South African Journal of Communication Disorders 2025 Special Issue: We invite you to submit

AOSIS calls on all authors to participate in the South African Journal of Communication Disorders 2025 special issue that will be published in the open-access scholarly journal. Submit your latest research for consideration, contribute to the open-access content available to everyone, and share your expertise with a wider audience.

Timeline:

Abstracts must be emailed to editor@sajcd.org.za.

Guest editors will review the abstracts for the scope and focus of the special collection, and if eligible, authors will be invited to submit full manuscripts.

• Submissions open: 01 October 2024
• Submissions deadline: 28 February 2025
• Notification of final decision: 03 March 2025

Only for those invited to submit a full manuscript

• Full manuscript submissions open: 03 March 2025
• Full manuscript submissions deadline: 31 May 2025
• Notification of final decision full manuscript: 30 September 2025
• Estimated publication date: 28 November 2025

Dysphagia Research in Africa: Trends and Gaps Leading to Afrocentric Innovations

Recommended topics:

1. Diagnostic Tools and Techniques for assessment: Evaluation of current tools and the development of new, culturally appropriate diagnostic methods of assessments or screening
2. Management and Treatment: Innovations in therapeutic approaches and interventions tailored for African settings and patient diversity
3. Healthcare Accessibility and Delivery: Challenges and solutions in providing dysphagia care in diverse African contexts encouraging contextual responsiveness
4. Policy and Advocacy: Strategies for improving awareness, policies, and support systems for dysphagia care in Africa and how this might influence practice
5. Clinical decision making in the African context in dysphagia practices
6.  Interprofessional collaborations in dysphagia assessment and treatment in Africa
7. Training of healthcare students and workers in dysphagia for the African context

Submission procedure:

To submit your full manuscript to the South African Journal of Communication Disorders, go to sajcd.org.za. When you submit the manuscript, select the ‘Dysphagia Research in Africa: Trends and Gaps Leading to Afrocentric Innovations’ as the manuscript type. For more details on the submission procedure, go to sajcd.org.za after login in with your personal user credentials.

Manuscript contributions may consist of the following:

• Manuscript submissions should be in English.
• Original Research articles must fully comply with the South African Journal of Communication Disorders guidelines for manuscripts (maximum up to 5000 words for research articles, 3000 words for reviews and case studies words, 60 or fewer references with limited self-referencing; no more than 7 table/Figures).
• Submitting authors must consult the journal’s guidelines for manuscript submissions at sajcd.org.za.

All submissions will undergo anonymous review to guarantee high scientific quality and relevance to the subject. The final decision regarding acceptance/revision/rejection will be based on the reviews received from the reviewers and at the sole discretion of the Editor-in-Chief.

Of course, we will be happy to provide you with any assistance during the submission and application process. Kindly enquire at submissions@sajcd.org.za.

All abstract submissions and inquiries should be directed to the Special Issue Editorial team namely Dr Kim Coutts and Dr Skye Adams, through the SAJCD Editor-in-Chief:

• Dr Anita Edwards (South African Speech-Language-Hearing Association) – editor@sajcd.org.za

We would be honoured to receive your positive reply and look forward to receiving your article.