Publication Policy – International Journal of Dental Sciences & Research

Upon acceptance of article, all authors must agree that the data described in manuscript are to be available to the scientific community for non commercial purposes. Data include but not limited to, biological samples, images, statistical data etc. Manuscripts must contain sufficient details and necessary information must be provided upon request to enable the research work that can be done by other researchers. If there has been a genuine error in the published article which has been missed earlier, then correction can be done in the next issue.

Ahead of print policy: Articles published online under ahead of print policy are considered published and can be cited and quoted.

Plagiarism Policy: The journal is committed to protect the reliability of the scholarly manuscript in all aspects of research and publishing ethics. We judge the quantity and quality of the copied content for its relevance to the original source. We believe that Plagiarism is not only illegal but also unethical and caustic. If plagiarism is detected at any stage of publication process before and after acceptance or during editing or proof reading stage, the authors are alerted to make the changes and asked to rewrite the content or to cite the references from where the content has been taken.

The following aspects are excluded at the time of conducting plagiarism check:

  • Quotes
  • Bibliography
  • Phrases
  • Mathematical Formula
  • Name of Institutions, Departments etc.

 

Article Withdrawal Policy: We want to avoid the unwarranted withdrawal of submitted articles in order to avoid wasting the time of editors, reviewers, and editorial staff. Therefore, before submitting the article, all authors should carefully read the author instruction and check the manuscripts are accurate and error-free. In addition, all authors should follow the publication ethics. It is unacceptable to withdraw an article from the journal because it is being accepted or published by another journal.

 

Withdrawal process during editorial workflow as described below: 

  • The corresponding author may request an article withdrawal within seven (7) days before initiating the peer-review process by providing a compelling reason.
  • Once the review process has been initiated, the corresponding author may request to withdraw the article by providing a letter with an in-depth explanation signed by all authors as to why the manuscript needs to be withdrawn. In this instance, the editor’s decision must be considered as final after thorough consideration and analysis on a case-by-case basis.
  • Article withdrawal after acceptance of Manuscript will not be allowed. However, an article in press that has been accepted for publication, regardless of its stage, the journal maintains the right to withdraw an article due to the presence of plagiarism, multiple submissions, fraudulent use of data, or violations of other ethical codes.
  • The Article Processing Charge (APC) if paid by the author will not be refunded.