Chief Editors

• Erissandra Gomes
  Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul/RS, Brazil. erifono@hotmail.com
  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2379-7345
  http://lattes.cnpq.br/5026839466643543

• Giédre Berretin-Félix
  Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru (USP/FOB), Bauru, São Paulo/SP, Brazil. gfelix@usp.br
  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8614-2805
  http://lattes.cnpq.br/2975779418096613

• Hilton Justino da Silva
  Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife, Pernambuco/PE, Brazil. hiltonfono@hotmail.com
  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6852-3233
  http://lattes.cnpq.br/3580351414151805

Associate Editors

• Ana Paula Machado Goiano Mackay
  Universidad Santo Tomas (UST), Viña del Mar, Chile. apmackay@gmail.com  
  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8116-3308
   
• Célia Santini
  Florida Hospital, Florida/FL, United Sates of America. celiasantinics@gmail.com
  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4279-7674
   
• Débora Maria Befi-Lopes
  Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo/SP, Brazil. dmblopes@usp.br
  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8654-832X
  http://lattes.cnpq.br/9739603954121791
   
• Denise Costa Menezes
  Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife/PE, Brazil. denicmenezes@gmail.com
  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2008-4091
  http://lattes.cnpq.br/7248832836352599
   
• Dionisia Aparecida Cusin Lamônica 
  Universidade de São Paulo (USP/FOB), Bauru/SP, Brazil. dionelam@uol.com.br
  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9381-0680
  http://lattes.cnpq.br/4318921660581255
   
• Gláucia Laís Salomão
  Stockholm University Brain Imaging Centre (SUBIC), Stokholm, Sweden. glaucia.lais.salomao@ling.su.se
  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1495-7773
   
• Kelly da Silva
  Universidade Federal de Sergipe (UFS), Aracaju/SE, Brazil. kelly.fonoufs@gmail.com
  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9193-7282
  http://lattes.cnpq.br/4588333516557531
   
• Leandro de Araújo Pernambuco
  Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB), João Pessoa/PB, Brazil. leandroape@globo.com
  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6246-9769
  http://lattes.cnpq.br/7838024850861158
   
• Marisa Frasson de Azevedo
  Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo/SP, Brazil. marisa.frasson@uol.com.br
  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6795-2645
  http://lattes.cnpq.br/3499728717437032
   
• Renata Mancopes
  University Health Network, Toronto, Ontaro/ON, Canada. renata.mancopes@gmail.com
  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9941-7508
   
• Stela Maris Aguiar Lemos 
  Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte/MG, Brazil. lemos.stela@gmail.com
  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4104-5179
  http://lattes.cnpq.br/1894360566441296
   
• Zuleica Camargo
  Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUCSP), São Paulo/SP, Brazil. zuleica.camargo@gmail.com
  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8725-2419
  http://lattes.cnpq.br/0923424972698041

Editorial Committee

• Adrian Fuente
  University of Queensland (UQ), Brisbane, Queensland/Qld, Australia. adrianfuente@gmail.com
  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3736-5057
   
• Adriana Rahal
  Centro de Especialização em Fonoaudiologia Clínica - Saúde e Educação (CEFAC), São Paulo, SP, Brazil. rahal-carvalho@uol.com.br
  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4730-4250
  http://lattes.cnpq.br/8941911507691568
   
• Adriana Tessitore
  Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo/SP, Brazil. adria@terra.com.br
  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2655-7360
  http://lattes.cnpq.br/1158170719408763
   
• Adriane Mesquita de Medeiros
  Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais/MG, Brazil. adrianemmedeiros@hotmail.com
  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2817-2555
  http://lattes.cnpq.br/6058485365158976
   
• Adriane Ribeiro Teixeira
  Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul/RS, Brazil. adriteixeira@yahoo.com.br; adriane.teixeira@gmail.com
  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4242-1666
  http://lattes.cnpq.br/3147833351413837
   
• Alcione Ghedini Brasolotto
  Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru (USP/FOB), Bauru, São Paulo/SP, Brazil. alcione@usp.br
  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8685-6376
  http://lattes.cnpq.br/8813496611975103
   
• Aline Mansueto Mourão
  Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais/MG, Brazil. alinemmourao@gmail.com
  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4340-6927
  http://lattes.cnpq.br/5478579271695656
   
• Ana Carina Tamanaha
  Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil. anacarinatamanaha@gmail.com
  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9915-6299
  http://lattes.cnpq.br/6059175548095769
   
• Ana Carla Estellita Vogeley
  Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB), João Pessoa, Paraíba/PB, Brazil. anacarla.vogeley@gmail.com
  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4529-7090
  http://lattes.cnpq.br/2873344693062122
   
• Ana Claudia Figueiredo Frizzo
  Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (UNESP), Marília, São Paulo/SP, Brazil. anafrizzo@marilia.unesp.br
  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7934-4353
  http://lattes.cnpq.br/2939620990280199
   
• Ana Claudia Vieira Cardoso
  Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (UNESP), Marília, São Paulo/SP, Brazil. acvjmc@uol.com.br
  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6808-419X
  http://lattes.cnpq.br/3025898045643500
   
• Ana Cristina Côrtes Gama
  Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais/MG, Brazil. anaccgama@gmail.com
  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7814-5328
  http://lattes.cnpq.br/4598186599114774
   
• Ana Paula Blanco-Dutra
  Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianópolis, Santa Catarina/SC, Brazil. anapaulablancodutra@hotmail.com
  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6495-7480
  http://lattes.cnpq.br/0842294903488371
   
• Ana Paula Brandão Barros
  Hospital Heliópolis, São Paulo, SP, Brasil. apbbarros@uol.com.br
  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3012-5456
  http://lattes.cnpq.br/4409931268877330
   
• Ana Paula Dassiê-Leite
  Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste (UNICENTRO), Irati, Paraná/PR, Brazil. pauladassie@hotmail.com
  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6574-296X
  http://lattes.cnpq.br/3809146489362995
   
• Ana Paula Ramos de Souza
  Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul/RS, Brazil. ana.souza@ufsm.br
  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4733-0632
  http://lattes.cnpq.br/7859963389320763
   
• Andréa Rodrigues Motta
  Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais/MG, Brazil. andreamotta19@gmail.com
  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1582-3785
  http://lattes.cnpq.br/0722568184973329
   
• Beatriz Valles-González
  Universitat Internacional de València (VIU), València, València, Spain. brvallesg@gmail.com
  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3305-2088
   
• Belkis David Parra Reyes
  Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal (UNFV), San Miguel, Lima, Peru. davidparrare@gmail.com
  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8763-330X
   
• Camila de Castro Corrêa
  Universidade Vale do Rio Doce (UNIVALE), Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais/MG, Brazil. camila.ccorrea@hotmail.com
  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5460-3120
  http://lattes.cnpq.br/3159770467484373
   
• Carlos Kazuo Taguchi
  Universidade Federal de Sergipe (UFS), São Cristóvão, Sergipe/SE, Brazil. carlostaguchi@hotmail.com
  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2428-0134
  http://lattes.cnpq.br/4329183170824154
   
• Carmen Julia Coloma
  Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Santiago, Chile. carmenjuliacoloma@gmail.com
  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9116-0450
   
• Catia Giaconi
  Universita de Macerata (UniMC), Macerata, Italy. c.giaconi@unimc.it
  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5861-7351
   
• Célia Maria Giacheti
  Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (UNESP), Marília, São Paulo/SP, Brazil. giacheti@uol.com.br
  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9691-4672
  http://lattes.cnpq.br/2331180822532901
   
• Cláudia Marina Tavares de Araújo
  Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife, Pernambuco/PE, Brazil. claudiamarina@gmail.com
  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4478-1027
  http://lattes.cnpq.br/6105493806457943
   
• Claudia Ruth Enbe
  Kaye Academic College of Education, Beersheba, Israel. claudiaenbe@hotmail.com
  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2168-2173
   
• Claudia Tiemi Mituuti
  Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianópolis, Santa Catarina/SC, Brazil. claudia.mituuti@ufsc.br
  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8991-3812
  http://lattes.cnpq.br/9681949301162210
   
• Daniela Gil
  Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil. danielagil@hotmail.com
  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8647-6813
  http://lattes.cnpq.br/6363626867862971
   
• Daniele Andrade da Cunha
  Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife, Pernambuco/PE, Brazil. dhanyfono@hotmail.com
  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3987-9740
  http://lattes.cnpq.br/4083148176047878
   
• David Saldaña
  Universidad de Sevilha (US), Sevilha, Spain. dsaldana@us.es
  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4192-7924
   
• Débora Cattoni
  Centro de Especialização em Fonoaudiologia Clínica - Saúde e Educação (CEFAC), São Paulo, SP, Brazil. dmcattoni@uol.com.br
  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4320-660X
  http://lattes.cnpq.br/3503350148908588
   
• Eliana Rivera
  Universidad de Pamplona, Pamplona, Norte de Santander, Colômbia. camile66he@gmail.com
  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7678-7522
   
• Erika Maria Parlato de Oliveira
  Université Paris Diderot (Paris-VII), Paris, France. eparlato@hotmail.com
  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4500-8498
   
• Felipe Inostroza Allende 
  Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Santiago, Chile. f.inostrozarp@gmail.com
  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3844-7484
   
• Fernanda Dreux Miranda Fernandes
  Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil. fernandadreux@usp.br
  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3382-9427
  http://lattes.cnpq.br/0191175314768692
   
• Fernanda Zucki Mathias
  Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianópolis, Santa Catarina/SC, Brazil. fernandazucki@hotmail.com
  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5473-9762
  http://lattes.cnpq.br/3107259451375318
   
• Giorvan Ânderson dos Santos
  Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB), João Pessoa, Paraíba/PB, Brazil. anderson_ufpb@yahoo.com.br
  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1619-0139
  http://lattes.cnpq.br/7537631933352720
   
• Heather L Ferguson
  Andrews University, Michigan/MI, United States. hferguson@andrews.edu
  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2056-2695
   
• Iara Bittante de Oliveira
  Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas (PUCCAMP), Campinas, São Paulo/SP, Brazil. ibittante@uol.com.br
  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2920-7510
  http://lattes.cnpq.br/7262731846654870
   
• Ignês Maia Ribeiro
  Centro de Especialização em Fonoaudiologia Clínica - Saúde e Educação (CEFAC), São Paulo, São Paulo/SP, Brazil. ignes.fono@gmail.com
  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2669-0794
  http://lattes.cnpq.br/4569762220483778
   
• Irene Queiroz Marchesan
  Centro de Especialização em Fonoaudiologia Clínica - Saúde e Educação (CEFAC), São Paulo, São Paulo/SP, Brazil. irene@cefac.br
  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6483-7457
  http://lattes.cnpq.br/3237385454152639
   
• Isabel Monteiro da Costa 
  Escola Superior de Tecnologias da Saúde do Porto (ESTSP), Porto, Portugal; Escola Superior de Saúde da Universidade de Aveiro (ESSUA), Aveiro, Portugal. imonteiro@ua.pt
  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5205-0101
   
• Ivy Trindade-Suedam
  Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru (USP/FOB), Bauru, São Paulo/SP, Brazil. ivysuedam@fob.usp.br
  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8582-0072
  http://lattes.cnpq.br/5304379431831322
   
• Jacy Perissinoto
  Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil. jacyperi@terra.com.br
  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0287-9296
  http://lattes.cnpq.br/6591561982003926
   
• Jaime Zorzi
  Centro de Especialização em Fonoaudiologia Clínica - Saúde e Educação (CEFAC), São Paulo, SP, Brazil. jaime@cefac.br
  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4405-5586
  http://lattes.cnpq.br/1009139853780079
   
• Jerusa Massola Roberta de Oliveira
  Hospital de Reabilitação de Anomalias Craniofaciais da Universidade de São Paulo (HRAC), Bauru, São Paulo/SP, Brazil. jemassola@hotmail.com
  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8771-3588
  http://lattes.cnpq.br/0811457575334722
   
• Joaquin Ibañez
  Universidad de Sevilha (US), Sevilha, Spain. jib@us.es
   https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7123-534X
   
• Johan Sundberg
  KTH Stokholm University (KTH), Stokholm, Sweden. jsu@kth.se
  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7234-7551
   
• Katia Flores Genaro
  Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil. katiagenaro@gmail.com
  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5218-760X
  http://lattes.cnpq.br/9287344528338833
   
• Larissa Siqueira
  Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste (UNICENTRO), Irati, Paraná/PR, Brazil. larisiqueira_4@hotmail.com
  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9728-8108
  http://lattes.cnpq.br/5662828817405226
   
• Leonardo Wanderley Lopes
  Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB), João Pessoa, Paraíba/PB, Brazil. lwlopes@hotmail.com
  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9041-7114
  http://lattes.cnpq.br/0982550255078545
   
• Lica Arakawa-Sugueno 
  Universidade de São Paulo (HCFM/USP), Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. lica.sugueno@gmail.com
  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3058-5519
  http://lattes.cnpq.br/2182323949566756
   
• Lilian Ferreira Muniz
  Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife, Pernambuco/PE, Brazil. muniz.lilian@gmail.com
  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0450-4148
  http://lattes.cnpq.br/7763357602664293
   
• Liliane Desgualdo Pereira
  Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9700-052X
  http://lattes.cnpq.br/0546134611213515
   
• Linda I. Rosa-Lugo
  University of Central Florida (UCF), Florida/FL, United States. lrosalugo@ucf.edu
  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2203-5725
   
• Luciana Studart
  Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife, Pernambuco/PE, Brazil. luciana.studart@uol.com.br
  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0030-1463
  http://lattes.cnpq.br/8844902526466020
   
• Maria Fernanda Gentil Costa
  Escola Superior de Tecnologias da Saúde do Porto (ESTSP), Porto, Portugal; Escola Superior de Saúde da Universidade de Aveiro (ESSUA), Aveiro, Portugal. fernanda.fgnanda@gmail.com
  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6521-3475
   
• Maria Francisca Alonso
  Universidad de Valparaíso (UV), Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile. ma.francisca.alonso@gmail.com
  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6638-1374
   
• Maria Lúcia Suzigan Dragone
  Centro Universitário de Araraquara, Araraquara, São Paulo/SP, Brazil. mldragone@uol.com.br
  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4567-0679
  http://lattes.cnpq.br/2328947036066334
   
• Maria Luiza Timóteo de Lima
  Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife, Pernambuco/PE, Brazil. mluizaltl@gmail.com
  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8600-0017
  http://lattes.cnpq.br/8312532414602580
   
• María Mercedes Pavez Guzmán
  Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Santiago, Chile. mpavez@med.uchile.cl
  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1208-2819
   
• Maria Francisca Colella-Santos
  Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas (UNICAMP/FCM), Campinas, São Paulo/SP, Brazil. mfcolella@fcm.unicamp.br
  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7456-9502
  http://lattes.cnpq.br/7435162514519377
   
• Mariangela Maggiolo Landaeta
  Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Santiago, Chile. mmaggiol@med.uchile.cl
  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6810-1404
   
• Marileda Cattelan Tomé
  Andrews University (AU), Michigan/MI, United States. marileda@andrews.edu
  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1926-3719
   
• Marta Assumpção de Andrada e Silva
  Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP), São Paulo, SP, Brasil; Santa Casa de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. m.andradaesilva@gmail.com
  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4964-8436
  http://lattes.cnpq.br/2066177724650757
   
• Michael Crary
  University of Central Florida (UCF), Orlando, Florida/FL, United States. michael.crary@ucf.edu
  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1243-7448
   
• Nair Kátia Nemr
  Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil. knemr@usp.br
  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8662-2702
  http://lattes.cnpq.br/0757480117222839
   
• Nelma Ellen Zamberlan-Amorim
  Universidade de São Paulo (HCFMRP/USP), Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo/SP, Brazil. nelmaellen@gmail.com
  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7150-3807
  http://lattes.cnpq.br/7172146130869041
   
• Neyller Patriota Cavalcante Montoni
  Hospital AC Camargo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. neyller@hotmail.com
  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1424-9846
  http://lattes.cnpq.br/7711734330968447
   
• Nidia Zambrana
  Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Escola de Patologia del Lenguage (EPL), Barcelona, Spain. nzambrana@uol.com.br
  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5904-9392
   
• Norma Beatriz Chiavaro
  Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina. normabchiavaro@yahoo.com.ar
  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8174-3329
   
• Patrícia Daniele Campos
  Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil. pati_danieli@yahoo.com.br
  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4123-6875
  http://lattes.cnpq.br/0860960811442205
   
• Pia Villanueva
  Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Santiago, Chile. piavilla@u.uchile.cl
  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8266-2774
   
• Regina Maria Ayres de Camargo Freire
  Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil. freireregina@uol.com.br
  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6116-6165
  http://lattes.cnpq.br/6520787198000920
   
• Renata Maria Moreira Moraes Furlan
  Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais/MG, Brazil. renatamfurlan@yahoo.com.br
  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7098-9502
  http://lattes.cnpq.br/0098739859967329
   
• Renata Paciello Yamashita
  Universidade de São Paulo (HRAC/USP), Hospital de Reabilitação de Anomalias Craniofaciais, Bauru, São Paulo/SP, Brazil. rezeyama@usp.br
  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7098-9502
  http://lattes.cnpq.br/2814030412975862
   
• Renata Veiga Andersen Cavalcanti
  Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal/RN, Brazil. rva.cavalcanti@gmail.com
  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3953-4881
  http://lattes.cnpq.br/4879061712475920
   
• Ricardo Jorge Ferreira dos Santos
  Sociedade Portuguesa de Terapia da Fala (SPTF), Lisboa, Portugal. ricardosantos_tf@hotmail.com
  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7279-9956
   
• Silvana Maria Monte Coelho Frota
  Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro/RJ, Brazil; Universidade Veiga de Almeida, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. frota@antares.com.br
  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3439-9681
  http://lattes.cnpq.br/8941435887564958
   
• Simone Vasconcelos Rocha Hage
  Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru (USP/FOB), Bauru, São Paulo/SP, Brazil. simonehage@usp.br
  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4790-69377
  http://lattes.cnpq.br/0069092955500035
   
• Thais Catalani Morata
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Washington, District of Columbia/DC, United States. tcm2@cdc.gov
  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0320-9649
   
• Tim Bressmann
  University of Toronto (UofT), Toronto, Ontario/ON, Canada. tim.bressmann@utoronto.ca
  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5675-0490
   
• Vanessa Veis Ribeiro
  Universidade de Brasília (UNB), Brasília, Distrito Federal/DF, Brazil. fgavanessavr@gmail.com
  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3089-6085
  http://lattes.cnpq.br/2684465370313417
   
• Weslania Viviane do Nascimento
  Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona (UAB), Department of Surgery, Hospital de Mataró, Gastrointestinal Physiology Laboratory, Mataró, Spain. fono.weslania@gmail.com
  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1267-3475

Special Consultants

• Prof. Dr. Euro de Barros Couto Junior - Statistical Consultant - estatisticoeuro@hotmail.com

Editorial Production

• Marcia Silva - Editorial Review - revisora1@revistacefac.com.br; revistacefac@cefac.br
• Waldir Alves - Layout - waldir@waldir.com.br
• Aline Moraes Lopes – Production Editor. E-mail: fga.alinemoraes@outlook.com
• Rodrigo Alves de Andrade – Production Editor. E-mail: rodrigoaandrade10@gmail.com

Selection of and Changes to the Editorial Board

The selection of editorial board members is based on their expertise in areas within the journal’s scope of interest, completion of a doctoral degree, experience as a reviewer for scientific journals, and recommendations from other members of the editorial board.

The editors in chief annually review the makeup of editorial board by evaluating each board member’s contributions and, on that basis, retaining or replacing them as members of the editorial board.

Functions of the Editorial Board

Functions of the editors in chief:

• Formulating, implementing, and updating the journal’s editorial policies;
• Formulating and updating the instructions for authors, reviewers, and associated editors;
• Selecting and updating the editorial board and coordinating and supervising the editorial board’s work in line with the journal’s policies;
• Holding meetings with associate editors, the editorial committee, and editorial production team, delegating responsibilities, and monitoring the performance of tasks;
• Holding meetings with the journal’s sponsor on matters related to the journal’s expenses and revenue;
• Ensuring that deadlines are met;
• Evaluating similarity reports, performing preliminary scientific evaluations of manuscripts (i.e., regarding scope, relevance, and interest for publication), and determining the immediate rejection, immediate acceptance, or continued review of each manuscript;
• Approving the final version of manuscripts;
• Representing the journal at conferences and other events;
• Writing editorials; and
• Providing feedback, constructive comments, and coaching to associate editors and the editorial committee.

Functions of the associate editors:

• Participating in meetings with the editors in chief;
• Assisting the editors in chief in making decisions regarding the acceptance or rejection of manuscripts;
• Assisting the editors in chief in developing editorials;
• Inviting referees to review manuscripts;
• Monitoring the progress of the evaluation of manuscripts and ensuring that deadlines are met;
• Providing an opinion in cases of conflicting opinions among the reviewers; and
• Analyzing the content of manuscripts for ethical concerns and consulting the editors in chief whenever concerns are encountered.

Functions of the editorial committee:

• Providing opinions on manuscripts related to their area of expertise;
• Supporting and assisting in the dissemination of the journal; and
• Issuing opinions and feedback to improve editorial policies and the instructions for authors and reviewers.