Author Guideline

1. About the Journal

B-Dent: Jurnal Kedokteran Gigi Universitas Baiturrahmah (JBD) is a peer-reviewed, open-access dental journal published biannually (June and December) by the Faculty of Dentistry, Universitas Baiturrahmah, Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia. The journal publishes original research, case reports, and reviews across clinical, translational, and public health in dentistry. Manuscripts are evaluated through a double-blind peer review process.

Full scope and editorial policies are available under Focus and Scope, Publication Ethics, and Peer Review Process on the journal website. Authors are strongly advised to read these pages before submitting.

2. Article Types Accepted

Manuscripts outside these categories may be considered at the Editor's discretion. Priority is given to high-quality, original work relevant to the journal's scope.

3. Article Processing Charges (APC)

A total APC of IDR 800,000 applies, comprising:

The Publication Fee is payable only after the manuscript receives an Accept decision; production and publication will not proceed until it is settled. Proof of payment must be sent to the editorial office for verification. Waiver requests may be submitted in writing to the Editor in Chief with clear justification and are approved at the journal's discretion. Details are available on the Article Processing Charges page.

4. Before You Submit

4.1 Registration

All authors must register as an author at
https://jurnal.unbrah.ac.id/index.php/bdent/user/register before submitting, then upload the manuscript through the journal platform.

4.2 General Requirements

• Manuscripts must be written in English or Indonesian, must be original, and must not have been published or be under consideration elsewhere.

• All correspondence is conducted electronically through the journal platform and the corresponding author's email.

• Manuscript files must be submitted in Microsoft Word (.doc/.docx), OpenOffice, RTF, or WordPerfect format. PDF-only submissions are not accepted.

• Manuscripts must follow the JBD template, available for download on the journal website.

• Maximum length: 12 pages (excluding references), including tables and figures.

• The corresponding author is responsible for the accuracy of the manuscript content and for ensuring all co-authors have approved the submitted and revised versions.

• Author Guidelines can be downloaded by clicking this link: JBD Author Guidelines

4.3 Required Declarations and Documents

Every submission must include, within the manuscript or as separate files:

1. Title page with full author names, degrees, affiliations, and corresponding author details (uploaded separately for blinded review).

2. Ethics approval statement — committee name and approval number for studies involving human or animal subjects.

3. Informed consent statement — for human participants, and specifically consent for publication (including images) for case reports.

4. Conflict of interest statement for all authors.

5. Funding statement, including grant numbers and the funder's role.

6. Data availability statement.

7. Authorship and AI use disclosure (see Section 8).

8. Reporting guideline checklist appropriate to the study design.

9. Trial or protocol registration number (clinical trials; PROSPERO/OSF for reviews).

10. Signed copyright and license agreement (upon acceptance).

4.4 Screening

All submissions are screened for originality using iThenticate or Turnitin before review. A similarity score exceeding 20% (excluding references and quotations) may result in rejection or return for revision. Manuscripts may also be checked for duplicate publication and image manipulation.

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5. Manuscript Structure

5.1 Title

• Maximum 12 words in English or 15 words in Indonesian.

• Must describe the entire content of the manuscript, including study design where relevant.

• No acronyms or abbreviations.

• Typed in Times New Roman 11, bold, capital letters.

5.2 Author Information

• Full names without academic titles or degrees.

• Affiliation (department, faculty, university, city, country).

• Corresponding author marked with an asterisk, including institutional email and ORCID iD.

• Author information must not appear in the blinded manuscript file.

5.3 Abstract

• Maximum 250 words, written as one paragraph, single-spaced.

• English abstracts in italics; Indonesian abstracts in regular type.

• No citations, tables, or figures.

• Structured according to article type:

  • Original Research: Background, Objective, Methods, Results, Conclusion

  • Case Report: Introduction, Case and Management, Conclusion

  • Review: Background, Objective, Methods (databases, search date, eligibility), Results, Conclusion

• Include key numerical results (effect sizes, confidence intervals, p-values) where applicable.

• 3–5 keywords, separated by semicolons, preferably matching MeSH terms.

5.4 Section Structure by Article Type

Additional requirements:

• Original Research: Methods must be reproducible (sampling, inclusion/exclusion criteria, interventions, outcome measures, statistical analysis). Include a statement of ethical approval and registration where applicable.

• Case Report: Include a timeline, diagnostic reasoning and differential diagnosis, detailed management, and documented follow-up with objective evidence. Patient anonymity must be preserved in text and images.

• Review: Report the protocol registration, full search strings, databases and date of last search, number of records at each stage (PRISMA flow diagram), risk-of-bias assessment using a validated tool, and certainty of evidence (e.g., GRADE) where applicable.

5.5 Reporting Guidelines

Authors must follow and declare the appropriate guideline:

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6. Figures and Tables

6.1 Figures

• Referred to in the text at the relevant point; not submitted as attachments only.

• Format: JPEG (or TIFF), minimum resolution 300 dpi.

• Numbered with Arabic numerals in order of appearance.

• The caption is placed below the figure.

• Multi-panel figures must be labelled (A), (B), etc., with each panel described in the caption.

• Images must be anonymised; identifiable features must be masked or accompanied by written consent for publication.

Example:

(A)__________________(B)

Figure 1. Brief description of panel (A) and brief description of panel (B).

6.2 Tables

• Numbered with Arabic numerals in order of appearance and cited in the text.

• The title is placed above the table.

• Open format: horizontal lines only, no vertical lines.

• Each table must be self-explanatory, with units and abbreviations defined in a footnote.

• Do not duplicate data between tables and figures.

6.3 Formatting of Captions and Table Titles

Captions and table titles are typed in Times New Roman 9, single-spaced.

Example:

Table 1. Mean and standard deviation of gingival thickness 1 (mm) by treatment group.

Note: decimals use a period (.), not a comma, in English-language manuscripts.

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7. References

7.1 Composition

• Minimum 80% primary references (journal articles, conference proceedings, clinical trial reports, systematic reviews).

• Maximum 20% secondary references (textbooks, monographs, websites, guidelines).

• References should be published within the last 10 years; older works may be cited only when they are seminal or historically essential.

• Avoid excessive self-citation and citation padding.

7.2 Style and Management

• Vancouver style, numbered consecutively in order of appearance in the text.

• Reference numbers are placed at the end of the sentence, in square brackets or superscript as per the template.

• Journal titles abbreviated according to Index Medicus/PubMed.

• Include DOI where available.

• Authors are required to use a reference manager — Mendeley is required; Zotero and EndNote are acceptable alternatives. Field codes and formatting artefacts must be removed before submission.

7.3 Reference Examples

Book

Ritter AV, Boushell LW, Walter R. Sturdevant's art and science of operative dentistry. 7th ed. Missouri: Elsevier; 2019. p. 433–34.

E-book

Irfan A. Protocols for predictable aesthetic dental restorations [Internet]. Oxford: Blackwell Munksgaard; 2006 [cited 2009 May 21]. Available from: http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=181691

Journal article

Tacken MPE, Cosyn J, De Wilde W, Aerts J, Govaerts E, Vannet BV. Glass fibre reinforced versus multistranded bonded orthodontic retainers: a 2 year prospective multi-centre study. Eur J Orthod. 2010;32(2):117–23. doi:10.1093/ejo/cjp061

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8. Ethics, Integrity, and Disclosure

JBD follows the COPE Core Practices and the ICMJE Recommendations. Full details are available in the Publication Ethics statement.

• Human subjects: compliance with the Declaration of Helsinki and approval by a recognised research ethics committee, with the approval number stated.

• Animal subjects: compliance with CIOMS International Guiding Principles and institutional animal care regulations.

• Informed consent: required for all human participants; written consent for publication is mandatory for case reports and clinical images.

• Clinical trials: prospective registration with the registration number reported.

• Conflicts of interest: all financial and non-financial conflicts must be disclosed for every author.

• Funding: all sources must be disclosed, including the funder's role.

• Plagiarism and duplicate publication: prohibited, including self-plagiarism, text recycling, and salami slicing. Prior or planned related publications must be disclosed.

• Data integrity: fabrication, falsification, and selective reporting are prohibited. Raw data must be available on editorial request.

• Artificial intelligence: AI tools may not be listed as authors. Any use of AI for language editing, translation, data analysis, or image generation must be disclosed in the Methods or Acknowledgements, specifying the tool and purpose. Authors bear full responsibility for all content, including AI-assisted text and any AI-generated images, and for the accuracy of all references.

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9. Copyright and Licensing

Authors retain copyright of their published work and grant JBD the right of first publication. The work is simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0), permitting others to share and adapt the work with appropriate credit and under the same license terms. A copyright and license agreement must be signed upon acceptance. Figures and illustrations reproduced from other sources require written permission from the copyright holder.

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10. Review Process and Editorial Decisions

• All manuscripts undergo an initial editorial assessment for scope, completeness, and technical compliance.

• Manuscripts passing this stage are sent for double-blind peer review to at least one expert reviewer (two reviewers are used for original research and reviews).

• Reviewers evaluate the title, abstract, and keywords; novelty, analysis, synthesis, and conclusions; the ratio of primary sources and currency of references; scope fit; completeness of authorship and affiliations; systematic structure; citation consistency; terminology and language quality; and layout.

• The Editor is responsible for the final decision, which is final. Decisions are: Accept, Minor Revision, Major Revision (with re-review), or Reject.

• Revised manuscripts must be accompanied by a point-by-point response to reviewers' and editors' comments. Revised files must show tracked changes or highlighted revisions.

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11. Production and Post-Acceptance

• Accepted manuscripts undergo copyediting and layout editing. Authors will receive galley proofs for approval; only typographical and factual corrections are permitted at this stage.

• Authors are expected to respond to proof queries promptly; delays may postpone publication to a later issue.

• The article will be assigned a DOI and deposited with Crossref, and archived through LOCKSS/CLOCKSS, Perpusnas, and GARUDA.

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12. Contact

B-Dent: Jurnal Kedokteran Gigi Universitas Baiturrahmah
Faculty of Dentistry, Universitas Baiturrahmah
Jl. Raya By Pass Km 14, Sei Sapih, Kec. Kuranji, Padang, Sumatera Barat 25159, Indonesia
Phone: +62 859106543564
Email: bdentjournal@unbrah.ac.id
Website: https://jurnal.unbrah.ac.id/index.php/bdent