Brief History

CoDAS (online ISSN 2317-1782) is a scientific and technical open-access journal published under a continuous flow model. It is a continuation of the former “Revista de Atualização Científica Pró-Fono” (ISSN 0104-5687), until 2010, and “Jornal da Sociedade Brasileira de Fonoaudiologia (JSBFa)” (ISSN 2179-6491), until 2012.

The journal's mission is to contribute to the dissemination of technical and scientific knowledge in Communication Sciences and Disorders and associated areas — specifically in the fields of Language, Audiology, Voice, Orofacial Motricity, Dysphagia, and Public Health — produced in Brazil and abroad. The name CoDAS was created based on the acronym “Communication Disorders, Audiology and Swallowing”. The abbreviated title of the journal is CoDAS, which should be used in bibliographies, footnotes, references, and bibliographic strips. The journal is a publication of the Sociedade Brasileira de Fonoaudiologia (SBFa).

Open Access

This journal follows the Open Access model, allowing virtual, unrestricted access (including financial restrictions) to all scientific texts published by the journal.

Open access is the condition in which the copyright holder of an academic work grants usage rights to third parties using an open license (Creative Commons Attribution, CC-BY), permitting immediate free access to the work and authorizing any user to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, crawl them for indexing, pass them as data to software, or use them for any other lawful purpose.

Compliance with Open Science

CoDAS is open access. The journal adopts a series of practices, such as an open access policy, a code of good practice for editors, and the use of social networks to disseminate published works (Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn). Furthermore, it requires a precise indication of the role of each author in multi-authored articles. All content of the journal, except where identified, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution, CC-BY license.

Prospective studies, clinical trials, systematic reviews, and other designs requiring prior registration must present a registration number from a recognized national or international database (e.g., ReBEC, ClinicalTrials.gov, PROSPERO), completed before the inclusion of the first participant or the start of data collection, when applicable.

Information regarding data availability specified by the authors will be presented in a specific section of the article. It is recommended to fill out the official open science compliance document, made available by SciELO, at the time of submission.

Informed Peer Review and Open Data

Also in line with open science practices, the journal discloses the name(s) of the responsible Editor(s)-in-Chief at the time of the article's publication. This practice reinforces the journal's commitment to the integrity of the editorial process and provides recognition to editors for their crucial role in maintaining publication quality standards. Reviewers' reports may be published alongside the article, with the identification of the reviewers, provided they agree. Additionally, reviewers have the option to reveal their identities after the article is approved, if they wish to do so.

Adherence to these practices is voluntary and seeks to promote an open and transparent evaluation environment, respecting the confidentiality preferences of those involved.

Publication Ethics

CoDAS is dedicated to fulfilling good practices and follows norms and recommendations for ethical standards and responsibility in scientific communication established by national and international institutions, among which the following stand out: COPE, ICMJE, Fapesp and the Guide to Good Practices for Strengthening Ethics in Scientific Publication.

The journal is vigilant regarding suspected cases of scientific misconduct, whether in the drafting of projects, execution of research, or dissemination of science. Plagiarism and self-plagiarism are forms of scientific misconduct that involve the appropriation of ideas or intellectual contribution of others without proper acknowledgment in the form of a citation. Therefore, we adopt the iThenticate system to identify text similarities that may be considered plagiarism. It is emphasized that the content of the articles is the sole responsibility of the authors.

The editors will take the necessary measures to identify and prevent the publication of articles where research misconduct or ethical violations occur, including plagiarism, citation manipulation, data falsification/fabrication, absence of relevant authorizations, discrimination, among others. Situations and allegations that come to the attention of editors and reviewers will be brought to the Editorial Committee, which will take the appropriate measures.

Focus and Scope

CoDAS accepts original submissions in Portuguese, Spanish, and English. Once approved, articles in Portuguese or Spanish will be translated and published in the original language and in English. Translations must be funded by the authors through companies with proven experience in scientific translations of articles within the same field as the journal.

Articles may also be submitted directly in English; in this case, the articles will not be translated into Portuguese after approval, but the text written in English will be evaluated and, if necessary, an English revision will be required and must be funded by the authors. The journal's policies can be read in full under "Instructions for Authors".

Digital Preservation

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

Indexing Sources

• Web of Science: Emerging Sources Citation Index
• PubMed Central — ®PubMed Central®
• MEDLINE — MEDLINE®PubMed
• Scopus
• SciELO — Scientific Electronic Library Online
• LILACS — Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde

Bibliographic Record

• Journal Title: CoDAS
• Abbreviated Title: CoDAS
• Published by: Sociedade Brasileira de Fonoaudiologia
• Frequency: Continuous flow
• Publication Mode: Continuous Publication
• Journal Foundation Year: 2013

Websites and Social Media

• Instagram: revista_codas
• Facebook: Revista CoDAS
• LinkedIn: Revista CoDAS
• Site: CoDAS