Announcing 'Stammering Research' - Stammering Research - UCL

Stammering Research. Vol. 1.
‘Stammering Research’.
An on-line journal published by the British Stammering Association
ISSN 1742-5867
Description
Stammering Research is an international journal published in electronic format. Currently it appears as
four quarterly issues per volume (officially published March 31 st , June 30th, September 30th and
December 31 st) . The first issue of volume one appeared on March 31 st 2004. The journal is dedicated to
the furtherance of research into stammering, and is published under the auspices of the British
Stammering Association. It seeks reports of significant pieces of work on stammering and allied areas,
such as other speech disorders and disfluency in the spontaneous speech of fluent speakers. Articles
published include (though are not be limited to) reviews in an area in which the author has produced
eminent work and attempts to introduce new techniques into studies in the field. The journal offers an
opportunity to table topics where there are grounds for considering a major rethink is required, as well
as detailing development and assessment of research-based techniques for diagnosis and treatment of
the disorder. Submissions are encouraged that facilitate open access to scientific materials and tools.
Articles are peer-reviewed, the role of reviewers being to ensure that accepted standards of scientific
reporting are met, including correction of factual errors. Disagreements about interpretation of findings
raised by reviewers will be passed on by the editorial board to the authors of accepted papers. These
disagreements will not necessarily preclude publication of the article if they are judged to be topics that
are suitable for open peer commentary. Once accepted, commentaries will be sought (actively and by
self-nomination) from specialists within the field of communication disorder and its allied disciplines.
These commentaries will be reviewed for style and content. The author’s responses will be reviewed in
the same way. The article, open peer commentaries and author’s responses will be published in the
same issue as the target article and in subsequent issues. Authors should contact the editor in the first
instance with a short description of the topic area so that its general suitability can be assessed before
full submission. Notification that a topic is suitable does not imply that the paper that is subsequently
submitted will be accepted. Decisions about suitability will be made by the editorial board.
Editor
Peter Howell
Department of Psychology
University College London
Gower St.,
London WC1E 6BT
England