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Journal: Autism & Developmental Language Impairments
Online ISSN: 2396-9415
Print ISSN: 2396-9415
Publisher Name: Sage
Starting Year: 2016
Website URL: https://journals.sagepub.com/home/dlia
Country: United Kingdom
Email: journals@sagepub.com
Research Discipline Autism & Developmental
Frequency: Monthly
Research Language: English
About Journal:
Autism & Developmental Language Impairments (ADLI) is an international, open access, peer-reviewed, online-only journal providing rapid publication that aims to support and help shape research in the growing field of developmental communication disorders. The journal is not solely focused on autism and specific language impairment and welcomes submissions across a wide range of topics within atypical language development.
Aims and mission: Its mission is to provide an online, open access platform for traditional empirical analyses and theoretical contributions. Quantitative and qualitative methodologies are considered and the journal covers all areas of atypical language development, as well as related difficulties/interventions/outcomes for individuals with developmental communication difficulties. ADLI acts as a forum for the dissemination and exchange of information among the large number of developmental communication disorder researchers and professionals across the globe.
As part of this mission, ADLI has an inclusive publishing strategy. We also aim to have a fast processing time for papers and have a target average turn-around time from submission to first decision of one month.
Topics across a range of disorders could include:
• aspects of communication within different populations, diagnostic issues, quality of life, intervention, computational modelling and brain measurement of developmental communicative functions; outcomes in adolescence/adulthood of individuals who have grown up with developmental communication difficulties
• genetic, neurobiological and cognitive mechanisms underlying atypical language.
We are particularly interested in:
• articles that have a practical application combined with high scientific rigour
• papers that directly compare across disorders; articles that involve teachers/educational staff
• publishing systematic reviews in the field of language impairments and in the area of autism.
ADLI will not accept papers that are solely on speech disorders or stuttering/stammering; that are about bilingualism per se; that address acquired language difficulties; where the topic is about typical language development / linguistics with no obvious reference to disorder; or those that do not have appropriate local ethical approval.