The journal is the publication of Harran University Faculty of Dentistry. Please read the explanations below while preparing an article for our journal. The International Journal of Dentistry and Oral Research publishes clinical and experimental studies, editorial articles, clinical case reports, technical and educational reviews that contribute to academic studies in dentistry and medical science.

Acceptance for publication is taken by the decision of the editorial committee and at least two referees. All publication rights of the articles accepted for publication belong to the journal. This right is determined by the signature of all authors with a specially arranged copyright transfer form. The journal is published 3 times a year. The publication language of the journal is Turkish and/or English. The articles of the submissions must not have been published in any journal before and must be original (except for oral presentations and posters presented in scientific congresses). All responsibilities (ethical, scientific, legal, etc.) of the articles published in the journal belong to the authors. Manuscripts and all kinds of attachments (photographs, tables, figures and floppy disks, etc.) that are not accepted for publication will not be returned. It is at the discretion of the Editorial Board whether to review the articles that are not prepared in accordance with the spelling rules.

Manuscripts submitted for publication should be written in Microsoft Word. All text, figures and graphics should be sent electronically. Except for the cover page, the name of the institution and the authors should not be mentioned anywhere in the article.

Cover letters are not mandatory; however, they may be supplied at the author’s discretion.

The manuscript should be submitted in separate files: title page; main text file; figures.

i. A short informative title that contains the major key words. The title should not contain abbreviations

ii. A short running title of less than 50 characters;

iii. The full names of the authors and a statement of author

iv. The author's institutional affiliations where the work was conducted, with a footnote for the author’s present address if different from where the work was conducted;

v. Declarations (Funding, Conflict of interest, Ethical approval, Availability of data and material, Author contributions Acknowledgments (if any))

vi. Word count (excluding tables)

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Authorship

Please refer to the journal’s authorship policy the Editorial Policies and Ethical Considerations section for details on eligibility for author listing.

Ethical approval For studies requiring ethics committee approval, the Ethics Committee Approval Document should be uploaded to the system during the manuscript submission process and information about the permission (name of the committee, date and number) should be specified in the materials and methods section and also in the 'ethical approval' section.

Informed consent: This section should provide information about the formal informed consent procedure

The main text file should be presented in the following order:

1. Title page;

2. Blinded Manuscript (Abstract and Key words, Introduction, Material and Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusions)

3. References

4. Tables (each table complete with title and footnotes);

5. Figures legends

6. Appendices (if relevant).

Figures and supporting information should be supplied as separate files. The manuscript part (except for the abstract, references, tables, figures and subtitles) of the research reviews should not exceed 4000 words, the abstract part should not exceed 400 words, the references should not exceed 40, the number of tables and figures should not exceed 10. Limits are summarized in the table below. Case reports should consist of the following sections:

*Excluding abstracts, references, tables, figures and subtitles

**No limits apply

A plain and understandable writing language should be used in the text, the writing language should be checked by competent people in English articles, a scientific writing style should be adopted and unnecessary repetitions should be avoided. Writing; It should be written in Times New Roman, 12 points, with double spacing. Pages should be numbered in the lower right corner.

Manuscripts should be uploaded to the system in 2 files.

The title of the article should not exceed 100 characters (letters) in research articles and 80 characters in case reports.

The names and surnames of the authors who contributed to the study should be written clearly, and the number of authors should not exceed 8 in research and review articles and reviews, 6 in case reports, 6 in letters to the editor, and 2 in image presentations, excluding multidisciplinary studies.

If the study has been presented in any congress before, the congress name, time (day-month-year and congress place) should be specified (in section of Additional information).

The name, surname, full address, postal code, telephone and fax numbers and e-mail address of the correspond author should be written at the bottom of the title page (as shown on the title page template).

The language of writing is English. The full texts to be reviewed by the referees during the evaluation process should be uploaded to the system as a single file. The full text file should be composed of the following parts and should be arranged in this order.

Title of the Article; it should be short, easy to understand and describe the content of the article. It should not exceed 400 words in research reviews and 200 words in case reports.

Abstracts should consist of Background, Material and Method, Result, Conclusion sections in research articles. Case reports do not require these sections.

Keywords; Under the heading Keywords, there should be at least three and at most five keywords that capture the main titles of the scientific article and are written in accordance with the Index Medicus Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). Care should be taken to select the keywords from the Science Terms of Turkey (www.bilimterimleri.com).

All Measurements must be written in the metric system (International System of Units, SI). Example: mg/kg, µg/kg, mL, mL/kg, mL/kg/h, mL/kg/min, L/min/, mmHg, etc.

Measurements and statistical data should be indicated in numbers unless they are at the beginning of a sentence.

Numbers less than nine that do not represent any unit should be written in writing.

Abbreviations in the text should be explained in parentheses where they are first used.

Some common abbreviations; It can be written as iv, im, po and sc.

Abbreviations should not be used in abstracts.

Manuscripts; It consists of Introduction, Material and Methods, Results, Discussion and Conclusion sections.

*Introduction: Information that will explain the subject and the purpose of the study is given.

·*Material and Methods: Place and time of research, planning the research, the materials and methods used in the study should be reported. Data collection, characteristics of patients and individuals, characteristics of the experimental study, and statistical methods should be explained in detail.

*Results: The obtained data should be given together with the statistical results.

*Discussion: The results of the study should be evaluated by comparing with the literature data.

All spellings must comply with spelling rules and must be in accordance with punctuation marks. Abbreviations should be avoided as much as possible, if the abbreviation is to be used, it should be explained in ( ) at the first occurrence.

References, figures, tables and pictures should be numbered in the order they appear in the text.

Reference numbers should be given in ( ) without a period at the end of the sentence, and the period should be placed later.

If more than one reference number is given, “,” should be placed between them, and if more than two consecutive reference numbers are given, “-” should be placed between the numbers [eg. such as (1,2), (1-3)]. If the journal is used as a source: year, volume, issue, start and end pages are given. If a book is used as a source: only year, start and end pages are given. The surnames and initials of the authors should be written in the references. If the number of authors is more than 6 in the references, the names of the first 6 authors are written and instead of the names of the following authors, "et al.". Journal names should be abbreviated according to Index Medicus. The way of writing the reference should be like the examples below. Personal opinions and unpublished articles should not be cited as referances.

References should be arranged in the language of the article and as seen in the examples below.

Doğan MS, Callea M, Kusdhany LS, Aras A, Maharani DA, Mandasari M, et al. The evaluation of root fracture with cone beam computed tomography (CBCT): an epidemiological study. J Clin Exp Dent 2018; 10(1):41-8.

Online articles not yet published;

Das RR, Singh M, Naik SS. Vitamin D as an adjunct to antibiotics for the treatment of acute childhood pneumonia. Cochrane Database System Rev. 2018 Jul 19;7:CD011597. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011597.pub2. [Epub ahead of print] Review.

1) Krogman WM, Iscan MY. The Human Skeleton in Forensic Medicine. Second ed. Springfield Illinois: Charles Thomas Publisher, 1986:189-243.

2) Beard SD. Gaines PA, eds. Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. London: WB Sounders, 1998:319-29.

1) Soysal Z, Albek E, Eke M. Fetus rights. Soysal Z, Çakalır C, ed. Forensic Medicine, Volume III, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty Publications, Istanbul, 1999: 1635-1650.

2) Dogan, M.S. 2018. Relation of trace elements on dental health. In Saleh, H.E.M. and El-Adham, E. (eds.) Human Health and Environment. United Kingdom: IntechOpen. 2018:856-910.

Abood S. Quality improvement initiative in nursing homes: The ANA acts in an advisory role. Am J Nurs [serial on the Internet] 2002 [cited 12 Aug 2002]. Available from: www.nursingworld.org/AJN/2002/june/wawatch.htm

Cancer-pain.org [homepage on the Internet]. New York: Association of Cancer Online Resources [last reach 16 May 2002]. Available from:www.cancer-pain.org

Gezer R: Morphological Characteristics and Individual Differences of Rugae Palatines. Master Thesis, Şanlıurfa: Harran University Institute of Health Sciences, 2016.

Tables should be written on a separate page with two lines spacing, each table should have a number and an explanatory name. If there are abbreviations in the table, their expansions should be written in alphabetical order under the table. Examples: PS: pulmonary stenosis, VSD: ventricular septal defect. Tables should not repeat the information in the text. The lines in the table should not be horizontal or longitudinal, only straight lines at the top and bottom. Table numbering (Table 1., Table 2., ...) must be sequentially numbered and Roman numerals must not be used.

All kinds of drawings, graphics, pictures, micrographs and radiographs are called "figures". Figures and pictures must be named and numbered. Numbering (Figure 1., Figure 2., …) should be given consecutive numbers and Roman numerals should not be used. Images should be clear and have a minimum resolution of 300 dots per inch (dpi). Images should be uploaded within the article on a separate page. If abbreviations are used under the figure and picture, the explanation of the abbreviations should be stated under the subtitle in alphabetical order. The magnification and technique of microscopic images should be explained.

The editorial board can make any changes it deems necessary without changing the essence of the article.

Authors should write the topics that are requested to be corrected in the referee report as an answer in the answer section reserved for them. In addition, they should make the necessary changes in the article and send them again by specifying (painting) them in the article.

1. The form of transfer of copyright and title page should been filled in accordance with the rules.

2. The abstract did not exceed 400 words in the orjinal research article and 200 words in the case report.

3. The title is written in accordance with the rules.

4. References are written in accordance with the rules.

5. All abbreviations should be explained in tables, pictures and figures.

6. The pages should be numbered in the lower right corner, double-spaced, in Times New Roman 12 pt.

**Articles that do not comply with the Writing Rules and that have a similarity rate of more than 25%, including references, in the examination made with the “iThenticate” program will be rejected without being evaluated.

It is a must to prepare the manuscripts in accordance with research and publication ethics. The authors should state that they accept ethical principles in all human clinical research and that they conduct the research in accordance with these principles. These are related in the Materials and Methods section: each prospective and retrospective study from the ethics committee of the institution where the clinical research was conducted. They have obtained consent for the study and have obtained informed consent from the persons participating in the study or their guardians; In experimental studies on animals, they have to state that they protect animal rights and that they have received approval from the relevant experimental animal ethics committee. Regarding the results of experimental studies on humans or experimental animals, it is obligatory to submit an ethics committee approval document during the application to the journal. In the presence of the author(s), commercial link or institution providing financial support for the study; used commercial product, drug, company, etc. He should inform the title page (in declarations section) how he is related to the editor. The absence of such a situation should also be stated on title page (in declarations section).

In studies that require ethics committee approval, the Ethics Committee Approval Document should be uploaded to the system during the article submission process, and the information about the permission (board name, date and issue number) should be stated in the material and method section, as well as in the declarations section of title page.

Studies that require the approval of the Ethics Committee are as follows.

*All kinds of research conducted with qualitative or quantitative approaches that require data collection from the participants by using survey, interview, focus group work, observation, experiment, interview techniques

*Use of humans and animals (including material/data) for experimental or other scientific purposes,

-On humans clinical studies,

-Animal studies,

-Retrospective studies in accordance with the law on the protection of personal data, (If requested, the permission document from the institution where the study was carried out should also be uploaded to the system.)

In the Case Report / Case Report Series; the patient's open identity should not be shared. It should be stated that the "informed consent form" was obtained from the patient, indicating that publication was permitted in declarations section

of title page

*Referees must not accept contributions from other academics or researchers when evaluating a paper, without the knowledge and permission of the journal editor. If a referee believes another academic/researcher will contribute to the paper's evaluation process, they must clearly state this person's contribution in the evaluation report and inform the editorial office.

*Referees may decline a referee invitation due to a conflict of interest, academic or personal reasons, or because they believe they cannot competently evaluate the paper. The rejection decision must be communicated to the editorial office as soon as possible after receiving the invitation.

*Referees should not request that the author of the paper they are reviewing cite their own work, without a valid academic reason, solely to increase the number of citations. If a referee deems citing their own work necessary, they must provide detailed academic justification for this. They should carefully craft their wording when detailing this, preventing the author from guessing the referee's identity. Citing the referee's work should not constitute the primary motivation for accepting the paper. The reviewer must evaluate the manuscript objectively, regardless of whether the manuscript cites their own work.

*Referee reviews should not contain generalizing statements about the manuscript. For example, comments such as "This is a successful article, it can be published" or "This is an unsuccessful article, it cannot be published" that do not provide a detailed overview of the manuscript should not be submitted. The editor reserves the right to reject or disregard these comments that do not align with the journal's publication and review objectives. In such cases, the manuscript is sent to another reviewer, resulting in a waste of time for the editorial team and the authors. To ensure an efficient review process, reviewers should include detailed explanations, whenever possible, in their decisions regarding acceptance, revision, or rejection. If a manuscript is to be accepted, its contribution to the literature, its strengths, and potential areas for improvement should be explained in detail. Detailed comments about the manuscript are also required for revision and rejection decisions.

*An evaluation form is sent to the reviewer through the system during the review process. This form must be completed and the decision regarding the manuscript must be explained with the reasons given. Additionally, it would be appropriate to add comments and corrections to the text and upload them to the system. Detailed revision requests for such texts are crucial for authors to improve their work in a concrete and detailed manner.

*Any statements that would allow the author to identify the reviewer should be avoided in the peer-review form or in the revised manuscript file, and the anonymity of the review should be maintained.

During the IJDOR review process, the editorial team, editorial board, reviewers, and authors are committed to adhering to the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) criteria regarding their responsibilities. Articles submitted to IJDOR are first evaluated by the secretary for spelling rules, plagiarism rates, and compliance with publication policies. Articles deemed suitable for inclusion in the review process are sent to two expert reviewers in the field, and a double-blind peer-review process is implemented. Following peer review, the Editor-in-Chief makes the decision on the manuscript.

When an article is received, the Editor-in-Chief appoints an Associate Editor to conduct the initial review. If the article does not comply with the journal's editorial guidelines, contains plagiarism, raises ethical concerns, or does not meet quality standards, the Editor returns the article with constructive feedback and justification. If the article contains serious issues, such as formatting issues, lack of methodology, or insufficient theoretical foundation, it may be returned to the author for revisions or rejected outright if it does not meet the journal's quality standards. Once the necessary revisions are made or the Associate Editor provides a positive evaluation, the review is submitted to the Editor-in-Chief. The Editor-in-Chief decides whether the manuscript will proceed to the double-blind peer review process. At each stage of revision or rejection, the author receives a detailed explanation to ensure the process proceeds with clarity and transparency.

After the manuscript is reviewed, the editors select potential reviewers based on the reviewers' areas of expertise and research interests. After the reviews are submitted, the editors ensure that the reviewer comments are fair, comprehensive, and constructive. Based on the reviewers' comments, the assigned editors formulate a recommendation on how to proceed with the manuscript and convey this potential decision to the Editor-in-Chief. The final decision on the manuscript is made by the Editor-in-Chief.