Journal of Audiology, Otoneurology and Phoniatrics adheres to the code of ethics for the actuation and performance of personnel involved in the journal’s publication process (editors, editorial committee, authors and reviewers) established by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), available at www.publicationethics.org, in like manner, the patterns indicated by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) are observed, available at www.icmje.org