36.1679, Calls: Languages - "Social Communication Disorders in Childhood: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Assessment and Intervention" (Jrnl)

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Subject: 36.1679, Calls: Languages - "Social Communication Disorders in Childhood: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Assessment and Intervention" (Jrnl)

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Date: 27-May-2025
From: Weifeng Han [weifeng.han at flinders.edu.au]
Subject: Languages - "Social Communication Disorders in Childhood: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Assessment and Intervention" (Jrnl)


Journal: Languages
Issue: Social Communication Disorders in Childhood: Interdisciplinary
Approaches to Assessment and Intervention

Call for Papers:
Social communication, the ability to use language in socially
appropriate ways across contexts, is a foundational component of
children’s cognitive and linguistic development. Social communication
disorder (SCD), formally recognised in the DSM-5 in 2013, has emerged
as a distinct diagnostic category that intersects the domains of
speech–language pathology, developmental psychology, and education.
Despite increasing recognition, the diagnosis, assessment, and
treatment of SCD remain complex, particularly in culturally and
linguistically diverse populations. The field has seen growing
interest in understanding how to differentiate SCD from overlapping
conditions, such as autism spectrum disorder and developmental
language disorder, and how to deliver responsive and effective
interventions through interprofessional collaboration.
This Special Issue aims to advance knowledge on childhood social
communication disorders through a multidisciplinary lens. It invites
contributions that explore the cognitive, linguistic, behavioural, and
contextual dimensions of SCD, including early identification,
culturally responsive assessment tools, and innovations in therapy,
particularly those that involve interdisciplinary or interprofessional
practice.
We welcome original research, reviews, clinical case studies, and
implementation science papers that investigate cutting-edge methods,
such as AI-based tools, telehealth platforms, or school-based
interventions. Contributions from speech–language pathology,
education, psychology, and paediatrics are particularly encouraged to
promote integrated, evidence-based practices across global contexts.
Manuscript Submission Information:
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering
and logging in to this website
(https://www.mdpi.com/journal/languages/special_issues/L38LQ7LYC3).
Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form.
Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that
pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published
continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed
together on the special issue website. Research articles, review
articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned
papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to
the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor
be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference
proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a
double-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other
relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the
Instructions for Authors page. Languages is an international
peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a
manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in
this open access journal is 1400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers
should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's
English editing service prior to publication or during author
revisions.
Keywords:
 - social communication disorder
 - cognitive and linguistic development
 - interprofessional practice
 - speech–language pathology
 - childhood language disorders
 - culturally responsive assessment
 - global paediatric health
 - inclusive communication
 - developmental language disorder
 - telepractice in communication therapy

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics
                     Clinical Linguistics
                     Cognitive Science
                     Language Acquisition
                     Neurolinguistics




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