From the Editor
Welcome to the new website for Topics in Language Disorders. An exciting set of new flexible options is now available as we enter our fourth decade of publication and celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the journal (see TOC for upcoming Volume 30, Issue 1, edited by Lilly Cheng). The journal’s mission to develop deeper understandings of topics related to language disorders has remained constant since Dr. Katharine G. Butler brought the journal to life in 1980, but the technology has changed dramatically. Subscribers will have multiple options for how articles are searched, viewed (e.g., using enhanced HTML for easier viewing), read, and archived (using the “my personal collections” feature). Both subscribers and nonsubscribers can sign up for Tables of Contents to be delivered to their email boxes (see “using RSS”), and the upgraded website supports new capabilities, such as the ability to export references into your favorite citation manager.
With all of these technological advances, it may be comforting to know that Topics in Language Disorders (TLD) retains its familiar mission to serve as a scholarly resource for researchers and clinicians who share an interest in spoken and written language development and disorders across the lifespan, with a focus on interdisciplinary and international concerns and to provide relevant information to support theoretically sound, culturally sensitive, research-based clinical practices. Dr. Kay Butler continues to play an active role as Editor Emerita, and we have a stellar Editorial Board who contribute as peer reviewers and guides to forward thinking, while retaining memory of the past. Expert peer reviewers who are not members of the Editorial Board are acknowledged in the fourth issue of each volume. Subscribers also can access full web privileges by entering the subscriber number on their mailing labels during the “registration” process. TLD’s dual-pronged mission remains.
You can read about both our past and future by downloading the resources “30 Years and Counting” and “Upcoming topics” from this home page. Thank you for visiting our site!
Sincerely yours,
Nickola W. Nelson, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Editor