Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Journal overview

As the official journal of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (ISAAC), Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) publishes scientific articles related to the field of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) that report research concerning assessment, treatment, rehabilitation, and education of people who use or have the potential to use AAC systems; or that discuss theory, technology, and systems development relevant to AAC. The broad range of topics included in the Journal reflects the development of this field internationally. Manuscripts must comply with the Journal's submission requirements. See Instructions for Authors for essential downloads. Manuscripts submitted to AAC should fall within one of the following categories:

Research articles (quantitative and qualitative), These manuscripts report the results of original empirical research, including studies using qualitative and quantitative methodologies, with both group and single-case experimental research designs.
Review Articles: these are systematic, meta-analysis, narrative, scoping, and other types of reviews that identify, select, and evaluate research evidence relevant to a particular research question and consider implications for evidence-based practice and directions for future research.
Research Notes: These are brief manuscripts that address methodological, statistical, technical, or clinical issues or innovations that are of relevance to the AAC community and are designed to bring the research community's attention to areas that have been minimally or poorly researched in the past.
Tutorials: This type of manuscript explains theories, ideas, concepts, or practices that may be new to AAC researchers and practitioners, but have important implications for the field.
Forum notes: These papers include discussions of innovative topics that are relevant to the field of AAC. Typically, they consider research and practice in the AAC field; occasionally they also discuss issues from other fields and how they might inform the AAC field.
Case studies: Case studies (retrospective or perspective) report the results of innovative AAC applications that were not necessarily conducted within the confines of a rigorous research design but which provide a clear description of an intervention or other process and provide data documenting outcomes. The case study should have important implications for future research, program development, and/or intervention.