Preparing for Submission
Publications may have the form of original articles, i.e. theoretical or methodological studies or empirical reports, of reviews of books and dissertations, as well as of short reports, of minor or ongoing studies or short notes, commenting on earlier published material. Submitted manuscripts should be arranged according to the rules stated in "Uniform requirements for manuscripts submitted to biomedical journals" Ann Intern Med 1997; 126: 36-47, or JAMA 1997; 277: 927-34. The full document is available at www.icmje.org. When submitting a paper, the author should always make a full statement to the editor about all submissions and previous reports that might be regarded as redundant or duplicate publication of the same or very similar work.

Copyright
It is a condition of publication that authors assign copyright or license the publication rights in their articles, including abstracts, to Taylor & Francis. This enables us to ensure full copyright protection and to disseminate the article, and of course the Journal, to the widest possible readership in print and electronic formats as appropriate. Authors must read and agree to the conditions outlined in the Copyright Assignment Form, and must sign the Form. This form will be sent out at the time of acceptance of the manuscript, and should be returned as soon as possible to Informa Healthcare. For further information about our copyright policy please click here.

 

Process of submission
All submissions should be made online at the Logopedics Phoniatrics Vocology Manuscript Central site found at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/slog. New users should first create an account. Once a user is logged onto the site submissions should be made via the Author Centre.

Arrangement of manuscripts
Manuscripts must be written in clear and correct English. Authors hesitating as to the adequacy of their English are recommended having their papers revised by a language editor.
The manuscript should be submitted in Word format. Please note that we do not accept LaTex files. The typescript (double spaced) of a regular article should not exceed 10-12 pages (6000 words), that of a short report or note 3-4 pages.
Papers should be organised as follows: title page (page 1), abstract page (page 2), text (page 3 and following), list of references, and on separate sheets tables and legends for illustration. A blinded version of the manuscript should also be submitted.
Title page. Should include (1) the title of the paper, stressing its most important message; (2) name(s) of author(s); (3) name and address of their department(s); (4) a running headline (condensed title) of no more than 50 characters; (5) the corresponding author' title, name and full address, including phone, fax and e-mail.
Abstract. Should be arranged as follows: Name(s) of author(s) as in the reference list, title of the paper, abstract text, not exceeding 120 words, stressing the most important data and conclusions and up to 10 key words.
Text. Whenever possible the text should be organized into Introduction (definition of problem, earlier work), Material, Methods, Results, Discussion (with final conclusion) and Acknowledgements. Please indicate where to insert figures and tables by leaving blank rows in the text. Footnotes and appendices should be avoided.
References. The Vancouver system must be applied. Number the references consecutively in the order in which they are first mentioned in the text. Identify references in the text by Arabic numerals (in parentheses). Papers accepted but not yet published should be designated as (in press). Information from unpublished manuscripts should be cited in the text as "unpublished observation(s)" or "personal communication".
Abbreviations of journal titles: please consult the List of Journals Indexed in Index Medicus, also accessible at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/
1. Hirano M. Clinical examination of voice. New York: Springer, 1981.
2. Sederholm E, McAllister A, Sundberg J, Dalkvist J. Etiologic factors associated with hoarseness in ten-year-old children. Folia Phoniatr 1995; 5: 262-78.
3. Spreen O, Risser A. Assessment of Aphasia in children. In: Taylor Sarno M, editor. Acquired Aphasia. New York, London, Toronto, Sydney, San Francisco: Academic Press; 1981. P.xx-xx.
For journal article in electronic format use the following style: Morse SS. Factors in the emergence of infectious diseases. Emerg Infect Dis [serial online] 1995 Jan-Mar [cited 1996 Jun 5]; 1(1): [24 screens]. Available from: URL: http://www.cdc.gov\idod\D\d.htm
Tables. Should be numbered using Roman numerals and include short, self-explanatory legends. Each table should be typed on a separate sheet.
Figures. All figures should be submitted as separate, electronic files such as TIF, EPS or JPG. Do not mount figures in the text document. Each figure should be supplied with a self-explanatory legend. Figure legends should be listed on a separate sheet.

Please note that charges for printing colour figures (USD 600 for the first colour page, USD 300 per each subsequent page) are to be borne by the author(s). Colour figures will be inserted in the online version of the journal without charge.