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How to write a successfulpaper for theInternational Journal ofPaediatric Dentistry

Gran DahllfHelen RoddGran Koch

International Association ofPaediatric Dentistry14 July, 2007, Hong Kong

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About the presenters

All professors of paediatricdentistry, Stockholm, Sheffield andJnkping

Dahllf, editor-in-chief

Rodd, editor British Society ofPaediatric Dentistry

Koch, editor InternationalAssociation of Paediatric Dentistry

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Experienced dentalresearchers

All long experience of dentalresearch

Dahllf, children with chronic healthconditions

Rodd, diseases of the pulp

Koch, prevention and epidemiology Together 350 papers in PubMed

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Outline of the session

Introduction

Scientific publication and the

International Journal of PaediatricDentistry; GD

How to write a successful paper, HD

The case report, GD

The review process, GK

Summary

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The virtuous spiral of agood journal

Many readers Many advertisers

Good submissions

Willing reviewers

Good papers

High impact

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Type of articles published

Scientific papers

Clinical

Basic science

Review articlesShort communications

Case reports

Letters

Clinical procedures

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Subscribers of IJPD

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Annual growth in onlinearticle download

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Top 4 downloadedarticles in 2006

Access

Article title

Author Issue

1020 Is there life after Buckleys

formocresol? Part 1.

Srinivasan V,

Patchett CL,

Waterhouse PJ.

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878 Supernumerary teeth: reviewof the literature and survey of

152 cases

Rajab LD,Hamdan MAM

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721 An oral health education

programme based on theNational curriculum

Chapman A,

Copestake SJ,Duncan K

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709 Clinical performance of resin-bonded composite stripcrowns in primary incisors: a

retrospective study

Ram D, Fuks A 16;1

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Country of origin 2006

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Submission of different typesof manuscripts 2006

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Clinical Basic Review

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IJPD statistics

Type of decisionAverage time

(days)

Average time from submissionto first decision

35

Average referee turn around

time

5

Average editor turn around time 5

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Journal impact factor

The number of citations during 2years divided by the total number ofarticles

Annual Review of Immunology52.280

For the journal not individual paper

50 % of articles account for 92% ofall citations

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ISI, Journal Citation ReportsImpact factor

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The review process on-line

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Recent changes to IJPD

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New editorial board

More women,

World wide recruitement

Active researchers Can contribute with manuscripts

Have contacts

Now 19 persons Meet at IAPD congresses

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Recent changes to IJPD

Translations ofabstracts to French,German and Spanish

Book reviews Abstracts from otherjournals

New layout On-line early, DOI

Review articles

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Changes to come

Comentary andinterpretation

Themed issues, child

psychology anddental care forchildren

Virtual issues, Use ofgeneral anaesthesiain paediaric dentistry

Added material

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Thank you for your attentionGoran.Dahllof@ki.se