26454 Vanersborg, Sweden - Author
The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences - Author
Trinity College Dublin - Author
Univ Dublin, Trinity Coll Dublin, Trinity Ctr Global Hlth, Dublin 2, Ireland - Author
Univ Florence, Sci Educ & Psychol Dept, Via Laura 48, I-50121 Florence, FI, Italy - Author
Università degli Studi di Firenze - Author
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona - Author
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Abstract

A growing body of literature suggests that involving end-users in intervention research, including design, implementation, and evaluation, is associated with numerous positive outcomes. These outcomes include improved intervention efficacy, sustainability, and psychological growth among collaborators. The value of this approach and the recommendation for researchers to embrace co-creation in implementation and policies have also been recognised within the EU Framework of Research Innovation. Furthermore, it has been suggested that this approach may be particularly relevant for working with individuals from marginalised groups, whose voices are often absent from research and policy discussions. However, there has been limited attention given to how co-creation unfolds in practice. In this article, we provide a review of the methodological framework implemented by the H2020 REFUGE-ED (2021–2023), which was conducted in collaboration with migrant, refugee, and asylum-seeking communities. The project implemented the 'REFUGE-ED Dialogic Co-Creation Process (RDCP)' in 46 educational settings across six European countries. Considering the need for evidence-based approaches in education and mental health and psychosocial support practices, we suggest that the RDCP has the potential for sustainability and replicability in diverse contexts.

Keywords

communitymodelMental-health

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Humanities & Social Sciences Communications due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2023, it was in position 13/267, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary. Notably, the journal is positioned above the 90th percentile.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from the Field Citation Ratio (FCR) of the Dimensions source, it yields a value of: 5.48, which indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: Dimensions Jul 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-07-18, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 2
  • Scopus: 3

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-07-18:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 23.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 28 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 19.85.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 30 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Bulgaria; Italy; Sweden; United Kingdom.