The Asia Pacific Journal of Developmental Differences (APJDD) will be unique in addressing a range of special educational needs including dyslexia, autism, dyspraxia, dyscalculia, ADHD in the Asian context. The journal will cover theory into practice and will provide a showcase for research in the Asian context as well as highlighting research areas that have implications for further research within Asia and beyond.

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Editorial Board 

Editor-in-Chief

Emeritus Professor Angela Fawcett

Professor Angela Fawcett, DAS Research Advisor, Emeritus professor at Swansea University, Honorary Professor, University of Sheffield. Former editor-in-chief of Dyslexia an international journal of research and practice, from 2004 -2010, and currently Executive Editor of that journal. Professor Angela Fawcett is a leading international researcher into dyslexia and other developmental disabilities, encompassing a range of theoretical and applied contributions to this field. Her approach is broad and interdisciplinary ranging from child and cognitive development to educational screening and intervention, as well as developmental cognitive neuroscience. She is the Vice President of the British Dyslexia Association and also the Former Chair and Director of the Centre for Child Research at Swansea University, UK.

Executive Editors

Professor John Everatt,
University of Canterbury, New Zealand

John Everatt is a Professor of Education at the College of Education, University of Canterbury, New Zealand. He received a PhD from the University of Nottingham and has lectured on education and psychology programmes at universities in New Zealand and the UK. His research focuses on literacy acquisition and developmental differences, including work considering how literacy difficulties and dyslexia relate to aspects of language, behaviour and emotion.

Dr Geetha Shantha Ram
Director, SpLD Assessment Services, English Language and Literacy Division, Staff Professional Development, Registrar, Register of Educational Therapists (Asia) APJDD Associate Editor, Dyslexia Association of Singapore, DAS Academy Academic & Examination Board Member

Managing Editor

Deborah Hewes
Deputy Director – Publicity and Publications, Dyslexia Association of Singapore

Associate Editors

• Gillian Ashley, CEO British Dyslexia Association
• Helen Boden, Director at Dyslexia & Neurodiversity In-Sight, UK
• Professor Hugh Catts, Florida State University, USA
• Professor James Chapman, Professor of Educational Psychology, New Zealand
• Professor Steve Chinn, Educational Consultant, UK
• Professor Kevin K H Chung, The Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong
• Kate Currawalla, President, Maharashtra Dyslexia Association, Mumbai, India
• Dr Kristiantini Dewi, Dyslexia Association of Indonesia, Indonesia
• Dr Shirley Egley, University of South Wales, UK
• Dr Gad Elbeheri, Dean, Australian University of Kuwait
• Professor Esther Geva, University of Toronto, Canada
• Professor Sunil Karande, King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India
• Junko Kato MD, Japan Dyslexia Research Association
• Professor Sharanjeet-Kaur, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
• Dr Lim Boon Hock, Special Education Consultant, Malaysia
• Dr Beth O’Brien, National Institute of Education, Singapore
  
• Dr Dina Ocampo, Philippine Dyslexia Foundation, Philippines
• Professor Ong Puay Hoon, Dyslexia Association of Sarawak, Malaysia
• Assoc. Professor Kenneth Poon, National Institute of Education, Singapore
• Dr Gavin Reid, Educational Consultant, UK and Canada
• Assoc. Professor Susan Rickard Liow, National University of Singapore
• Dr Thomas Sim, Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors, Australia
• Dr Purboyo Solek, Dyslexia Association of Indonesia, Indonesia
• Professor Su-Jan Lin, National Kaohsiung Normal University, Taiwan
• Professor Akira Uno, Tsukuba University, Japan
• Professor Taeko Wydell, Brunel University London, UK
• Professor Dongbo Zhang, University of Exeter, UK (formerly National Institute of Education, Singapore)

Retractions

The APJDD takes the issue of retractions very seriously, and the editor has conferred with the full editorial board in producing this statement.  In line with the requirements of major academic journals, the APJDD will continue to monitor publications for retractions.   No future citation will be permitted for articles that have been retracted and a correction will be issued if any such article is published in error. In the case of citations prior to retraction, no such correction will be issued, in line with the policy for other journals of this type.  Please contact the editor in the first instance if there are any concerns. COPE guidelines have been accessed in preparing this guidance.