CALL FOR JOURNAL ARTICLES

The Journal of the National Black Association for Speech-Language and Hearing (JNBASLH) is currently accepting article submissions for the Winter issue. JNBASLH is the official peer-reviewed journal of the National Black Association for Speech-Language and Hearing. JNBASLH is an international, peer-reviewed journal concerning communication and communication disorders and differences within and across socially, culturally, and linguistically diverse populations, with an emphasis on populations who are underserved.

Priority topics include:

• Communication breakdowns among persons due to culture, age, race, background, education, and/or social status.
• Assessment and/or consideration of intersectionality in clinical practice and teaching.
• Communication disorders in underserved or marginalized 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 based practice research with culturally and linguistic diverse populations (e.g., Blacks, LGBTQ+, Latinx).
• Provision of communication services in low and 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.
• Examination of and/or training cultural competency in the workplace (e.g., workplace, higher education).
• Role of religion in views of communication disability and its effect on service delivery.
• 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. 

Please visit https://www.nbaslh.org/jnbaslh#guidelines for more detailed author guidelines.

Manuscript submissions and inquiries should be addressed to: [email protected]

Article submissions are due by January 10th, 2022