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Communication Disorders Quarterly

Communication Disorders Quarterly is a journal of research, intervention, and practices in speech, language, and hearing. It is the official journal of CEC’s Division for Communication, Language, and Deaf/Hard of Hearing. Each issue has the following features: quantitative and qualitative research articles, Clinical Forums, short tutorials, From the Field Interviews, and a comprehensive conference calendar.

Communication Disorders Quarterly (CDQ) presents cutting edge information on typical and atypical communication — from oral language development to literacy. The journal also offers assessment of and interventions for communicative disorders across the lifespan. It includes research reports, a clinical forum that reports theoretical applications in clinical and educational settings, short tutorials on specific topics or clinical procedures, and media reviews. This journal is a member of COPE. http://journals.sagepub.com/home/cdq

Special Series are created by Associate Editors and/or interested professionals from the field. These are composed of 3-6 related articles that are invited and edited by the Special Series editor. Please contact the Editor in Chief if you are interested in hosting a series.

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CDQ has an international Board of Reviewers, and publishes several articles each year from authors outside the United States. The largest percentage of subscriptions of CDQ are held in Europe.  Online access is available to subscribers by visiting cdq.sagepub.com.

Manuscripts may be submitted at any time, using the Manuscript Central URL. Information for authors is available at the same site.

 

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SAGE Society Member User Activation

There are two steps for activating society member access on the SAGE Journals platform: first, register an email and second, activate your membership access.  

 

1) Registering an Email 

Please go to https://journals.sagepub.com/action/registration and enter the required information then click ‘Submit’ where you will receive a verification email.  Once received please click the link and you will be rerouted to the Email Verification page.  

 

2) Activating Society Membership Access 

On the Email Verification page, click the ‘View My Account’ link.  Then to the left under ‘My Account’ click ‘Society Member Access’.  Select your society from the dropdown-menu (i.e., Division for Communication, Language, and Deaf/Hard of Hearing - DCD), enter your membership number (i.e., CEC membership number) then click ‘Activate’.  You will find the journal you have access to within ‘My Content’.

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3) Article and Issue Alerts

To ensure that you receive article as well as issue alerts from CDQ, click on the following link: https://journals.sagepub.com/connected/CDQ#email-alert.  Next, click on “Create Email Alerts”.  Now, you should see Communication Disorders Quarterly listed.  To the right, check “New Content”. Next, click on “Create Email Alert”.  You should start receiving alerts presently.

 

Last Updated:  14 August, 2024

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