The use of arts-based methods in community-based research with vulnerable populations: Protocol for a scoping review

•A broad variety of arts-based research initiatives has been launched in the last few decades.•The lack of a shared vocabulary on the topic inspired us to embark on an extensive scoping review.•This protocol outlines the rationale for and methodological choices underpinning the review in development.•Researchers are invited to comment and get involved in this work in progress.

In the last couple of years we have witnessed a growing body of published articles featuring arts-based research methods. However, a shared vocabulary concerning this type of studies is lacking. This protocol outlines a procedure to systematically map and categorize the characteristics of community-based research projects using arts-based methods. It provides insights in our search strategy, our in- and exclusion criteria and the methodological choices we have made. The final review will help us to understand how arts-based methods are currently defined and applied in research practice within the broad field of humanities. We invite colleague researchers to comment on the protocol or to get involved in our review project.