The IJVS is aimed internationally at voice researchers in the fields of medicine, health professions, psychology, linguistics, physics, phonetics and education.
The IJVS
- is an international scientific open access journal
- publishes original articles (studies, reviews, theoretical and methodological foundations and analyses) in double-blind peer review
- publishes articles in German and English
- has editors in chief from Germany, Austria and Switzerland
- focuses on voice research from the perspective of different disciplines
Features of the IJVS
- Open Access
- double-blind peer review
- no publication fees
Concept
The IJVS publishes original scientific articles (studies and reviews) from voice research. The following topics of voice research are covered:
- Studies on clinical questions/efficacy evidence
- Studies on assessments and outcomes
- Studies on innovative research methodological issues
- Health services research/basic research
- Patient perspective and participation/clinical reasoning
- Evidence in diagnostics, therapy and prevention
- Digital Health
Archiving
Sciendo archives the contents of this journal in Portico - digital long-term preservation service of scholarly books, journals and collections.
Plagiarism Policy
The editorial board is participating in a growing community of Similarity Check System's users in order to ensure that the content published is original and trustworthy. Similarity Check is a medium that allows for comprehensive manuscripts screening, aimed to eliminate plagiarism and provide a high standard and quality peer-review process.
Editors in Chief
The IJVS has four editors in chief from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. The editors in chief organize the reviews for the manuscripts and decide on publication.
Prof. Dr. Ulla Beushausen, HAWK Hildesheim/Holzminden/Göttingen, Germany
PD Dr. Meike Brockmann-Bauser, Universitätsspital Zürich, Swiss
Prof. Dr.Markus Gugatschka, Universitätsklinikum Graz; Austria
Prof. Dr.A.-K. Rohlfs, Universitätsklinikum Ulm, Germany
Managing Editor
Prof. Dr. Ulla Beushausen, HAWK Hildesheim/Holzminden/Göttingen, Germany
Advisory board
David Azul, PhD, La Trobe University, Bendigo, Australia
PD Dr. Jörg Bohlender, Universitätsspital Zürich, Swiss
Dr. Andrea Dehn-Hindenberg, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Germany
Dr. Hanna Ehlert, Leibniz-Universität Hannover, Germany
Can. Dr. Julia Lukaschyk, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany
Dipl. Ing. Dr. Florian Pokorny, Medizinische Universität Graz, Austria
Gunhild Rohnke, MSc, FH Campus Wien, Wien, Austria
Prof. Dr. Barbara Schuppler, Technische Universität Graz, Austria
Prof. Dr. Anne Schützenberger, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Germany
Prof. Dr. Susanne Vogt-Zimmermann, Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany
Publisher
DE GRUYTER POLAND
Bogumiła Zuga 32A Str.
01-811 Warsaw, Poland
T: +48 22 701 50 15
Article Processing Charge (APC)
The IJVS does not charge any fees for submitting, editing and publishing articles.
For authors
Manuscript submissions
The IJHP publishes original papers only.
Articles can be written in German or in English. Title, keywords and abstract must be submitted in both German and English.
The submitted manuscripts must comply with the aims and guidelines of the journal in terms of content and form. These can be found in the manuscript guidelines.
Link: Manuscript guidelines
Manuscript submission: ulla.beushausen@hawk.de
The Editorial Board decides whether a manuscript is accepted for the peer review process. The review period should not exceed six weeks. The decision to accept or reject a manuscript is made by e-mail with the following options:
- accepted without revision
- accepted with revision
- rejected
For reviewers
The criteria used by the editors to decide whether to accept a manuscript for peer review are:
- Relevance: the content is in line with the topics and objectives of the IJVS.
- Originality/ topicality: the content is relevant/ topical for publication in the IJHP.
- Quality: the study and its presentation meet general research standards.
- Ethical guidelines: national and international standards of ethical guidelines are met (if required)/an ethics vote is available.
- Formal correctness: the formal criteria of the manuscript guidelines are fulfilled.
If the criteria are met, the manuscript is assigned to an editor, who organizes the double-blind peer review. The reviewers receive the manuscript without the names and institutions of the authors.
The review period should not exceed six weeks. The decision on acceptance or rejection of a manuscript is made by e-mail with the following options:
- Accepted without revision
- Accepted with revision
- Rejected
Here Link: Guidelines for Reviewers
Open Access Statement
The journal is an Open Access journal that allows a free unlimited access to all its contents without any restrictions upon publication to all users.