Audiology - Communication Research (ACR) is an open access scientific journal, edited by the Brazilian Academy of Audiology (ABA), dedicated to the publication of original and unpublished research in Audiology, Human Communication Disorders and related areas. As successor to the Journal of the Brazilian Society of Speech Therapy, published between 2007 and 2012, the ACR maintains its commitment to promoting the advancement of knowledge and clinical practice in the area.

The journal accepts submissions in Portuguese and English. All articles go through a rigorous peer review process (double anonymization). Articles in Portuguese accepted for publication will be translated into English before final publication, ensuring the quality and scientific relevance of the publications. Accepted works are published in both languages, in continuous publication, and are available under the Creative Commons CC-BY license, organized in a regular annual edition.

ACR is present in important databases, both international and national, increasing the visibility and impact of published articles. As part of its commitment to open science, the ACR promotes transparency and free access to knowledge, adopting practices such as the publication of preprints and open access to all its articles.

The abbreviation of the title is Audiol. Community. Res. to be used in bibliographies, footnotes, references and bibliographic captions.

Audiology - Communication Research (ACR) is a technical-scientific publication that adopts the Gold Open Access model, aligned with the principles of open science. The journal accepts evaluation of manuscripts deposited on recognized preprint servers, encourages citations, references and the availability of open research data, and encourages open peer review. In addition, the ACR adopts innovative practices such as the publication of preprints and open access to all its articles, ensuring the wide dissemination and impact of scientific research in the area of ​​Audiology and Human Communication Disorders.

Open Science Compliance Form.

This journal follows the Gold Open Access model. ACR is aligned with the open science modus operandi; agrees to evaluate manuscripts deposited on known preprint servers; provides citations, references, and statements of research data; and promotes transparent peer review. 

The ACR is in accordance with the norms and recommendations of standards of ethics and responsibility in scientific communication, established by the national and international institutions COPE, Equator, ICMJE and the Guidelines on Best Practices for Strengthening Ethics in Scientific Publication which serve as a Reference of principles and good practices on ethics and negligence for scientific publications. To ensure the transparency and integrity of manuscripts, ACR requests that authors complete and submit the Open Science Compliance Form. This form should be sent as a Supplementary File along with the manuscript.

Audiology - Communication Research (ACR) is an open access publication dedicated to the dissemination of original and unpublished research in Audiology, Human Communication Disorders and related areas. Its scope encompasses a variety of studies, from clinical and experimental to theoretical and applied, with the goal of improving knowledge and evidence-based clinical practice in the area.

The journal accepts different types of articles, including original articles, case reports, systematic reviews, short communications and letters to the editor, as long as they contribute significantly to the advancement of knowledge and clinical practice.

This journal follows the standards defined in the SciELO Program Digital Preservation Policy.

• LILACS – Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde
• DOAJ - Directory of Open Access Journals
• Latindex - Sistema Regional de Información en Línea para Revistas Científicas de América Latina, el Caribe, España y Portugal
• Portal de Periódicos Capes
• SIIC Data Bases – Sociedad Iberoamericana de Información Científica

• Journal title: Audiology – Communication Research
• Short title: Audiol. Commun. Res.
• Published by: Brazilian Academy of Audiology 
• Periodicity: Annual
• Publication mode: Continuous Publication
• Year of creation of the periodical: 2013

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The ACR recognizes the importance of new media in scientific communication and allows readers and researchers to have faster access to recent research results before publication. Therefore, ACR accepts manuscripts that have been deposited on non-commercial preprint servers.

A preprint is a preliminary version of a scientific work that is shared publicly in online repositories before peer review and publication in a scientific journal. It is a way to accelerate the scientific communication process, allowing researchers to share their results more quickly with the academic community. Preprints can be found in public repositories such as bioRxiv , medRxiv and SciELO Preprints, which are platforms dedicated to publications in the Health area. These repositories are maintained by non-profit organizations and are open to the public for free reading and downloading. .

To ensure that preprints submitted to ACR are treated with transparency and integrity, it is mandatory that authors complete and submit the Open Science Compliance Form. This form should be sent as a Supplementary File along with the manuscript. 

This information is important so that ACR editors can evaluate the originality and relevance of the submitted work, as well as to avoid duplication or redundant information in subsequent publications.

ACR follows a double anonymous peer review process in which two or more reviewers are assigned to evaluate articles. During the evaluation process, the identities of reviewers and authors are kept mutually confidential.

• Compliance with Standards: Initial analysis is performed by the Editorial Assistant to ensure compliance with the Instructions for Authors. If the manuscript does not meet the established standards, it will be returned to the authors for correction. Once it is considered appropriate, it is sent to the Editor-in-Chief.
• Initial review by the editor: The editor reviews the manuscript to determine its suitability for the peer review process. If the manuscript is considered of insufficient quality or outside the scope of the journal, it will be rejected without further processing.
• Evaluation Process: the Editor-in-Chief evaluates the quality and interest of the manuscript and sends it to the Associate Editor of the Area. This, in turn, evaluates the manuscript and sends it to two reviewers.
• Reviewers' opinions: Reviewers submit their opinions directly to the ScholarOne system. Based on these opinions, the Associate Editor makes the editorial decision to accept, request revisions, or reject the manuscript. The decision is then transmitted to the editor-in-chief.
• Approval or Rejection: The Editor-in-Chief decides whether to approve the manuscript for publication or reject it, and the decision is communicated to the authors. If accepted, the manuscript enters the publication process.

To ensure a fair, transparent, and high-quality peer review process, and in accordance with practices of openness and anonymity in the context of scientific publishing, the ACR encourages the policy of revealing the names of the editors responsible for the evaluation in the final report. article. This practice reinforces the journal's commitment to the integrity of the editorial process and recognizes editors for their crucial role in maintaining the publication's quality standards.

ACR uses a specific method to review preprints (scientific articles before their formal publication). In this method, called single-anonymous peer review, the reviewers (other experts in the field) know who the authors of the preprint are, but the authors do not know who the reviewers are. This approach seeks to balance transparency (reviewers can consider authors' expertise) with impartiality (reviewers are not influenced by authors' reputations).

This process ensures a critical and unbiased evaluation of preprints before possible publication in ACR.

Whenever necessary, ACR will ask the authors of preprints to provide detailed information on the methodology used in the research, the results obtained and the conclusions reached, so that reviewers can adequately evaluate the quality of the work.

The ACR may also request information from authors about any peer review that the preprint has already passed in another repository, if applicable, to help reviewers make a more complete assessment of the quality of the preprint.

ACR encourages the practice of open data to promote the transparency and reproducibility of scientific research. Authors are encouraged to make the raw data underlying their research results available in open access repositories wherever possible. The provision of data must follow ethical and privacy standards, ensuring that sensitive or personal information is adequately protected. The repository https://data.scielo.org (Portuguese only) is recommended.

To align with these principles, ACR requests that all data sets associated with submitted manuscripts be accompanied by the Open Science Compliance Form. Authors should complete this form in detail, highlighting how the research meets open science standards, and submit it as a supplementary file along with the manuscript.

This practice ensures that all relevant data are available for review and analysis, contributing to the integrity and reproducibility of scientific research. Adherence to these guidelines reinforces the ACR's commitment to transparency and excellence in scientific publications.

ACR does not charge fees for the submission, review, publication, distribution or downloading of articles, keeping the publication completely free and open access. 

However, for articles originally written in Portuguese, authors are responsible for arranging and covering the costs of translation into English.

Audiology - Communication Research (ACR) follows strict ethical standards in research, including the need for approval from research ethics committees and informed consent from participants. The journal does not tolerate any form of scientific misconduct, such as plagiarism, falsification or fabrication of data, and will take appropriate action if such practices are suspected or proven. 

The ACR complies with the principles and good practices on ethics and negligence in scientific publications. COPE and the Guidelines on Best Practices for Strengthening Ethics in Scientific Publication.

Errata: in case of errors identified after the publication of an article, the ACR will publish an erratum with the necessary corrections, guaranteeing the accuracy and integrity of the scientific information disclosed. Guide to recording, marking and publishing Correction (Portuguese Only): https://wp.scielo.org/wp-content/uploads/guia_errata.pdf.

Retraction: In exceptional situations, such as the identification of serious errors or scientific errors that compromise the validity of the conclusions of an article, the ACR may retract the work. The retraction will be duly communicated to readers and indexers, and the article will remain available online with a note indicating the retraction and the reasons that justified it. Guide for registering, marking and publishing a retraction (Portuguese Only): https://wp.scielo.org/wp-content/uploads/guia_retratacao.pdf.

The conflict of interest may be personal, commercial, political, academic or financial in nature. Conflicts of interest may occur between authors, reviewers or editors.

As part of the manuscript submission process, authors must declare any actual or potential conflicts of interest that may be considered to influence the research (for example, financial interests in a test or procedure, or funding by an equipment manufacturer or materials for effectiveness research).

Sources of external support for the research, including funding, equipment, and supplies, should be named during the submission process. In addition, authors must disclose any financial or other non-professional benefit that may result from publication of the manuscript and that reviewers or readers may consider having affected the completion or presentation of the work.

If in doubt about what may be considered a conflict of interest, the author must opt ​​for full disclosure, reporting the potential conflict when requested during submission. The role of the supporting organization, if any, in the collection, analysis and interpretation of the data, and the right to approve or disapprove publication of the final manuscript, should also be detailed during the submission process. If a supporting agency claims the right to approve/disapprove publication, the author must have completed this process at the time of submitting the manuscript.

If, in the editor's judgment, the author has an actual or potential conflict of interest, this conflict must be acknowledged with a disclosure statement on the first page of the article. The authors will be informed of this decision before acceptance.

All authors must complete the Conflict of Interest Statement. This declaration aims to guarantee transparency and ethics in scientific publication.

For detailed guidance on conflicts of interest, we recommend consulting the ICMJE and WAME guidelines.

For more information: Disclosure of Financial and Non-Financial Relationships and Activities, and Conflicts of Interest.

ACR magazine adopts Ithenticate software to guarantee the originality and integrity of submitted works. This tool helps identify possible plagiarism and self-plagiarism, promoting ethics and transparency in the publication process.

After the standards adjustment stage carried out by the Editorial Assistant, the submitted articles go through the similarity software. The magazine determines the 30% similarity rate of a single source as a critical indicator. The percentage indicated in the generated report will be analyzed by an editor, who will have the final responsibility for deciding the submission.

The use of Ithenticate reinforces the ACR journal's commitment to good research and scientific publishing practices, ensuring that published articles are original and contribute significantly to the advancement of knowledge in the area.

The ACR journal requests that authors declare any use of artificial intelligence (AI), large-scale language models (LLM), or similar technologies in the production of the text included in their manuscripts, whether that text is used in whole or in part. This requirement includes text generated during the initial brainstorming or structuring phases, which was then incorporated into the manuscript. The following statements must be made at the time of initial filing:

• Attestation of inclusion of text generated by AI or LLM: Authors must declare that the manuscript contains text generated by AI or LLM.
• Responsibility of authors: Authors must confirm that they take full responsibility for the accuracy, originality and integrity of the AI ​​or LLM generated text included in the manuscript.
• Additionally, authors must include the following information listed below in the manuscript itself:
• Artificial Intelligence Use Statement: A specific section should be added at the end of the main text, before the References section, detailing the use of AI or LLM. For example: Artificial Intelligence Statement: ChatGPT was used during [DESCRIBE DETAILS], and the authors reviewed the resulting text before including it in the manuscript.
• Parenthetical citation and corresponding reference: Each text fragment generated by AI or LLM must be followed by a parenthetical citation, with a corresponding entry in the References section. For example: Reference: OpenAI. (2023). ChatGPT (March 14 release) [Large Scale Language Model]. https://chat.openai.com/chat

The ACR journal also clarifies that AI, LLM or similar technologies cannot be credited as authors. This decision is based on the following criteria:

• IA or LLM do not meet the authorship requirements defined by ICMJE and WAME. 
• IA or LLM do not have the ability to transfer copyright.
• IA or LLM cannot declare conflicts of interest.
• IA or LLM cannot respond to authorship queries or disclaimers.

These guidelines do not exclude the use of AI in areas such as research design, data analysis and verification, or manuscript formatting (e.g., Paperpal, Grammarly). Additionally, ACR policies related to the use of AI and potential cases of scientific misconduct, such as image manipulation, do not change.

For more information : Guide to the Use of Artificial Intelligence Tools and Resources in Research Communication on SciELO

The ACR journal prioritizes the use of inclusive language that respects differences and promotes equal opportunities in the writing of scientific manuscripts. Authors are encouraged to avoid bias, stereotypes, slang, and references to dominant culture in their texts. It is important to avoid descriptions of irrelevant personal attributes and use plural nouns to achieve gender neutrality. In addition, terms that may be offensive or exclusive in scientific terminology should be avoided.

In accordance with the SAGER Guidelines, the ACR highlights the importance of explicitly including and analyzing sex and gender data in research where appropriate. Authors should clearly describe the methods used to determine sex and gender and discuss how these variables influence research results. It is crucial to discuss the relevance of sex and gender to the results and consider these differences when interpreting the data. This commitment to accuracy and fairness in research is reflected in both the content and language of the manuscripts.

For more details on inclusive writing practices, see the SAGER Guidelines and Chapter 11 of the AMA Manual of Style, 11th Edition.

Research with human subjects: All research with human subjects submitted to Audiology - Communication Research (ACR) must obtain approval from a recognized Research Ethics Committee (REC), in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki (1975, revised in 2013) and Resolution 466. /2012 of the National Health Council of Brazil.

The authors must declare that the research was carried out with the free and informed consent of all participants, or their legal guardians when applicable. To publish details or images that may identify participants, written consent must be obtained and attached to the submission (Supplementary file). International researchers must ensure that their studies have been approved by an appropriate ethics committee in their jurisdiction and provide supporting documentation.

Experimental Research with Animals: Experimental studies with animals must follow the ARRIVE (Animal Research: Reporting of In Vivo Experiments) and PREPARE (Planning Research and Experimental Procedures with Animals: Recommendations for Excellence) guidelines, together with the Brazilian Guide for the Care and Use of Animals in Teaching or Scientific Research Activities (DBCA) of the National Council for the Control of Animal Experimentation (CONCEA).

• The PREPARE Guide can be found at: https://norecopa.no/prepare
• The ARRIVE Guide can be found at: https://arriveguidelines.org/
• The Brazilian Guideline for the Care and Use of Animals in Teaching or Scientific Research Activities - DBCA (CONCEA Regulatory Resolution No. 55) can be found at ( only in Portuguese) : https://www.in.gov.br/web/dou/ -/ resolution -n-55-of-October-5-2022-434869177 

Audiology - Communication Research (ACR) adopts a copyright policy that complies with the recommendations of the SciELO criteria (item 5.2.10.1.2. – copyright) This recommendation is essential to protect the interests of authors while promoting the open and ethical dissemination of scientific knowledge.

• Copyright of the authors: Authors who publish in ACR retain the copyright of their works. This means that even if the article is published under the auspices of the ACR, the intellectual property of the work remains with the author.
• License under Creative Commons: To facilitate the reuse and distribution of works, articles published in ACR are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY). This license allows third parties to use and share published works, as long as they give appropriate credit to the original author and the publication on ACR. This approach promotes the dissemination of scientific knowledge in an ethical and accessible manner, allowing works to be widely distributed and reused without restrictions.
• Correct citation of the original work: In accordance with the CC-BY license, any reuse or distribution of articles published in ACR must include a correct citation of the original work. This ensures that authors receive proper recognition for their work and maintains the academic integrity of the publication process.

• Website Responsibility: ACR is responsible for ensuring that all content published on its website is properly licensed and respects the copyright of the authors. ACR is committed to monitoring and protecting the integrity and originality of published works.
• Author's Responsibility: Authors who submit their works to ACR must guarantee that the content is original and does not infringe the copyright of third parties. Authors are responsible for obtaining appropriate permissions for any copyrighted material used in their manuscripts.
• License Adopted by the Journal: To facilitate the reuse and distribution of works, articles published in ACR are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY). This license allows third parties to use and share published works, as long as they give appropriate credit to the original author and publication on ACR. This approach promotes the dissemination of scientific knowledge in an ethical and accessible manner, allowing works to be widely distributed and reused without restrictions.

Auto archiving by Author

ACR allows authors to archive preprint (version before peer review) and post-print (final peer-reviewed version) versions of their manuscripts in institutional or thematic repositories. This practice encourages the broad dissemination of scientific knowledge and ensures that authors' works are accessible to a wider audience. However, when archiving their manuscripts, authors must provide the full reference of the article published in ACR and a link to the official final version in the journal.
 

Academia Brasileira de Audiologia – ABA

• Maria Cecília Martinelli – Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
  Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/1333051805628540
  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9456-2028
  E-mail: cmartinelli@unifesp.br
• Renata Mota Mamede Carvallo – Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
  Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/1806988202605434 
  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2766-4961 
  E-mail: renamaca@usp.br

• Adrian Fuente – Université de Montréal, Canada.
  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3736-5057
  E-mail: adrian.fuente@umontreal.ca
• Ana Cláudia Fiorini – Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
  Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/7734716272173098
  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2989-2308
  E-mail: acfiorini@unifesp.br 
• Ana Cláudia Mirândola Barbosa Reis – Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo/SP, Brazil.
  Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/3416280731705759
  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5152-5881
  E-mail: anaclaudia@fmrp.usp.br
• Ana Paula Machado Goyano Mac-Kay – Universidad Santo Tomas (UST), Santiago, Chile.
  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9425-5896
  E-mail: apmackay@gmail.com
• Célia Maria Giacheti – Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" (UNESP), Marília, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
  Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/2331180822532901
  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9691-4672
  E-mail: giacheti@uol.com.br
• Clara Regina Brandão de Ávila – Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
  Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/4265004102490366
  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5708-8299
  E-mail: clara.brandao@unifesp.br
• Claudia Regina Furquim de Andrade – Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
  Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/2542635974722990
  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9639-6377
  E-mail: clauan@usp.br
• Debora Maria Befi-Lopes – Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
  Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/9739603954121791
  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8654-832X
  E-mail: dmblopes@usp.br
• Eliane Schochat – Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
  Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/1129091260167146
  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1775-7603
  E-mail: eschocha@usp.br
• Haydeé Fiszbein Wertzner – Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
  Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/1167294060627845
  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3030-1077
  E-mail: hfwertzn@usp.br
• Heloisa Helena Caovilla –Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
  Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/1050567032375329
  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4157-8995
  E-mail: heloisacaovilla@gmail.com
• Isabela Hoffmeister Menegotto – Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre (UFCSPA), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul/RS, Brazil.
  Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/0562714124838399
  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2811-0749
  E-mail: isabelam@ufcspa.edu.br
• Kátia de Almeida – Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Santa Casa de São Paulo (FCMSCSP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
  Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/3110340689574285
  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4247-6966
  E-mail: kalmeida@terra.com.br
• Kátia de Freitas Alvarenga – Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Bauru, São Paulo/SP, Brazil.
  Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/1347210433299192
  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7847-3225
  E-mail: katialv@usp.br
• Leandro Pernambuco - Universidade Federal da Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife, Pernambuco /PE, Brazil.
  Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/7838024850861158
  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6246-9769
  E-mail: leandroapernambuco@gmail.com
• Leonardo Wanderley Lopes – Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB), João Pessoa, Paraíba/PB, Brazil. 
  Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/0982550255078545
  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9041-7114
  E-mail: lwlopes@hotmail.com
• Liliane Desgualdo Pereira – Universidade Federal de São Paulo – (UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil. 
  Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/0546134611213515
  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9700-052X
  E-mail: lilianedesgualdo@gmail.com
• Stela Maris Aguiar Lemos – Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais/MG, Brazil.
  Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/1894360566441296
  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4104-5179
  E-mail: lemos.stela@gmail.com
• Vanessa Veis Ribeiro - Universidade de Brasília UnB, Distrito Federal/DF, Brazil.
  Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/2684465370313417
  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3089-6085
  E-mail: fgavanessavr@gmail.com

• Alessandra Giannella Samelli – Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil. 
  Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/1906390392212504
  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7164-8942
  E-mail: alesamelli@usp.br
• Alessandra Spada Durante –Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. 
  Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/0138489785701371
  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1814-2931
  E-mail: alessandra.durante@unifesp.br 
• Ana Cláudia Figueiredo Frizzo – Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" (UNESP), Marília, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. 
  Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/2939620990280199
  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7934-4353
  E-mail: anafrizzo@marilia.unesp.br
• Ana Cristina Côrtes Gama – Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais/MG, Brazil. 
  Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/4598186599114774
  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7814-5328
  E-mail: anacgama@ufmg.br
• Ana Luiza Gomes Pinto Navas – Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Santa Casa de São Paulo (FCMSCSP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil. 
  Lattes: https://lattes.cnpq.br/0754347427711718
  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3677-6401
  E-mail: analunavas@gmail.com
• Ana Maria Furkim – Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianópolis, Santa Catarina/SC, Brazil. 
  Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/4751091882065732
  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0781-5312
  E-mail: ana.furkim@gmail.com
• Ana Paula Berberian Vieira da Silva – Universidade Tuiuti do Paraná (UTP), Curitiba, Paraná/PR, Brazil.
  Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/0650860840390896
  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7176-7610
  E-mail: anaberberian@gmail.com
• Ana Paula de Oliveira Santana – Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianópolis, Santa Catarina/SC, Brazil.
  Lattes: https://lattes.cnpq.br/7572028702882169
  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9508-9866
  E-mail: anaposantana@hotmail.com
• Bárbara Niegia Garcia de Goulart – Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul/RS, Brazil.
  Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/1447301799959291
  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2502-5883
  E-mail: bngoulart@gmail.com
• Beatriz Cavalcanti de Albuquerque Caiuby Novaes – Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
  Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/2804492308015336
  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3982-0295
  E-mail: beatriznovaes@pucsp.br
• Benoit Jutras – University of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3755-4333
  E-mail: benoit.jutras@umontreal.ca
• Bianca Arruda Manchester Queiroga – Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife, Pernambuco/PE, Brazil.
  Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/5733325908581489
  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5081-924X
  E-mail: queiroga.bianca@gmail.com
• Bianca Simone Zeigelboim – Universidade Tuiuti do Paraná (UTP), Curitiba, Paraná/PR, Brazil.
  Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/3594954478523378
  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4871-2683
  E-mail: biancacwb@yahoo.com.br
• Carla Gentile Matas – Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
  Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/5263442602417947
  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9408-7172
  E-mail: cgmatas@usp.br
• Carlos Kazuo Taguchi – Universidade Federal de Sergipe (UFSE), Aracaju, Sergipe/SE, Brazil.
  Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/4329183170824154
  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2428-0134
  E-mail: carlostaguchi@hotmail.com
• Christiane Marques do Couto – Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo/SP, Brazil.
  Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/1632518201832417
  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3708-7299
  E-mail: cmcouto@unicamp.br
• Cristina Lemos Barbosa Furia – Universidade Federal de Sergipe (UFSE), Aracaju, Sergipe/SE, Brazil.
  Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/5280693230787408
  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9507-6072
  E-mail: furiacristina@gmail.com
• Daniela Gil – Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
  Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/6363626867862971
  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8647-6813
  E-mail: dgil@unifesp.br
• Deborah Viviane Ferrari – Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Bauru, São Paulo/SP, Brazil.
  Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/1101306728305423
  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6582-2115
  E-mail: deborahferrari@usp.br
• Dionísia Aparecida Cusin Lamônica – Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Bauru, São Paulo/SP, Brazil.
  Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/4318921660581255
  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9381-0680
  E-mail: dionisialamonica@usp.br
• Doris Ruthi Lewis – Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
  Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/6249675270217176
  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7110-147X
  E-mail: drlewis@uol.com.br
• Fabiane Miron Stefani – Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianópolis, Santa Catarina/SC, Brazil.
  Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/2069793463565113
  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8531-6594
  E-mail: fabiane.stefani@gmail.com
• Fernanda Dreux Miranda Fernandes – Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
  Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/0191175314768692
  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3382-9427
  E-mail: fernandadreux@usp.br
• Frank E. Musiek - University of Arizona - Tucson - Arizona - United States.
  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0592-9260
• Iára Bittante de Oliveira – Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas (PUC), Campinas, São Paulo/SP, Brazil.
  Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/7262731846654870
  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2848-7650
  E-mail: ibittante@uol.com.br
• Jacy Perissinoto – Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
  Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/6591561982003926
  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0287-9296
  E-mail: jacyperi@terra.com.br
• Jeffrey A. Weihing – University of Louisville, Kentucky, United States. 
  ORCID: https://orcid.org/ 0000-0003-1306-0435
• Jennifer B. Shinn-Pettyjohn – UK Health Care, Kentucki, United States.
  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5670-3763
• Jerusa Fumagalli de Salles – Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul/RS, Brazil.
  Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/0265690889456064
  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0877-488X
  E-mail: jerusafsalles@gmail.com
• Lilian Ferreira Muniz – Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife, Pernambuco/PE, Brazil.
  Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/7763357602664293
  ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0450-4148
  E-mail: muniz.lilian@gmail.com
• Linda J. Hood – Vanderbilt University, Tennessee, United States.
  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4746-7690
• Mara Behlau – Centro de Estudos da Voz (CEV), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
  Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/2274436726620746
  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4663-4546
  E-mail: mbehlau@uol.com.br
• Márcia Keske-Soares – Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul/RS, Brazil.
  Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/2993790524055307
  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5678-8429
  E-mail: marcia-keske.soares@ufsm.br
• Maria Cecília Marconi Pinheiro Lima – Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo/SP, Brazil.
  Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/0354411926110212
  ORCID: http://orcid.org/000-0002-4203-0019
  E-mail: ceclima@fcm.unicamp.br
• Maria Cláudia Cunha – Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
  Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/2008340293162204
  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3198-6995
  Email: claudia.cunhas1617@gmail.com
• Maria de Jesus Gonçalves – Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, Rio Grande do Norte/RN, Brazil.
  Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/1882493636300348
  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2580-485X
  E-mail: mariadejesusfono@hotmail.com
• Maria Francisca Colella-Santos – Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo/SP, Brazil.
  Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/7435162514519377
  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7456-9502
  E-mail: mariadejesusfono@hotmail.com
• Maria Inês Rebelo Gonçalves – Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
  Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/9327083927146744
  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3050-5849
  E-mail: ines.goncalves@unifesp.br
• Maria Lúcia Gurgel da Costa – Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife, Pernambuco/PE, Brazil.
  Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/6658237456457369
  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8614-685X
  E-mail: malugurgelfono@gmail.com
• Marisa Frasson de Azevedo – Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
  Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/3499728717437032
  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6795-2645
  E-mail: marisa.frasson@uol.com.br
• Maristela Julio Costa – Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul/RS, Brazil.
  Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/5004340831068086
  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8722-7077
  E-mail: stelajc@gmail.com
• Patrícia Cotta Mancini – (Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais – (UFMG), – Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais/MG, Brazil.
  Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/5165158555291785
  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6535-1413
  E-mail: pmancini@medicina.ufmg.br
• Pedro de Lemos Menezes – (Universidade Estadual de Ciências da Saúde de Alagoas – (UNCISAL), – Maceió, Alagoas/AL, Brazil.
  Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/4636070134736820
  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1999-5055
  E-mail: pedrodelemosmenezes@gmail.com
• Pricila Sleifer – Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul/RS, Brazil.
  Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/0248404832688265
  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6153-4765
  E-mail: pricilasleifer@gmail.com
• Renata Coelho Scharlach – Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianópolis, Santa Catarina/SC, Brazil.
  Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/1448717008023148
  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8567-3401
  E-mail: renata.scharlach@ufsc.br
• Sheila Andreoli Balen – Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, Rio Grande do Norte/RN, Brazil.
  Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/3487546022829633
  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1353-4362
  E-mail: sheila@sheilabalen.com.br
• Silvana Maria Monte Coelho Frota – Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
  Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/8941435887564958
  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3439-9681
  E-mail: silfrota@gmail.com
• Silvana Maria Sobral Griz – Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife, Pernambuco/PE, Brazil.
  Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/5325909198621985
  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6759-5964
  E-mail: Silvana.griz@hotmail.com
• Simone Aparecida Capellini – Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" (UNESP), Marília, São Paulo/SP, Brazil.
  Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/9057316530389548
  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8171-5603
  E-mail: sacap@uol.com.br
• Stella Maris Brum Lopes – Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (Univali), Itajaí, Santa Catarina/SC, Brazil.
  Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/5699412479673662
  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6314-7294
  E-mail: stella@univali.br
• Teresa Maria Momensohn dos Santos – Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
  Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/1637280271227503
  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4751-0721
  E-mail: teresa@ieaa.edu.br
• Thierry Morlet – University of Delaware, New Jersey, United States.
  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4846-5232
  E-mail: Thierry.Morlet@nemours.org
• Ualace de Paula Campos – University of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
  E-mail: ualacecampos@gmail.com
• Vivian Iliadou – Aristotle University of Thessalonik, Thessaloniki, Greece.
  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1122-5104
  E-mail: viliad@auth.gr

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Audiology - Communication Research (ACR) accepts different types of manuscripts, each with its own characteristics and objectives, including:

• Original Articles: They present original and unpublished results of scientific research. This category includes clinical trials, cohort studies, case-control studies, prevalence and incidence studies, precision and cost-benefit studies, cross-sectional studies, epidemiological and experimental evaluations, among others. Articles should be structured in the following sections: Summary, Summary, Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion and References.
• Original Case Reports: They describe unpublished, unusual or innovative cases or experiences that represent originality in a behavior or treatment, illustrating unusual situations. They should include the following sections: Summary, Introduction, Clinical Case Presentation, Discussion, Final Comments and References.
• Review articles with or without meta-analysis: describe explicit and systematic methods for pooling and synthesizing the results of studies that address a clearly formulated question. All systematic reviews and meta-analyses must be registered in the PROSPERO database or Open Science Framework (OSF) and the record of the number must be included in the manuscript. Articles must be structured according to PRISMA 2020 guidelines.
• Brief Communications: These are brief research articles that aim to present preliminary results and follow the same format as the Original Articles, including the following sections: Summary, Summary, Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion and References.
• Letters to the Editor: Contain criticism or discussions on specific topics in the area of ​​audiology. They are brief and their publication is subject to the approval of the Editors.
• Manuscripts not accepted: ACR does not accept simple case reports, simple literature reviews, abstracts, reviews and technical reports.

Audiology - Communication Research (ACR) values ​​the high quality and scientific rigor of the articles it publishes. Randomized Clinical Trials (RCTs) are considered the gold standard in experimental clinical research due to their ability to provide robust evidence on the effectiveness and safety of healthcare interventions. By randomly assigning participants to treatment groups, RCTs minimize bias and ensure that differences observed between groups can be directly attributed to the intervention being studied.

RCTs are essential for evaluating new therapeutic approaches, hearing technologies, diagnostic methods and rehabilitation interventions. The inclusion of RCTs in the ACR ensures that healthcare professionals have access to reliable, high-quality data, enabling the implementation of evidence-based practices and continuous improvement in patient care.

The ACR encourages the submission of rigorously conducted RCTs with sound methodological design, appropriate statistical analysis, and detailed discussions of the applicability of results.

Main features

Randomization

• Process: Participants are randomly assigned to intervention or control groups. To guarantee this randomness, methods such as random number tables or specialized software are used.
• Objective: Randomization equally distributes known and unknown factors between groups, minimizing bias and ensuring that differences in outcomes are attributable to the intervention.

Study groups

• Intervention Group: Receives the treatment or intervention under study.
• Control Group: Receives a standard treatment or placebo, serving as a comparator to evaluate the effects of the experimental treatment.

Blinding

• Single blinding: participants do not know which group they have been assigned to.
• Double Blinding: Neither the participants nor the researchers know the group assignment, avoiding bias in the administration of treatment and evaluation of results.

Results and outcome measures

• Primary and secondary outcomes: The specific outcomes that the study aims to evaluate, such as treatment effectiveness or complication rates, should be clearly defined before the study begins.

CONSORT Guidelines: To ensure the quality and transparency of RCT reporting, the ACR journal requires authors to follow the CONSORT (Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials) guidelines. These guidelines include:

CONSORT flow diagram: Diagram showing the number of participants in each phase of the study, from screening to the final analysis, including those who were excluded and the reasons for those exclusions.

Detailed description

• Complete information on randomization, blinding, interventions and outcome measures.
• Description of how the sample size was calculated and the statistical methods used.

Transparency: Notification of any deviation from the original study protocol and presentation of both negative and positive results.

Registration of Clinical Trials: All clinical trials must be registered prospectively in recognized databases, such as the Brazilian Registry of Clinical Trials (REBEC) or the WHO platform. The registration identification number should be included in the “Methods” section of the manuscript.

ACR Randomized Clinical Trial Submission Guidelines

• Clinical Trials Registry: Only clinical research articles with an identification number in a recognized Clinical Trials Registry (REBEC – Brazilian Clinical Trials Registry or WHO platform ) will be accepted.
• Prospective Registration: All clinical trials must be registered prospectively in recognized databases, such as REBEC or the WHO platform.
• Identification Number: The identification number of the record must appear in the “Methods” section of the manuscript.
• CONSORT Guidelines: Randomized controlled trials should follow the CONSORT guidelines, which include:
  • the CONSORT flowchart.
  • Detailed descriptin of randomization, blinding, interventions and outcome measures.
• Trial protocol: The complete trial protocol, including the statistical analysis plan, must be submitted along with the manuscript.

Following these guidelines guarantees the transparency, quality and reliability of clinical trials published in the ACR journal, promoting excellence in scientific research.

Audiology - Communication Research (ACR) recommends using the guidelines to ensure transparency and reproducibility of the research. The journal encourages authors to follow standards for the design, implementation, and reporting of findings:

• Randomized clinical trials: Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT).
• Non-randomized clinical evaluations: Transparent reporting of evaluations with non-randomized designs (TREND).
• Diagnostic accuracy studies: Standards for Reporting Diagnostic Accuracy (STARD).
• Systematic reviews: Preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA 2020)
• Case Reporting: Development of guidelines for consensus-based clinical case reporting (CARE).

ACR supports the EQUATOR (Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency of Health Research) initiative, which aims to improve quality and transparency in health research. Authors are encouraged to consult the EQUATOR Network website for information on relevant guidelines and checklists, which may assist in writing the manuscript.

When preparing your manuscript for submission to ACR, follow these detailed guidelines to ensure that your paper meets the standards required by the journal:

• File format: Microsoft Word (.docx).
• Page dimensions: A4 (210x297 mm).
• Margins: 2.5 cm on all sides.
• Source:
  • Text: Arial, size 12.
  • Tables, tables, figures and annexes: Arial, size 8.
• Line spacing: Double spacing (including tables, graphs and attachments).
• Indentation and spacing: zero.
• Text alignment: Justified.
• Paragraph tab: 1.25 cm.

For ease of submission, ACR recommends that authors prepare their manuscripts in separate files, as described below:

a) Identification page: All authorship data must be on the identification page. The manuscript must not contain authorship data. In the system, enter it as “Title Page”:

• Title of the manuscript:
  • It must be concise, informative and reflect the content of the article.
  • Avid using abbreviations and jargon.
  • Include the type of study (example: "Case study", "Systematic review").
• Summary and descriptors:
  • Maximum 250 words.
  • Structured according to the type of article (Table 1)
• Descriptors:
  • Include 3 to 10 descriptors in Portuguese (DeCS) and its corresponding English (MeSH).
  • Use DeCS Finder or MeSH on Demand.
• Name of the authors:
  • Full name of each author, in order of contribution.
  • Include institutinal affiliation (university, department, city, zip code, country, email) and ORCID of each author.

Authors' Contribution

Responsibilities of the authors: Authors are considered those who have an effective intellectual and scientific contribution to the completion of the work. All persons designated as authors must be responsible for authorship of the article and have participated sufficiently in the work to assume public responsibility for its content. Authors must register their contribution in published articles. The instruction must use two minimum authorship criteria:

a. Actively participate in the discussion of results; 

b. Review and approval of the final version of the work. 

SciELO recommends the CRediT Taxonomy https://credit.niso.org/

Those who do not meet these requirements and have had purely technical participation (operational act, bibliographic review, heads of department, services or financed) must be included in the acknowledgments. Involvement limited to fundraising, data collection, general supervision, or leadership of a research group does not justify authorship.

• Declaration of Conflict of Interest: form completed and duly signed by all authors of the manuscript.
• Artificial Intelligence Use Declaration: declare any use of artificial intelligence (AI), large-scale language models (LLM), or similar technologies in the production of the text included in your manuscripts, whether or not that text is used in its entirety or in parts. (see Use of Chatbots (Artificial Intelligence) in Manuscripts)
• Funding: Report funding agencies and process numbers, if applicable (see Funding Statement).
•  Acknowledgments:
  • Recognize people or institutions that collaborated, but do not qualify as authors.
  • May include thanks for technical support, review of the manuscript.

Table 1 - Manuscript Configuration according to Manuscript Type:

All articles approved after their final publication in the journal Audiology Communication Research (ACR) will receive the Digital Object Identifier (DOI) – Digital Object Identifier

b) Manuscript Submission Format

This file must contain the title of the article, in Portuguese and English, followed by a summary, in Portuguese and English, of a maximum of 250 words, descriptors and the text of the manuscript with references

Tables, charts, figures, graphs, photographs and illustrations: must be cited in the text and presented in the manuscript, after the References. They must also be presented as an attachment in the submission system (see Digital Assets).

Additional Information

• Grammar and Spelling: Use the new Portuguese rules. English words without official translation must be italicized.
• Numerals: Write in full up to ten, use Arabic numerals from 11 onwards.
• Age: Indicate in years and months, using numerals (ex: 7 years and 11 months).
• Abbreviations and Terminology: minimize the use of abbreviations. Define all abbreviations in tables and figures in captions. Adopt the Official Universal Anatomical Terminology of the International Federation of Anatomists' Associations (FIAA).

Tables, graphs and figures

• They must be numbered sequentially with Arabic numerals (Table 1, Table 2, Figure 1, Figure 2, etc.).
• They must be inserted in the text, after being cited.
• They should be self-explanatory, with a clear and concise title, legends and explanatory notes, if necessary.
• Tables and Graphs must be edited in Word itself, without vertical lines and with a minimum of horizontal lines.
• Figures (graphs, diagrams, flowcharts) must be high quality (300 dpi or higher), in JPEG or TIFF format.
• Charts should be created in programs such as Excel or statistical software, and images should be edited in programs such as Photoshop or GIMP.
• Make sure that figures, tables, and tables are legible after reducing them to the size of the magazine column (8 cm).

Photographs and illustrations

• They must be numbered sequentially as figures (Figure 1, Figure 2, etc.).
• They must be of high quality (300 dpi or higher), in JPEG or TIFF format.
• They must have permission to use, if not written by the authors.
• Patients should not be identifiable in photographs unless written consent is obtained.
• Include a clear and concise title for each photo or illustration.

Note: Tables and figures must be sent in separate files, in addition to being inserted in the body of the manuscript.

Citations and references must follow the Vancouver style, in accordance with the standards of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors - ICMJE, detailed in its Recommendations for Conduct. , Reports, Editing and Publication of Academic Works in Medical Journals (ICMJE Recommendations).

In-text quotes:

• Citations should be numbered sequentially, in the order in which they appear in the text.
• Use superscript Arabic numerals after sentence punctuation. Example: ...end of sentence.1
• If there is more than one quote in the same sentence, separate the numbers with a comma, without spaces. Example: ...end of sentence.2,3
• For a quote range, use a hyphen. Example: ...end of sentence.4-6.

Reference list:

• References must be numbered in the order in which they are cited in the text.
• Each reference must include all authors.
• Follow the specific format for each type of publication (articles, books, book chapters, etc.), according to Vancouver standards.
• Include the DOI (Digital Object Identifier) ​​for articles published online, whenever available.
• Avoid citing theses, dissertations, books and chapters, newspapers or non-scientific magazines (magazines) and in the press, except when it comes to theoretical references (example: Cochrane Manual).

ACR encourages citing and referencing an underlying or relevant data set in the manuscript. Data references must contain the following elements: author(s) name(s), dataset title, data repository, version (if available), year, and global persistent identifier. Example:

Preprints:

• Zadeh LM, Brennan V, Swanepoel W, Lin L, Moore DR. Remote self-report and speech-in-noise measures predict clinical audiometric thresholds. medRxiv [Preprint]. 2023 July 17: 2022.05.09.22274843. doi: 10.1101/2022.05.09.22274843.

Search data:

• Birkholz P, Kürbis S, Stone S, Häsner P, Blandin R, Fleischer M. 3D printable vocal tract shapes from MRI data and their acoustic and aerodynamic properties. Science data. August 5, 2020; 7 (1): 255. doi: 10.1038/s41597-020-00597-w.

Data deposited in repositories:

• Gilbert, Melanie; Kim, Eric; Deroche, Mickael; Member, Charles (2023). Novel musical consonance-dissonance task in a reference cohort with normal hearing [Dataset]. Dryad. https://doi.org/10.7272/Q6W957FV

To submit a manuscript to the ACR, authors must access the submission system (ScholarOne platform) at the following address: https://mc04.manuscriptcentral.com/acr-scielo. Each document must be submitted separately within the system, namely:

1. Copy of the approval of the Research Ethics Committee of the institution where the study was carried out, when it involves research on humans or animals. In the system, identify it as Supplemental File NOT for Review;
2. Copy of the Informed Consent Form signed by the subject(s), when authorization is required for the use of images. In the system, identify it as Supplemental File NOT for Review;
3. Open scientific compliance form. In the system, identify it as Supplemental File NOT for Review;
4. Declaration of Conflict of Interest In the system, identify as Supplementary File NOT for Review;
5. Identification page. In the system identify it as Title Page;
6. Manuscript. In the system identify it as Main Document.
7. After acceptance of the manuscript: declaration of the authors duly signed by all.

Authors must declare all sources of funding and support received for the research, including funding agencies, foundations, companies, or other institutions. Specify the type of support received (financial, equipment, supplies, etc.) and the funder's role in the research (data collection, analysis, manuscript writing, etc.).

If the research did not receive external funding or support, please indicate: "This research did not receive external funding or support."

Example: "This research was funded by the XYZ Foundation (grant #123456). The XYZ Foundation was not involved in the collection, analysis, or interpretation of the data, or in the writing of the manuscript."
 

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