Upon submission all manuscripts are reviewed by one of the Editors. Some manuscripts may be rejected at this stage if they do not meet basic scientific principles or deal with topics beyond the scope of Biomaterial Investigations in Dentistry. All other manuscripts will then be peer reviewed by at least two independent, anonymous reviewers with expertise in the relevant subject field. The journal uses a double-blind review procedure, which means that authors and reviewers are anonymous throughout the review process.
Based on the feedback from the reviewers, the Editors thereafter decide whether the manuscript should be accepted directly (which in practice is rare), subject to minor or major revision before a final decision can be made, or rejected. The revised manuscript is usually sent to the same reviewers again, sometimes including one further reviewer, before a final decision is made (or a decision to ask for further revision).
The review process is expected to take 6 to 8 weeks but may vary.
The overall publishing responsibility rests with the journal's editor-in-chief, who has a qualified editorial board for support in various issues regarding the publication of individual manuscripts, the journal's development, etc.
In cases where a manuscript’s author is in some way associated with the editorial team, they will be removed from all editorial tasks for that article. An independent editor will be tasked with organizing the peer-review process. The author's affiliation with the journal will also be indicated in the final publication of the article.
The journal accepts manuscripts that have previously been uploaded for review as preliminary versions, on personal websites, presented at conferences, or made available through other informal communication channels. However, authors must hold copyright for the text in question. Authors are also encouraged, when available, to include links to previous versions of the article in the final version of the article published in the journal.
Duplicate publication, also called "redundant publication" or "dual publication", is not permitted. This refers to the publication of the same article in more than one journal or to the publication of a document that is substantially similar to one already published without reference to the original publication. In cases where "redundant publication" or "dual publication" is detected, the journal will follow the COPE guidelines https://publicationethics.org in handling the transgression.
Biomaterial Investigations in Dentistry is an Open Access peer-reviewed journal, publishing research in oral biomaterials science.
The journal welcomes submissions from around the world. The scope of the journal includes all basic and clinical aspects of oral biomaterials science in dentistry.
