The ''International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders'' is a

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medical journal A medical journal is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that communicates medical information to physicians, other health professionals. Journals that cover many medical specialties are sometimes called general medical journals. History The first ...

that covers topics relevant to speech and language disorders and speech and language therapy. Article types published are research reports, reviews, discussions, and clinical fora. It is the official journal of the

Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists The Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (abbreviated as RCSLT) is the professional body for speech and language therapists in the UK and a registered charity. It was established on 6 January 1945 to promote the study of speech therapy ...

. The journal is published by

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and

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by Dr Steven Bloch and Dr Cristina McKean. The journal was established in 1966 and has a 2018

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of 1.504. The journal is available online and is published 6 times a year. The movie ''

The King's Speech ''The King's Speech'' is a 2010 British historical drama film directed by Tom Hooper and written by David Seidler. Colin Firth plays the future King George VI who, to cope with a stammer, sees Lionel Logue, an Australian speech and language ...

'' has caused much awareness about

stuttering Stuttering, also known as stammering, is a speech disorder in which the flow of speech is disrupted by involuntary repetitions and prolongations of sounds, syllables, words, or phrases as well as involuntary silent pauses or blocks in which the ...

. In response to this, a virtual issue of the journal was produced on the theme of ''The King's Speech'' and stuttering research.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders English-language journals Audiology journals Wiley-Blackwell academic journals Bimonthly journals Academic journals established in 1966 Communication journals Academic journals associated with learned and professional societies of the United Kingdom