International Journal of Pedodontic Rehabilitation

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About the Journal

The International Journal of Pedodontic Rehabilitation is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal published by MM Publishers. The journal publishes two issues annually, in January and July. All articles are made available without subscription or registration. Authors retain copyright in their articles, which are published under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC 4.0). Authors may deposit the preprint, accepted manuscript, and published version of their article in an institutional, subject-based, or other repository of their choice without an embargo period. The deposited version must include the article title, authors’ names, journal title, complete citation, DOI, and a link to the published article. The published version must retain its Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC 4.0).

Abstracting and Indexing Information

The journal’s ISSNs are registered with the ISSN International Centre. Article metadata are deposited with Crossref, and a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) is assigned to each published article. Articles published in the journal are discoverable through Google Scholar.

Open Access Publication and Creative Commons Licensing

The International Journal of Pedodontic Rehabilitation is a fully open-access journal published by MM Publishers and all published articles are made immediately and permanently available online without subscription, registration, or any other access restriction.

• Authors grant MM Publishers a License/Journal Publishing agreement to publish the article and identify itself as the original publisher. This licence permits users to read, download, copy, share, distribute, and adapt the published material for noncommercial purposes, provided that appropriate credit is given to the original author(s), the journal and the publisher; a link to the licence is provided; and any changes made to the material are clearly indicated. 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.

• Copyright on any open access article in this journal published by MM Publishers is retained by the author(s). Authors grant MM Publishers the non-exclusive right to publish the article, identify itself as the original publisher, and distribute the published version. Copyright information and the applicable Creative Commons licence shall be displayed on every published article.

• 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. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.

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;

The International Journal of Pedodontic Rehabilitation does not charge authors any submission fee, editorial processing fee, article processing charge, page charge, colour-figure charge, or publication fee. No fee is charged for withdrawing a manuscript. The absence of charges does not influence the editorial evaluation, peer-review process, or publication decision.

The published articles are hosted on the journal website and are freely accessible immediately after publication.

Information for Authors

All manuscripts must be submitted through the journal’s online submission system. Authors must prepare their manuscripts according to the journal’s Instructions for Authors and applicable reporting and publication-ethics requirements.

Instructions for Authors:
https://mmpub.squarespace.com/author-instructions-ijpedor‍ ‍

Scope of the journal

The journal publishes scholarly work in Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry and related disciplines. Its scope includes preventive and restorative dentistry, pediatric dental surgery, pulp therapy, dental traumatology, behaviour guidance, dental care for children with special healthcare needs, pediatric oral medicine, interceptive orthodontics, cariology, dental materials, sedation, and oral-health promotion. The journal gives priority to scientifically sound manuscripts with clear relevance to children’s oral health.. Articles with significant clinical relevance and implications for improving children's oral health will be given preference. The journal considers original research articles, systematic reviews, narrative reviews, clinical trials, short communications, case reports, case series, letters to the editor and invited editorials.

The journal’s primary readership includes pediatric dentists, general dental practitioners, dental specialists, researchers, academicians and postgraduate students.

Journal Ethics

The International Journal of Pedodontic Rehabilitation follows recognised principles of publication ethics and responsible editorial practice. The journal’s policies are informed by the recommendations of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), and the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME). The journal maintains policies covering authorship and contributorship, conflicts of interest, ethical approval and informed consent, research misconduct, plagiarism, duplicate publication, data integrity, complaints and appeals, corrections, retractions, post-publication discussion, intellectual property, and confidentiality. Allegations of research or publication misconduct are assessed fairly and confidentially. Appropriate action may include requesting clarification or supporting documentation, issuing a correction or retraction, rejecting the manuscript, notifying the authors’ institution, or taking another action consistent with established publication-ethics guidance. Editorial decisions are based on the scholarly merit, originality, methodological quality, ethical acceptability and relevance of the manuscript to the journal’s scope.

Editorial board: https://mmpub.squarespace.com/editorial-board-ijpedor

Instructions for Authors: https://mmpub.squarespace.com/author-instructions-ijpedor

Editorial process and Peer review policy

All manuscripts submitted to the International Journal of Pedodontic Rehabilitation are initially checked for completeness, relevance to the journal’s scope and compliance with the author guidelines. Manuscripts are also screened for text similarity using Turnitin. The similarity report is reviewed by an editor, and manuscripts with evidence of plagiarism, substantial text recycling or duplicate publication may be returned to the authors or rejected. Manuscripts that pass the initial assessment are evaluated by at least two independent expert reviewers. The journal follows a double-anonymous peer-review process, in which the identities of the authors and reviewers are concealed from each other. The reviewers assess the manuscript’s originality, scientific quality, methodology, ethical compliance, clarity and relevance. Based on the reviewers’ comments and the editor’s assessment, a manuscript may be accepted, returned for minor or major revision, or rejected. Authors receive the relevant reviewers’ comments along with the editorial decision. Revised manuscripts may be sent back to the original reviewers when further assessment is required. The Editor-in-Chief or designated handling editor makes the final decision after considering the reviewers’ recommendations. If an editor or editorial-board member is an author of a submitted manuscript or has any competing interest, that person will not take part in its review or decision. The manuscript will be assigned to another qualified editor who has no conflict of interest.

Plagiarism policy

All submitted manuscripts must be original, unpublished, and free from plagiarism. Prior to peer review, all submissions will be screened using Turnitin plagiarism detection software to ensure compliance with ethical publishing standards. A similarity report is evaluated by an editor, and manuscripts are not accepted or rejected solely on the basis of a numerical similarity score. Suspected plagiarism, duplicate publication, inappropriate text recycling or other publication misconduct will be investigated according to the journal’s publication-ethics policy.

Archiving Policy and Repository policy

All published articles are archived on the journal's Squarespace website and are also preserved at the Faculty of Dentistry, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha University, Chennai, India. The metadata for each published article are deposited with Crossref, and a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) is assigned to ensure permanent identification, citation, and long-term access.

Metadata associated with this Archival Unit includes:

Title - International Journal of Pedodontic Rehabilitation

Publisher - MM Publishers

Description - International Journal of Pedodontic Rehabilitation

ISSN - 2468-8940

Print ISSN - 2468-8932

Language(s) - English (en_US)

Publisher Email:journals.sdc@saveetha.com

Editor Email: ijpedr.sdc@saveetha.com

Copyright Rights: All articles are made immediately and permanently available online without subscription, registration or an embargo period. Articles may be used and reused under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC 4.0).

The journal’s complete archive is available at:. https://mmpub.squarespace.com/archives-ijpedor

Use of Generative AI

Authors using generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (AI tools) to write a manuscript, produce images or graphical data of the manuscript, or for the collection and analysis of data, must disclose it in the manuscript. The AI tool used should be mentioned. Authors are fully responsible for the content of their submitted manuscript, including any parts produced by an AI tool, and are therefore liable for any breach of publication ethics. The specific AI tool used, and its purpose should be acknowledged in the manuscript.

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 centers. 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.