AOSIS invites all prospective authors to submit their latest research manuscripts to the South African Journal of Communication Disorders (SAJCD).

Journal Focus and Scope

The journal publishes reports and papers concerned with research, and critically evaluative theoretical, philosophical and conceptual issues dealing with aspects of human communication and its disorders, dysphagia, service provision, training and policy.

DHET Accreditation and Indexing Services

The journal is DHET accredited and is included in leading indexing services which include the following:

• Cabells Journalytics
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• EBSCO Host
• Embase
• GALE, CENGAGE Learning
• Norwegian Register for Scientific Journals, Series and Publishers, Level 1
• PubMed / MEDLINE
• PubMed Central
• ProQuest
• SciELO SA
• SCOPUS
• Web of Science Other Coverage, Emerging Sources Citation Index, ESCI

Peer Review

The journal has a double-blinded peer review process. Manuscripts are initially examined by editorial staff and are sent by the Editor-in-Chief to two expert independent reviewers, either directly or by a Section Editor. Read our full peer review process.

How To Submit Your Manuscript

To contribute your latest research findings towards this publication, please visit sajcd.org.za. Authors can conveniently submit all manuscripts online. Please refer to the submissions procedure when submitting your original manuscripts. The submission guidelines include information about the types of articles received for publication and preparing a manuscript for submission.

Other relevant information about the journal’s policies and the reviewing process can be found under the about section.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and Support Enquiries

Please visit our FAQs page for any other information you may require, and email submissions@sajcd.org.za for your support inquiry.

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