Editorial:
Shared spaces: a future for JCOM. -- Emma Weitkamp.

Articles:
1. Socially inclusive science communication. -- Luisa Massarani, Matteo Merzagora.
2. Reframing social exclusion from science communication: moving away from ‘barriers’ towards a more complex perspective. -- Emily Dawson.
3. Knowledge◦rooms — science communication in local, welcoming spaces to foster social inclusion. -- Barbara Streicher, Kathrin Unterleitner, Heidrun Schulze.
4. Science Centers. Which role can they play to participate in a city social reconstruction? -- Claudia Aguirre.
5. Straight into conflict zones, scientific research empowers the minds. -- Leïla Perié, Livio Riboli-Sasco, Claire Ribrault.
6. Examining perceptions of astronomy images across mobile platforms. -- Lisa F. Smith, Kimberly K. Arcand, Jeffrey K. Smith, Randall K. Smith, Jay Bookbinder, Megan Watzke.
7. Narrative as a learning tool in science centers: potentials, possibilities and merits. -- Mai Murmann, Lucy Avraamidou.
8. Framing engagement: expert-youth interaction in a PES event. -- Sampsa Saikkonen, Esa Valiverronen.