ECHO is a refereed journal that welcomes submissions concerning communication and communication disorders from practitioners, researchers, or scholars that comprise diverse racial and ethic backgrounds, as well as academic orientations.

ECHO welcomes submissions from professionals or scholars interested in communication breakdown and/or communication disorders in the context of the social, cultural, and linguistic diversity within and among countries around the world. ECHO is especially focused on those populations where diagnostic and intervention services are limited and/or are often provided services which are not culturally appropriate. It is expected that scholars in those areas could include, but not limited to, speech-language pathology, audiology, psychology, linguistics, and sociology.”

Topics accepted for publication in ECHO could include, but is not limited to, the following:

• Communication breakdowns among persons due to culture, age, race, background, education, or social status

• Use of the World Health Organization’s International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) framework to

describe communication use and disorders among the world’s populations.

• Communication disorders in underserved or marginized populations around the world

• Service delivery frameworks for countries’ minority populations, including those who are minorities for a variety of reasons

including race, religion, or primary language spoken.

• Dialectical differences and their effects on communication among populations

• Evidence base practice research with culturally and linguistic diverse populations

• Provision of communication services in low income/resource countries

• Provision of communication services in middle income/resource countries

• Provision of communication services to immigrant and/or refuge populations

• Effects of poverty on communication development and the provision of services

• Education/training issues in serving diverse populations

• Ethical issues in serving diverse populations

• Role of religion in views of communication disability and its effect on service delivery

Manuscript Submissions

All manuscripts should be accompanied by a cover letter (e-mail) in which the corresponding author:

• Requests that the manuscript be considered for publication;

• Affirms that the manuscript has not been published previously, including in an electronic form;

• Affirms that the manuscript is not currently submitted elsewhere;

• Affirms that all applicable research adheres to the basic ethical considerations for the protection of human or animal participants in research;

• Notes the presence or absence of a dual commitment;

• Affirms that permission has been obtained to include any copyrighted material in the paper; and

• Supplies his or her business address, phone and fax numbers, and e-mail address.

All manuscripts must be submitted electronically and should follow the style and preparation presented in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (fifth edition, 2001; see Journal for exceptions to APA style) Particular attention should be paid to the citing of references, both in the text and on the reference page. Manuscript submissions and inquiries should be addressed to: nbaslh@nbaslh.org.

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