Editorial

Abstract

When we accepted the role of editors-in-chief of CoDAS, we also embraced the firm purpose of analyzing the editorial process of our journal. Ever since then, we have related our knowledge with actions that can reflect on the evolution of the peer-review process, and, consequently, favor the increasing quality of the journal and the search for new indexations. The peer-review process, for scientific papers, was first proposed by the Royal Society of London and by its editor and founder, Henry Oldenburg, in 1665, with the creation of the Philosophical Transactions Society. This attribution, which is part of the academic life of many researchers, requires relevant research skills and regards the knowledge about study design and scientific writing. To contribute with the editorial decisions, a peer-review must consider how robust the study design is, as well as the analysis proposed, besides the judgment on originality and relevance for the field.Our education and expertise in specific fields of work do not always guarantee the essential skills to write a scientific and relevant review. This activity requires the reviewer to provide information that allows the editor to analyze the quality of the manuscript and the real possibility of reorganization and adjustments, without compromising methodological matters which, frequently, are not likely to be changed. We hope that, during this process, together with the board of associated editors and the members of the editorial board, we can constantly improve the peer-review process of CoDAS. We take the opportunity for showing our appreciation and recognition of their efforts towards science.In the issue 27(2) of CoDAS, we aimed at considering the Brazilian scientific production and the editorial criteria adopted for this new phase. Papers from five Brazilian states and 11 different institutions were included. This issue has five articles on the field of Language and two regarding the Audiology area; three concerning Orofacial Motricity, three analyzing Voice aspects and two relating to Dysphagia. Out of these, 13 are original articles, one is a letter to the editor and one is a literature review.The modality "letter to the editor" is not usual in the submission process of the journal. However, it is relevant to address specific aspects of scientific knowledge. The letter to the editor Screening for oropharyngeal dysphagia, by Magalhães Júnior and Pernambuco, shows evidence on the importance of screening instruments for oropharyngeal dysphagia and warns about the need for the appropriation of the concepts in the processes of validation of these instruments.In the session of original articles, in the field of Language, Silva and Crenitte presented the paper Comparison of students from private and public schools on the spelling performance and observed that the spelling ability of students attending private and public schools are not similar in the fourth and sixth grades; however, it is similar in the fifth grade. Labanca, Alves, Bragança, Dorim, Alvim and Lemos, in the pap...