<p>Dear Professor Fernando Andrés Polanco,</p>
<p>We, Hailton Yagiu and Carlos Roberto de Castro e Silva, as the authors of the article: “Social participation and empowerment in vulnerable communities: scoping review” come to submit it for evaluation and possible publication in the Interamerican Journal of Psychology highlighting that the main contribution of the study is described as follows.</p>
<p>The results of this review shows that the understanding of the relationship between participation and empowerment needs to be further developed due to the possibility of understanding the different historical-social contexts and the quality of the bonds established between subjects, groups and communities,&nbsp;having the strengthening of rights and the citizenship as horizons, and because themes such as inclusion, participation and empowerment are addressed by various disciplines from different areas and, often, the lack of dialogue between them restricts opportunities for development and sharing them.</p>
<p>The gaps and limitations showed by this review point to the need for more interdisciplinary research and publications that allow deepening these themes and the relationship between them.</p>
<p>The authors declare that there are no potential conflicts of interest that could influence the publishing process.</p>
<p>Yours Sincerely,</p>
<p>Hailton Yagiu – Master Student at the Interdiscplinary Program of Health Sciences at UNIFESP-BS.</p>
<p>Carlos Roberto de Castro e Silva – PhD Assistant Teacher of Social Comunitary Psychology at UNIFESP-BS.</p>