International Journal of Orofacial Research
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Online-ISSN:2589-5354
International Journal of Orofacial Research, a publication of MM Publishers, a peer-reviewed, bi-annual, online journal.
About the Journal
International Journal of Orofacial Research (IJOFR), a publication of MM Publishers, is a peer-reviewed online journal with bi-annual of issues published. The journal’s full text is available online at {webpage}. The journal allows free access (Open Access) to its contents and permits authors to self-archive final accepted version of the articles on any OAI-compliant institutional / subject-based repository.
International Journal of Orofacial Research (IJOFR), MM Publishers, is a peer-reviewed online journal with two issues per year published in English langauge. The journal was first published online in June of 2017 by Wolters Kluwer - Medknow and has been regularly published.
From June 2022, IJOFR is published by MM Publishers.
The journal’s full text is available online at the International Journal of Orofacial Research. The journal allows free access (Open Access) to its contents and permits authors to self-archive the final accepted version of the articles on any OAI-compliant institutional / subject-based repository.
Frequency
The journal publishes 2 issues per year, from January to June and July to December.
Language
The journal's publication language for both articles and abstracts is English.
Abstracting and Indexing
The journal is registered with the following abstracting partners:
Baidu Scholar, CNKI (China National Knowledge Infrastructure), EBSCO Publishing's Electronic Databases, Ex Libris – Primo Central, Google Scholar, Hinari, Infotrieve, National Science Library, ProQuest, TDNet, Wanfang Data
Open Access Publication and Creative Commons Licensing
Copyright on any open access article in a journal published by MM Publishers is retained by the author(s).
Authors grant MM Publishers a License/Journal Publishing agreement to publish the article and identify itself as the original publisher.
Authors also grant any third party the right to use the article freely as long as its integrity is maintained and its original authors, citation details and publisher are identified.
The Creative Commons - Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) formalizes these and other terms and conditions of publishing articles. This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
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All articles published by MM Publishers are made immediately available worldwide under the Open Access License. This means that everyone has free and unlimited access to full-text of all the articles, everyone is free to re-use the published material if proper accreditation/citation of the original publication is given;
Open access publication is supported by MM Publishers. International Journal of Orofacial Research (IJOFR) currently has no Article Processing Charges. There are no submission charges for the articles.
The Journal provides for long-term digital preservation with direct upload of published articles into this website and through PKP Preservation network.
Digital Archiving
MM publishers will maintain all the digital archives.
IJOFR at present do not have digital Archiving Policy. Journal currently is planning to utilise the PKP Preservation Network (PN) systems to create permanent archives of the journal for purposes of preservation and restoration.
Ahead of Print policy
Articles published online under the Ahead of Print model are considered published and can be cited and quoted using the DOI as the reference source.
MM Publishers
Founded in 2022, MM Publishers is a well-respected publisher that fully supports many of the popular open access models through its peer-review management OJS based system.
MM Publishers strive to set the power of publishing into everyone’s hands. We bridge the authors and readers to connect online and help to achieve their ideas with the liberty and flexibility.
Dedicated efforts are made across the globe to improve communities, patients and society at large. We help researchers and healthcare professionals’ to progress science and advance health outcomes for the benefit of society. We create high quality educational resources that sustain and prepare the citizens, policymakers, educators and researchers of the future.
Scope of the journal
IJOFR aims to publish content that includes basic dental science, medical subjects and areas relevant to all subjects of dentistry. All clinical, diagnostic, surgical pediatric, orthodontic, prosthetic, geriatric, aesthetic dentistry including forensic odontology, understanding in development and pathogenesis of dental pathology, diseases, defects; detection and management of dental pathology/ disease; evidence based studies on epidemiology on dental disease(s); studies exploring the risk factors for development and progression of dental disease(s); dental education.
Journal Ethics
MM publishers are committed to maintaining stringent standards in Publication Ethics. We duly adhere to the guidelines set by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), and World Association of Medical Editors (WAME), which set standards and provide guidelines for best practices in order to meet these requirements.
Editorial process and Peer review policy
All research articles, and most other article types, published by MM Publishers undergo peer review. This usually involves review by at least two independent, blinded, expert peer reviewers; refer to the specific journal's page for details.
All submissions to our journals are first reviewed for completeness and only then sent to be assessed by an Editor who will decide whether they are suitable for peer review. Where an Editor is on the author list or has any other competing interest regarding a specific manuscript, another member of the Editorial Board will be assigned to oversee peer review.
Editors will consider the peer-reviewed reports when making a decision, but are not bound by the opinions or recommendations therein. A concern raised by a single peer reviewer or the Editor themself may result in the manuscript being rejected. Authors receive peer review reports with the editorial decision on their manuscript.
Archiving Policy and Repository policy
We have Manuscript Submission Supported by OJS (Open Journal Systems was developed by the Public Knowledge Project) and archiving Policy with PKP Preservation Network.
Metadata associated with this Archival Unit includes:
Journal URL: https://www.editorialmanager.in/index.php/ijofr
Title - International Journal of Orofacial Research
Publisher - MM Publishers
Description - International Journal of Orofacial Research
ISSN - 2589-5354
Language(s) - English (en_US)
Publisher Email: ijofr.sdc@saveetha.com
Copyright Rights: This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
We are storing articles on our own journal website. https://mmpub.squarespace.com/archives-ijofr
About the Saveetha University
Saveetha Institute of Medical And Technical Sciences, SAVEETHA UNIVERSITY (https://www.saveetha.com) is based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu state of Southern India. It is the largest Specialist Centre for Education of all disciplines like Medicine, Dental Surgery, Engineering, Physiotherapy, Nursing, Law and Management. Students are drawn from all walks of life, from all sides of India, from all directions of the globe making it the most ethnically diverse learning centres. Students stay here for more than three to six years depending on their learning objectives. The Infrastructure, Programmes, Accreditations and Partnerships further reaffirm the University's leadership position.