International Journal of Dental Science and Dentistry Research(IJDSDR)

The Peer review policy of International Journal of Dental Science and  Dentistry Research (IJDSDR) is the system used to assess the quality of a manuscript before it is published. Independent researchers in the relevant research area assess submitted manuscripts for originality, validity and significance to help editors determine whether a manuscript should be published in  IJDSDR.

The peer review process can be broadly summarized into following steps, although these steps can vary slightly between journals.

1. Submission of Research Article/ Research Paper/ Review Article/ Review Paper/ Case Report

The corresponding or submitting author submits the Manuscript to the IJDSDR. This is usually via an online submission and editor mail id:  editor@ijhdc.com  such as Scholar-One Manuscripts. Occasionally, IJDSDR may accept submissions by E-mail: editor@ijdsdr.com // info@ijdsdr.com // editorijdsdr@gmail.com

2. Editorial Board Assessment

The EBM of IJDSDR checks the manuscript composition and arrangement against the IJDSDR Author Guidelines to make sure it includes the required sections and stylizations. The quality of the manuscript is not assessed at this point.

3. Role of Editor-in-Chief (EIC)

The Editor-in-Chief (EIC) checks that the manuscript is appropriate for the IJDSDR and is sufficiently original and interesting. If not, the manuscript  may be rejected without being reviewed any further.

4. Editor-in-Chief (EIC) Assigns an Associate Editor (AE)

IJDSDR have Associate Editors who handle the peer review. If they do, they would be assigned at this stage.

5. Invitation to Reviewers

The Editor-in-Chief (EIC) of IJDSDR sends invitations to individuals he or she believes would be appropriate reviewers. As responses are received, further invitations are issued, if necessary, until the required number of  reviewers as 1- 4.

6. Response to Invitated Reviewers

Potential reviewers consider the invitation against their own expertise, conflicts of interest and availability. They then may be accept or may be decline. If possible, when declining, they might also suggest alternative reviewers from both side.

7. Review is Conducted

The reviewer sets time aside to read the manuscript several times. The first read is used to form an initial impression of the work. If major problems are found at this stage, the reviewer may feel comfortable rejecting the manuscript without further work. Otherwise they will read the paper several more times, taking notes so as to build a detailed point-by-point review policy. The review is then submitted to the Editor-in-Chief (EIC) of IJDSDR, with a recommendation to accept or reject it or else with a request for revision  either major or minor before it is reconsidered of manuscript.

8. IJHDC Evaluates the Reviews

The Editor-in-Chief (EIC) of IJDSDR considers all the returned reviews before making an overall decision from revievers side. If the reviews different widely, the Editor-in-Chief (EIC) of IJDSDR may invite an additional reviewer so as to get an extra opinion before making a final decision.

9. The Decision is Communicated

The Editor-in-Chief (EIC) of IJDSDR sends a final decision via given E-mail to the author including any relevant reviewer comments. Whether the comments are anonymous or not will depend on the type of peer review that the IJDSDR operates.

10.  The Decision Decesion for Publication

If the manuscript Accepted , the manuscript is sent to final publication. If the manuscript  is rejected or sent back for either major or minor revision, the Editor-in-Chief (EIC) of IJDSDR should include constructive comments from the reviewers to help the author improve the article.