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Editorial

Hearing balance and communication between history and future developments

Alessandro Martinia Section of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Neurosciences, University of Padova, Padova, ItalyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2003-6348
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Davide Brottoa Section of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Neurosciences, University of Padova, Padova, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Stavros Hatzopoulosb ENT & Audiology Department, University Hospital of Ferrara, Cona, ItalyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9509-9722
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Pages 1-3 | Published online: 04 Feb 2021

EDITORIAL

The “spirit” of a scientific journal is determined by multiple factors, such as being promoted by an association of professionals or by addressing specific scientific fields of interest, but ultimately it is up to the editors to shape the style and the content of a journal. So, in this editorial we will discuss the “spirit” of the Hearing, Balance and Communication (HBC).

HBC started in 1992 as “Journal of Audiological Medicine”, published by Whurr, under the auspices of the International Association of Physicians in Audiology (IAPA). In 2003, the journal was moved to another publisher (Informa) and it was renamed “Audiological Medicine”; finally, in 2013, after the IAPA International Symposium in Beijing, the journal received its current name.

From its first issues, HBC has given space not only to original clinical and research articles, but also to papers presenting data on literature and philosophy [Citation1–6] and on the history of medicine [Citation7–15]. In 2020, the journal inaugurated a series of articles dedicated to the “jubilees” i.e. to those who during the last few centuries provided significant contributions to the scientific fields of Hearing, Balance and Communication [Citation15–17].

HBC reports scientific advances, in numerous research areas related to audiological, vestibular and communication science [Citation18–22], including topics related to gender medicine and rare diseases [Citation23,Citation24], via dedicated review and research articles or via dedicated monographic issues. For the latter, the following specialised topics have been presented: in 2003, Hereditary Hearing Impairment [Citation25,Citation26], and Neonatal Hearing Screening and the Management of Hearing Impaired Infants [Citation27]; in 2004, Tinnitus [Citation28], and Interactions between the Middle and the Inner Ear [Citation29]; in 2005, Neurotology [Citation30]; in 2006, Auditory Processing Disorders 2006 [Citation31]; in 2007, Noise-induced hearing loss [Citation32,Citation33] and Cochlear implants in children [Citation34]; in 2008, Developments in the Management of Tinnitus [Citation35,Citation36] in 2009, Auditory Neuroplasticity [Citation37] and Vestibular problems in Children [Citation38]; in 2010 Communication Disorders [Citation39,Citation40]; in 2012, Meniere’s Disease [Citation41]; in 2013, Cognitive Processes in Vestibular disorders [Citation42] and Paediatric Audiology [Citation43,Citation44], in 2015, Hearing Aging and Cognitive disorders [Citation45,Citation46] and Inner Ear Pharmacology [Citation47,Citation48] and in 2020 New approaches to Hearing disorders [Citation49–51].

A monographic issue on “New approaches to Vestibular disorders” is expected in 2021 while in 2022 the monographic issue on “New approaches to Communication disorders”, will be available.

Regarding the “jubilees”, in 2021 papers on the following researchers are expected: Hermann von Helmholtz (1821–1894) one of the fathers of the physiology of perception, both vision and sound; Ernst Jukius Richard Ewald (1855–1921) professor of physiology at Strasbourg, who discovered and defined the "Ewald laws" describing the effect of endolymph motion and also the phenomena of excitation-inhibition asymmetries in the vestibular system; Thomas Willis (1621–166): who first described accurately the anatomy of the VII and VIII cranial nerves; Victor Almon McKusick (1921–2008) widely known as the "father of medical genetics" and editor of Mendelian Inheritance in Man (MIM) and its online counterpart Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM); and Enrico Caruso (1873–1921) Italian opera tenor famous for his performance at Metropolitan Opera.

In recent years there has been a significant increase in the number of submitted papers. For example, in 2020 the number of submitted papers was more than 100. In terms of geographical origin, the accepted 2020 papers (41) are distributed as follows: Africa (4: Egypt, South Africa), North America (4), South America (1), Asia (5: India, Turkey, Japan), Australia (2: Australia, New Zealand), Europe (25: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK).

The paper visibility, on the 31st of December 2020, was approximately 3500 views (related to 2020 published papers), implying that the total views are approximately 7000 views/year.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

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