General Instructions for Submissions

All authors interested in publishing their research work in JOURNAL OF UPDATES IN DENTISTRY will need to submit their manuscripts for publication through E -MAIL. They can as well track the status of their manuscripts, which are already submitted. This system helps the editorial office to communicate with the associate editors, reviewers and thus manage the peer review process. Manuscripts are received with the understanding that they have original data that are not previously published or are being considered for publication elsewhere. Authors are required to submit the manuscript along with all concerned certificates and documents commercial rights transfer form, submission form, corresponding author form, contribution form available on the website www.sdcri.in of the journal. In case of any queries or additional information, you can write an e-mail to the Editor-in-Chief of the journal at joud @sgi.org.in.

Plagiarism

Plagiarism is the act of using another person ‘s words or ideas without giving credit to that person. The authors are strictly advised not to indulge in any form of plagiarism. If the content is found to be plagiarised, the Editor and the journal committee will take a serious action in the regard and the author will be responsible for the entire manuscript.

Copyright

The authors hold the copyright of all the editorial content published in this journal from now. All material can be used in part and full for non-commercial output after providing appropriate attribution to the original content of the journal and a link to the licence (CC-BY-NC 4.0). Itis mandatory for authors to submit the manuscript along with Commercial Rights

Types of Submissions Accepted

All types of submissions I papers should follow a standard format as described in the below “Manuscript component” section. Editorials:

Usually provide commentary and analysis concerning an article in the issue of the Journal in which they appear. They may include figures and tables. They are always solicited. The editorials would be limited to 1000 words with up to 10 references.

Original Articles:

Reports of original clinical and basic research of interest to the dental community are the primary  material to be published  as original articles.  Randomly controlled trials  intervention studies,  studies of screening  and  diagnostic tests, outcome studies, cost-effectiveness  analysis, case-control series, and surveys with a reasonably high response rate. The text would be limited to 3000-3500 words, with an abstract of 250 words, maximum of 5 tables and figures (total) and up to 40 references.

Reviews and Clinical Debates:

An article review is both a summary and an evaluation of another writer’s article. They would cover a contemporary topic and would generally be wide-ranging overviews of a field of research.The reviews and clinical debates will be subject to the standard review process. The minimum word length would be 2500 and maximum would be 3500 words, with an abstract of 300 words with 6 tables and figures (total) and 50 references.

Case Reports/Study:

New I interesting I very rare cases can be reported. Cases with clinical significance or implications will be given priority, whereas, mere reporting of a rare case may not be considered. Up to 1500 words excluding references and abstract and up to 15 references.

Conflict of Interest

All authors are requested to disclose any actual or potential  conflict of  interest including any financial, personal or other relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence, or be perceived to influence, their work.