INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS

All the manuscripts shall be submitted via the website given below:
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Clinical Dentistry and Research is an international dental journal which publishes studies in the field of dentistry, within the following categories:
•    Original Research Papers
•    Case Reports
•    Letters to the Editor
•    Systematic review&meta-analysis
•    Review Articles (invited)

Clinical Dentistry and Research is a scientific journal that aims to facilitate the dissemination of basic and clinical research, practice-based knowledge and evidence-based data, which can be translated into the clinical practice.  
The Journal is a peer-reviewed journal published by the university press, with on-line submission and peer-review process and the web site is located:    www.cdr.hacettepe.edu.tr
Language is English and manuscripts must be written in grammatically sound English. All manuscripts submitted to The Journal shall be subjected to a preliminary evaluation regarding their alignment with the format described in ’instructions to authors’ before peer review. Manuscripts which do not comply with the layout of the Journal will not be accepted. It should be noted that no change and/or addition shall be allowed on the manuscripts accepted for publication. 

Manuscript Preparation

When preparing the manuscripts, “Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals: Writing and Editing for Biomedical Publication – International Committee of Medical Journal Editors”, which can be downloaded from the //www.icmje.org/ web address, should be considered. Authors are also encouraged to follow the “Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals” (ICMJE updated guidelines, 2024).

The manuscripts should be typed double-spaced on one side of A4 paper as MS Word files, preferably with 12 font Arial or Times typescript; and with outer margins of 1 inch (2.54 cm). The manuscript should include the following parts ‘Abstract and keywords, manuscript, references, figures/illustrations legends and tables’. Pages should be numbered sequentially on the right bottom of the paper. The title page should be prepared as a separate document. It is suggested that the authors back up all the submissions on electronic or printed media.

All manuscripts must be submitted through the online submission system. E-mail submissions will not be accepted. 

Double-Anonymized Peer Review

Clinical Dentistry and Research employs a double-anonymized peer review process, in which the identities of the authors are concealed from the reviewers and vice versa. To facilitate this process, authors are required to upload two separate files during submission:

1. Title Page (with author details)

The title page must include:

1. • Article title
   • A short running title (less than 50 characters) 
   • Author name(s) and academic degrees
   • Affiliation(s) (institution, department, city, country)
   • Acknowledgements (if any)
   • Funding and Conflict of Interest statements
   • Ethical Approval details (name of the board, approval date and number)
   • The registration number (for clinical trial studies)
   • Corresponding author’s full postal address
   • Corresponding author’s e-mail address and telephone number
   • ORCID iDs of all authors
2. Anonymized Manuscript (without author details)
   The anonymized version should contain only the main body of the manuscript, including:
   • Abstract and keywords
   • Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion
   • References
   • Figures and tables (legends included at the end of the text)

Important: The anonymized manuscript must not include any identifying information, such as author names, affiliations, acknowledgements, or self-citations written in a way that discloses authorship (e.g., “our previous study”).

Cover Letter

The author(s) should prepare a cover letter to the Editor-in-Chief of Clinical Dentistry and Research in a Word file. This letter should include all the contact information (postal address, e-mail address, phone and fax numbers) of the author(s) and should be signed. The cover letter must clearly state that the manuscript is original, has not been published previously, is not under consideration elsewhere, and that all authors have approved its submission.

Abstract

The abstract should summarize the contents of the paper in a single paragraph of no more than 250 words. The abstract should not contain abbreviations or references. Except for invited reviews and case reports, abstract should be structured and have the following sections: background & aim(s), material(s) /subject(s) and methods, results, conclusion(s). For the purposes of indexing, maximum 6 key words should be supplied below the abstract in alphabetical order (//www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/MBrowser.html). On the abstract page, the name(s) of the author(s) should not appear.

Abbreviations

Where a term/definition will be continually referred to, it must be written in full when it first appears in the text, followed by the subsequent abbreviation in parentheses. Thereafter, the abbreviation may be used. Please limit the number of abbreviations to those that are absolutely necessary.

Products and Units

All products, where possible, should be referred to by their generic names.  Otherwise, manufacturer should be mentioned in parenthesis. For units Systeme International d’unites (SI) must be followed.  

Manuscript

Original Research Articles: Only original papers will be accepted. These should include the following; “introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion, conclusion”.

Case Reports: The presented case should be the one which rarely appears or should provide a new idea or a significant contribution to the existing dental literature. The paper should be consisted of an introduction, case presentation and discussion sections. Patient consent statement must be included.

Letter to the Editor: Maximum 600 words and 5 references. Abstract is not needed.                                                                                         

Systematic review&meta-analysis: The manuscript should include the following; “introduction, methods, results, discussion, conclusion” and follow PRISMA guidelines. A PRISMA checklist and flow diagram should be submitted.

Review Articles: Only invited reviews will be published. Review articles should have an abstract in the nonstructured format.

Ethical Approval

All research involving human participants must adhere to the ethical principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki and comply with local, national, and institutional regulations on research ethics. 

All research involving animals must comply with internationally accepted standards for the ethical use and care of laboratory animals (such as the ARRIVE guidelines, EU Directive 2010/63/EU, or the National Institutes of Health Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals), as well as local and institutional regulations.

Authors must include a statement that ethics committee approval has been obtained in the Methods section. To ensure anonymity, name of the board, approval date and number should be given in the Title page.

Patient identifiers (name, initials, hospital numbers) must not appear in the manuscript or images. Eyes should be concealed with black bars in photographs unless explicit written consent is provided. A statement confirming that informed consent was obtained must be included in the manuscript.

Clinical trial studies must include their registration number (e.g., ClinicalTrials.gov or national registry) in the Title Page.

References

References list should be written with double space typescript. References must follow the Vancouver style. They should be numbered consecutively in the order cited in the text, with superscript numbers. If there are more than six authors, list the first six followed by et al. The names of the journals should be in accordance with MEDLINE. Unpublished references such as interview, personal opinion, meeting are not accepted.
 

Examples:

-For Journal Articles: 
Halpern SD, Ubel PA, Caplan AL. Solid-organ transplantation in HIV-infected patients. N Engl J Med 2002;347:284-287.

- For Books: 
Gilstrap LC 3rd, Cunningham FG, VanDorsten JP, editors. Operative obstetrics. 2nd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2002.

- For Book Chapters:  
Meltzer PS, Kallioniemi A, Trent JM. Chromosome alterations in human solid tumors. In: Vogelstein B, Kinzler KW, editors. The genetic basis of human cancer. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2002. p. 93-113.

- Online published, but not printed articles can be attributed by Digital Object Identifier (DOI). DOI must be written as follows:
“Andersson L. Tooth avulsion and replantation. Dent Traumatol DOI:10.1111/j.1600-9657.2007.00604.x”

Other examples for references are stated at the following link: 
www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/uniform_requirements.html

Tables

Tables must be prepared in MS Word (not as images) and numbered consecutively in the order they are cited in the text using Arabic numerals (Table 1, Table 2, etc.). Each table should be cited in the main text.

Each table should have a short and descriptive title placed above the table and, if necessary, explanatory footnotes placed below the table. Abbreviations used in the tables must be defined in footnotes.

Do not duplicate data already presented in the text or figures. Tables should be self-explanatory and understandable without reference to the main text.

Vertical lines should not be used. Only horizontal lines should be applied at the top, between the header and data, and at the bottom of the table.

Each table (double spaced) should be submitted as separate files.

Figures

Figures should be submitted as separate files, not embedded in the main manuscript text. Acceptable formats are JPEG or TIFF with a minimum resolution of 300 dpi. Figures with lower resolution will not be accepted.

Figures should be numbered consecutively in the order they appear in the text (Figure 1, Figure 2, etc.). Each figure must be cited in the main text.

Legends for all figures must be provided in a separate section at the end of the manuscript text, not within the figure file itself. Each legend should be concise but sufficiently detailed to allow interpretation of the figure without reference to the main text.

Symbols, arrows, or letters used in the figures should be explained clearly in the legend. Abbreviations must be defined either in the legend or in a footnote.

Figures must not include any patient-identifiable information. For clinical images, patient consent must be obtained and stated in the manuscript.

Graphs and diagrams should be prepared using professional software (e.g., GraphPad Prism, SPSS, or Excel) with consistent font style and size. Hand-drawn figures are not acceptable.

Conflict of Interest and Funding

Authors must provide a “Conflict of Interest” statement. If none, this must be declared as “The authors declare no conflict of interest.”
Funding sources and their role (if any) must be disclosed in the Title Page.

Acknowledgements

All individuals who contributed to the study but do not meet the ICMJE authorship criteria (e.g., those providing technical help, writing assistance, language editing, or general support) should be acknowledged in the Title page.

Authors are responsible for ensuring that all persons acknowledged have given their permission to be named.

If applicable, acknowledgements should also include:

• Contributions of advisors, colleagues, or institutions that provided support but did not qualify for authorship
• Details of any professional writing or editing services used
• Acknowledgement of funding bodies and grant numbers (if not listed under Funding section)

The acknowledgements section should not include any confidential information.
 

 

Proofs

After page proofs are sent to the corresponding author, they must be checked carefully for any typesetting, figure/illustration, or table errors. Corrections should be limited to typographical or formatting errors. Substantive changes to the text, addition/removal of data, or modifications to authorship are not permitted at this stage.

The corrected proofs must be returned to the editorial office within 48 hours of receipt to avoid delays in publication. If no response is received within the given timeframe, the Editorial Office reserves the right to proceed with publication.

Corrections should be clearly marked on the PDF proof using the comment/annotation tools.

Once the article is published online, any further corrections can only be made through the publication of an Erratum or Corrigendum.

Fees

Clinical Dentistry and Research does not charge authors or authors' institutions to submit, process or publish articles. There is no fee for extra pages or color images.

 

Checklist

Only complete manuscript submissions will be considered for publication. Complete submission must include:

• Cover letter for manuscript submission
• Signed copyright transfer statement by corresponding author 
• Letter of approval from review committee for the use of human samples in research and human experiments (if necessary)
• Letter of approval from relevant authority for the use of animals in experiments (if necessary)
• Signed consent to publish (in print and online) from human subjects who can be identified in your manuscript (if necessary)

Title page (double spaced) should include the following:

• Article title
• Name(s) and affiliation(s) of author(s)
• Running title not exceeding 50 characters
• Corresponding author’s contact details (name, e-mail, mailing address, telephone and fax numbers)
• ORCID or all authors
• Conflict of interest and funding statements
• Ethical Approval details (name of the board, approval date and number)
• The registration number (for clinical trial studies)
• Acknowledgements (if any)

 

In the main document, ensure that the following information is provided:

• Abstract max 250 words and max 6 key words (double spaced)
• Main text with appropriate section headings (double spaced)
• References (double spaced), on a new page

Each table (double spaced) should be submitted as separate files.

Figures and/or illustrations should be JPG/TIFF format and submitted as separate files.


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