Editorial Policy

Peer Review Process of Ann Dent UM

Editorial decision on the acceptance or rejection of a manuscript is be based on it's adherence to the scope of Ann Dent UM, scientific merit, relevance and interest to the readers in the field of dentistry, and oral health and diseases.

Editorial decision of acceptance or rejection of a manuscript is not influenced by the quality of English. This is in view to encourage authors from non-native English speaking countries. Accepted manuscripts will be given options to edit English language using any professional language editing services or use English Language Editors of Ann Dent UM. However, failure to comply with the editorial requirement of English language editing during copyediting stage might result in rejection of the manuscript even though the manuscript has been accepted based on other criteria.

Internal Editorial Review: Upon initial submission, each manuscript will be evaluated by Executive Editor or an assigned Associate Editor for its scientific merit and suitability for the audience of Ann Den UM. Ann Dent UM is committed to complete initial review in less than three weeks. 

External Review:  Upon receiving a favourable recommendation by Internal Editorial Review, manuscripts will be sent for external reviewers.

Editorial Decision: Depending on the recommendation of the reviewers and Associate Editor for acceptance (with or without revision) or rejection, the final decision is made by the Executive Editor.

If considered for revision, corresponding author is required to submit a revised version with a list of changes and a response letter to all comments from the reviewers. The revised version might be sent to reviewers for further comment. The process continues until the Associate Editor or Executive Editor reaches the Editorial Decision. Accepted revised versions will then be sent for copy editing and formatting. Copyedited and formatted manuscripts will be sent to the authors for a final check.
If all these steps are successfully completed, the manuscript will then be uploaded in the website with DoI.
All the process is double blind where authors and reviewers identity are kept anonymous.