Announcing 'Stammering Research' - Stammering Research - UCL

Stammering Research. Vol. 1.
SUMMARY OF STEP BY STEP PROCEDURE FOR AUTHORING
AN ARTICLE TO STAMMERING RESEARCH
1. Contact the editor with a brief outline of the proposed article. The editor and other board members
make initial decisions only as to the suitability of the general area proposed. The primary function in
this step is to ensure the topic is of sufficiently broad interest for, and within the remit of, the
readership of Stammering Research. The intent behind this initial contact is to ensure authors do not
spend time preparing articles on unsuitable topics. Review, empirical and theoretical work are all
appropriate. Authors will be informed whether the judgement is that the proposed topic has a suitable,
or too narrow, a focus. Indication that the scope is too narrow does not imply anything about the
scientific standard of the proposed work. Neither does notification that a topic is suitable indicate that
the submitted work will necessarily be accepted for publication (all submitted material has to go
through the normal processes of peer review).
2. Submitted articles are peer reviewed in the normal way and an indication as to suitability of
publication or not (possibly after revision) is notified to the author by the editor.
3. After an article has been accepted, the author cannot change the article. It is then made available for
open peer commentary. Details how the accepted article can be accessed are posted on the British
Stammering Association’s website (www.stammering.org). Indications that the article is available for
access are posted on http://www.mnsu.edu/dept/comdis/kuster/Internet/Listserv.html for ASHA
members, the British Stammering Association’s website (http://www.stammering.org, the stut-l list
(stutt-l@listmail. temple.edu), the stutt-x mailing list (stutt-x@asu.edu), and on the stuttering home
page (www.stutteringhomepage.com). The primary function in posting details about access available to
an accepted article, is to alert potential commentators. A list of commentators is being drawn up and
individuals are encouraged to submit their nominations (for themselves or others).
4. See the next page for precise details how to prepare a commentary and the timetable allowed for this.
When preparing a commentary, authors might find it helpful to consult a recent issue of Stammering
Research to see the range of comments that are appropriate, the style and format of commentary
5. All accepted commentaries are available to the author of a target article from receipt until two weeks
after invitations for commentaries has closed. In this time, the author can prepare a response to
commentaries. The response will be peer-reviewed by the editorial board. Further details are given on
the next page and authors should again consult a recent issue of Stammering Research to see the sorts
of comments that are appropriate, style and formatting of a submission.
6. On completion of this process, the target article, commentaries and response to commentaries will be
published together in the next issue of Stammering Research. Authors are responsible for preparing
their articles according to the stipulated format. The current and previous issues of the journal are
available as PDF files at http://www.speech.psychol.ucl.ac.uk/.