Down Syndrome Research and Practice
Down Syndrome Research and Practice
is the leading multi-disciplinary journal specialising in
issues relevant to people living with Down syndrome. The journal aims to
inform researchers, education and health professionals and the families
of people with Down syndrome of research findings and the implications
for practice.
First published in 1992, Down Syndrome Research and Practice
has always focused on publishing research that examines issues of
importance to people with Down syndrome.
Down Syndrome Research and Practice is read by a worldwide audience
of researchers, practitioners, the families of people with Down syndrome and all
others interested in issues of importance to the quality of life of people with
Down syndrome.
Down Syndrome Research and Practice
will continue to publish original research papers and review articles
for these audiences.
The journal will also expand to drive multidisciplinary
dialogue and help bridge the research-practice arenas. It will
extend the range of articles published across all issues
relevant to the lives of people with Down syndrome.
An
increasingly multidisciplinary focus will also require some
restructuring to meet the needs of readers from a variety of
professional backgrounds. This will include invited editorial
introductions to original research papers that assist readers
not experienced in the particular area of study to understand
and interpret the study results.
The journal will also offer news and brief reports of research
published elsewhere.
Key sections in the new format journal will include (though
not necessarily every section in every issue):
- Editorials – introductions, overviews and perspectives on
papers and articles contained in the issue
- Research highlights – brief reports of recent research
findings published elsewhere
- News – reports of matters of interest to the research and
practitioner readership from around the world
- Correspondence – letters offering comment and opinion
- Practice
- Reviews – invited perspectives and discussion of papers
appearing in the issue or recently published elsewhere
- Papers – original reports of scientific studies
- Reprints – reprinted papers of particular note, originally
published elsewhere in a publication with a focus on a single
discipline or area of study
To further the journal's impact, online content and additional
services will be at the forefront of the journal's
development. Online publishing will include:
- Advance online publication of papers, research highlight,
news and correspondence as soon as edited and approved – prior
to print publication (full text restricted to subscribers)
- Supplementary material online for papers and reviews
published in the journal
- Online papers – papers published online only (still reviewed
and edited, but not in print due to limited audience or
similar reason)
- Electronic submission of abstracts to Medline prior to
publication and on the charity's Down Syndrome Abstracts Online
service.
- Registration and publication of DOI's for all content
immediately prior to first publication (online or print)
- Full cross-referencing of bibliographies in published papers
via DOI system.
This project is central to the charity's activities, as it keeps the charity
informed of the latest research taking place worldwide.
It also provides a peer-reviewed mechanism for sharing the results of
the charity's research activities with an international audience.
- Provision of the only peer-reviewed, multi-disciplinary,
international Down syndrome journal that is indexed in MEDLINE/PubMed
and PsycINFO.
- Dissemination of research findings to benefit
the development and education of individuals with Down syndrome
worldwide.
- The journal offers a unique vehicle for interdisciplinary
communication with a central focus on practical outcomes for people
living with Down syndrome.
This project is ongoing.
Funding
Subscriptions to the printed journal cover the costs of print
production.
If you would like to support this work, please
make a
donation online or contact giving@downsed.org.